Separating a home’s structure from its infill components adds durability and flexibility, and extends a home’s lifespan and performance.
Vision 2020 chair Allison Ewing on the softer side of performance and the need to step away from additive design.
Vision 2020 chair Tedd Benson of Bensonwood Homes says delivering homes built on the Vitruvian imperative at scale is key to making a difference.
Regenerative Design chair Bob Berkebile looks at how new directions in design are taking their cues from the past and leading us toward nurturing buildings, homes, and communities connected with nature.
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The futurist-architect talks about the emerging theories and science of ecological design.
The acclaimed architect eyes opportunities to incorporate biomimicry in her sustainable building designs.
Regenerative design is applied to a community scale at Manheim Park in Kansas City, serving as a model for next-generation urban neighborhood renewal and revitalization.
The co-founder of Terrapin Bright Green is on a mission to bring nature back into building design as an economic necessity.
A new “urban” hotel and self-sufficient single-family home demonstrate how buildings can get off the grid using market-ready solutions.
A card game helped change energy and resource use habits among employees at Miron Construction at home and at work.
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Founders and members of The Regeneration Project make the case that time is the scarcest resource.
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Designer Marianne Cusato charts a different course when it comes to real estate trends.
A new book takes the latest stab at instilling urgency about global environmental stewardship, including a chapter on improving sustainable building practices.
Educating the 21st Century Construction Manager
NewSchool of Architecture and Design’s Thomas-Mobley talks about how construction management plays a key role in delivering on the promise of sustainability.
Making homes resistant to natural disasters and sustainable in their aftermath goes hand-in-hand with environmental goals.
A necessary design element creates unintended but critical benefits.
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A Dialogue of Discovery
Bob Berkebile has seen the impact of climate change firsthand. In Tuscaloosa, Ala.; New Orleans; Greensburg, Kan.; and Springfield, Mass., among 10 cities severely damaged and in some cases all but wiped off the map by recent natural disasters.
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The use of Building Information Modeling software is on the rise as an essential environmental design tool.
Design that celebrates and embraces its natural surroundings feeds a human instinct and delivers a better living environment.