Continuing Education: Embodied Carbon & Adaptive Reuse Katharine Logan February 1, 2022 No Comments Architects reduce embodied emissions by revamping existing structures instead of building new.Read More
A New Coalition Takes Aim at Emissions from Existing Buildings At the U.S. Conference of Mayors, President Biden launches a partnership to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment Joann Gonchar, FAIA January 31, 2022 No Comments The White House launches a collaboration with states and cities targeting the environmental impact of buildings.Read More
El Portal Visitor’s Center Reopens in Puerto Rico Post Hurricane Renovation Following the destruction of Hurricane Maria, Marvel carefully restored the visitor center of El Yunque–the USDA's only tropical rainforest. Pansy Schulman January 28, 2022 No Comments Commissioned by the U.S Department of Agriculture, Marvel Architecture has updated the long-shuttered gateway to the El Yunque National Forest with a design that emphasizes resilience and sustainability.Read More
President Biden Outlines Federal Decarbonization Plan Pam McFarland January 11, 2022 No Comments Agencies must reduce facility emissions 50% below 2008 levels by 2032, and have a net-zero operating carbon emission building portfolio by 2045.Read More
Continuing Education: Climate Adaptation Joann Gonchar, FAIA January 1, 2022 No Comments Designers create learning environments that respond to the threats of a warming planet.Read More
New York Phases Out Fossil Fuels in New Construction Joann Gonchar, FAIA December 22, 2021 No Comments The nation’s largest city takes aim at carbon emissions by mandating that buildings go all-electric.Read More
December 2021 Editor's Letter: Promise the World Cathleen McGuigan December 14, 2021 No Comments The road from the Glasgow climate confab is paved with good intentions but not enough action to halt global warming.Read More
Edward Mazria on What's Next After COP26 Martin C. Pedersen December 7, 2021 No Comments The Architecture 2030 founder discusses the reasons for optimism following the UN Climate Summit.Read More
COP26: Too Little, Too Slow (Too Late?) Katharine Logan November 17, 2021 No Comments UN Climate Change Conference puts a spotlight on buildings.Read More
Energy Codes Essential to COP26 Commitments and Climate Adaptation Katharine Logan November 8, 2021 No Comments Buildings represent untapped potential in the fight against global warming—key takeaway from the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow.Read More