Climate Change & Sustainability

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Pioneering universities across North America are replacing fossil fuel-based heating and cooling systems to help meet ambitious climate goals.

With its quick growth cycle and ability to store carbon, an age-old building material gets new attention.

“Addressing climate change and the entire built environment begins with design,” writes Architecture 2030’s Edward Mazria. “We’ve taken the initiative to lead, now the work intensifies as we expand our scope, influence, and impact.”

Architects and landscape architects respond to potentially deadly heat events with passive cooling strategies.

This month's special section examines timber construction, including strategies for sustainable sourcing, policies facilitating the material’s use, and engineering innovations accommodating unexpected typologies and unique locations.

Architects grapple with the carbon impacts and benefits of building with wood.

A new exhibition at the Chicago Architecture Center showcases an array of technologies and designs seeking to go beyond minimizing the negative environmental impact of construction.

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

A western Massachusetts house is designed around daylight, views, and the topography.