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Riccardo Mariano Plans a Net-Positive Pavilion in Houston

July 18, 2023

Taking the form of a monumental steel canopy, the work will accommodate performances and serve as a gateway to the city’s Second Ward.

Continuing Education: Decarbonizing Concrete—The Ubiquitous Material Gets a Climate Friendly Makeover

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

May 1, 2023

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The design and construction industry chips away at concrete’s outsize environmental footprint.

Continuing Education: Architects Zero in on Zero to Define Building Performance

Justin R. Wolf

April 3, 2023

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The industry grapples with the lack of consistent terminology for sustainability.

ZGF's Mass-Timber Design Wins Competition for Research Hub in Barcelona

Matt Hickman

January 13, 2023

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Adjacent to one of the Catalan capital’s most fabled parks, the winning design promotes a "radical degree" of collaboration between two leading scientific institutions.

American Universities Target Climate Neutrality

Continuing Education

Katharine Logan

November 7, 2022

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Architects are helping colleges and universities get to carbon neutrality—and beyond.

Housing and Climate—Two Intersecting Crises

Katharine Logan

June 1, 2022

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Design firms and builders are fostering equity through innovation in affordable, low-carbon housing.

A Marcel Breuer Classic, Reimagined

In New Haven, a Breuer-designed corporate headquarters finds new life as a net zero–energy hotel

Izzy Kornblatt

May 23, 2022

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Becker + Becker transforms New Haven's Armstrong Rubber Building into one of the country's most sustainable hotels.

Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center by nARCHITECTS

Wantagh, New York

Fred A. Bernstein

March 1, 2022

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A new beachside building on Long Island embraces environmental stewardship.

Continuing Education: The Big Carbon Drawdown and Negative Emissions

Will removing carbon from the atmosphere save us? And will buildings play a role?

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

March 1, 2022

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Many scientists say that mitigation alone will not be sufficient to avert the worst effects of global warming. Take the quiz to earn AIA continuing education learning units.