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The Renewables Gambit: Putin Loses, the West Unites, and the Gambit Pays Off

April 28, 2022

Pundits calling for increased fossil fuel production underestimate the rapid growth of renewable energy and its potential to undermine the geopolitical power of petrostates like Russia.

Rambla Climate House by Andrés Jaque and Miguel Mesa del Castillo Clavel

Molina de Segura, Murcia, Spain

Andrew Ayers

April 26, 2022

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Architects Andrés Jaque and Miguel Mesa del Castillo Clavel create a manifesto in Southern Spain.

On Earth Day, AIA Honors Ten Projects Addressing Climate Change

The annual COTE awards recognize achievements in sustainability

Izzy Kornblatt

April 22, 2022

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This year's honorees range from a public works building in Iowa City to the Louisiana Children's Museum in New Orleans to a new school and library complex in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

April 2022 Editor's Letter: Ukraine, Climate Change, and The 2022 Pritzker Prize

A bright spot in gloomy times comes from the world of architecture

Cathleen McGuigan

April 4, 2022

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It is April at last, and, though life and work are returning to a new kind of normal after two years of Covid, other enormous troubles loom.

Continuing Education: Architecture Firms, Clients, and Climate

Katharine Logan

April 1, 2022

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How to talk to clients about ambitious environmental targets and get their buy-in.

Grim Climate Report Calls for Drastic, Immediate Action

Effects of climate crisis already felt by billions globally, report says

Izzy Kornblatt

March 1, 2022

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The impact of global warming has already been felt by billions of people around the globe, according to an alarming new report from the IPCC.

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.

Continuing Education: Embodied Carbon & Adaptive Reuse

Katharine Logan

February 1, 2022

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Architects reduce embodied emissions by revamping existing structures instead of building new.

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

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The White House launches a collaboration with states and cities targeting the environmental impact of buildings.

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

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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.