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Residential and commercial buildings contribute to almost 30 percent of the United States’ total greenhouse gas emissions. That breakdown includes both general
November 11, 2020 by Myisha Majumder
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It has become almost a cliché to discuss the benefits of hemp, the supposed wonder plant with almost endless uses — from woven fibers to edible seeds to
October 22, 2020 by Nate Berg
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It has been said that the goal of architecture is to improve human life; however, many built environments throughout history have ended up destroying natural
October 16, 2020 by Konstancja Maleszynska
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When the coronavirus pandemic started in March, many of America’s major cities experienced a mass exodus of people in search of places with more living space
August 10, 2020 by Jesse Klein
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Getting to a net-zero-carbon energy system is essential. It will be a major effort, one that requires significant investment in new low-carbon infrastructure,
February 6, 2020 by Eric Mackres
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Class B/C office buildings can achieve up to 6 percent higher net operating incomes and $11 per square foot higher property values, but they can’t do it with
February 6, 2020 by Joey Cathcart
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It’s not easy to make the transparent visible, particularly when it comes to infrastructure. It’s easy to take the mundane for granted except for when things
January 2, 2020 by Micah Kotch
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Hundreds of cities and corporations are on the path to zero carbon emissions. For most, to achieve this ambition, the best path is to generate all energy with
December 19, 2019 by John Addison
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What if buildings could communicate with the electric grid to save money and reduce their environmental impacts?Buildings drive up to 80 percent of the peak
November 21, 2019 by Sneha Ayyagari
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$13 trillion: China's expected construction spending by 2030. Will some go to zero carbon buildings?
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This article originally appeared on WRI Insights.China is in the midst of a construction mega-boom.The country has the largest buildings market in the world,
November 6, 2019 by Tatsatom Gonçalves
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In the past seven years, four major disasters have caused serious disruptions in the Northeast and Midwest United States. Hurricane Sandy slammed into New York
November 6, 2019 by Nicholas Rajkovich
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Baltimore, like many post-industrial cities, confronts novel challenges. Once the sixth largest city in the United States, Baltimore’s population has
October 25, 2019 by Edie Juno
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If the United States is to do its part in limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the federal government will have to follow states’ lead in setting
October 23, 2019 by Robert Klee
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The way we use energy makes a big difference in our lives in how safe, comfortable and productive we are. In addition to impacting our individual lives, energy
September 5, 2019 by Sneha Ayyagari
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Editor’s Note: The Affordable Housing Pilot Program at the International Living Future Institute, made possible with initial funding by the Kresge Foundation
August 16, 2019 by Susan Puri
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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has declared that skyscrapers made of glass and steel "have no place in our city or our Earth anymore." He argued that their
July 2, 2019 by Henrik Schoenefeldt
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Replacing the burning of fossil fuels in our residential and commercial buildings with clean electricity is a crucial step to protecting public health and
June 27, 2019 by Sherri Billimoria
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This story was originally published on Yale e360.The eight-story Carbon 12 building in Portland, Oregon is the tallest commercial structure in the United
May 21, 2019 by Jim Robbins
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As early as 1968, Whitney Young Jr. stood before the American Institute of Architects and admonished the profession for not taking on racial injustice, saying
April 5, 2019 by Shawn Fisher Hesse
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We’ve been doing a lot of work and thinking about life-cycle assessment (LCA) and its relationship to the concept of the circular economy.When I heard Tom
March 28, 2019 by Lise Laurin
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The Living Building Challenge launched in 2006 by the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) with an exciting and incredibly audacious question: Is it
February 12, 2019 by James Connelly
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Janine Benyus is a sustainability stalwart: a biologist, author, innovation consultant and founder of The Biomimicry Institute. Her long-term work in the field
February 4, 2019 by Joel Makower
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How does a small architectural firm end up fielding calls from Tesla? By designing the largest residential microgrid on earth.The project, a recent home
December 21, 2018 by Cindy Wasser
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Adapted from "The Intergalactic Design Guide: Harnessing the Creative Potential of Social Design" by Cheryl Heller (Island Press, 2018).Note: Dr. Ruth Gates
December 8, 2018 by Cheryl Heller
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Every so often, an environmentally friendly building gives us a glimpse of the low-carbon future so many climate plans envision. With the development of Clichy
June 20, 2018 by Susannah Shmurak