Circularity, carbon neutrality, and human-centered design are moving from the periphery of priorities to the forefront of the design process and policy. The lighting industry has…
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Interested in getting to zero? How do you know when you have a “zero energy” or “zero (operational) carbon” building? A new ANSI/ASHRAE consensus standard has…
In 1886, the Wyoming Territory hit a growth spurt. Gold rush boomtowns and the Union Pacific Railroad brought fortune-seekers from the east. To show the rest…
Eighty percent of existing U.S. buildings will still be in use by 2050, but many are highly inefficient and reliant on fossil fuels. Retrofitting existing buildings…
The idea of designing and constructing environmentally friendly buildings is not new. The so-called “green building” movement goes back as far as the 1960s and ’70s,…
It’s one thing to give a century-old warehouse new life. Whatever difficulties may accompany renovation, the exposed brick walls and wood floors create atmosphere, and the…