https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2827 en-us goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) Architects and their clients turn to the next frontier in building operations—garbage.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13734 Thu, 01 Nov 2018 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13734-continuing-education-zero-waste Recyclables from New York households, including plastic, metal, and glass, arrive at a facility in Brooklyn for sorting. Photo © Michael Anton, courtesy DSNY One way New York could meet its 2030 goals is by cutting the current amount of trash (above) produced by 80 percent, reducing the quantity of recyclables generated by 50 percent, and ramping up diversion of recyclables to 90 percent. Image courtesy The Center for Architecture One way New York could meet its 2030 goals (above) is by cutting the current amount of trash produced by 80 percent, reducing the quantity of recyclables generated by 50 percent, and ramping up diversion of recyclables to 90 percent. Image courtesy The Center for Architecture As part of San Francisco International Airport’s zero-waste by 2021 initiative, Gensler designed new receptacles and graphics to be used throughout the facility to help increase sorting accuracy and diversion. Image courtesy Gensler MENILMONTANT HOUSING – SECTION Paris plans to have a bulk waste facility, or espace tri, in every arrondissement by 2020. Vincente Lavergne Architecture has included one below a sports field in an 85-unit social-housing complex it has designed for the 11th arrondissement. Image courtesy Vincent Lavergne Architecture Urbanisme Paris plans to have a bulk waste facility, or espace tri, in every arrondissement by 2020. Vincente Lavergne Architecture has included one below a sports field in an 85-unit social-housing complex it has designed for the 11th arrondissement. Image courtesy Vincent Lavergne Architecture Urbanisme Perkins+Will’s Chou Hall at the University of California, Berkeley, a classroom facility for the business school, is on track to be the first academic building to earn LEED, WELL, and TRUE certifications. Photo © Blake Marvin Perkins+Will’s Chou Hall at the University of California, Berkeley, a classroom facility for the business school, is on track to be the first academic building to earn LEED, WELL, and TRUE certifications. Photo © Blake Marvin