EcoBuilding Pulse: Latest Building Design + Performance Articles

Open Building Empowers Homeowners

Tue, 14 May 2013 02:21:58 EST

Separating a home’s structure from its infill components adds durability and flexibility, and extends a home’s lifespan and performance.

Integrative Design and the Laws of Attraction

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:27:46 EST

Vision 2020 chair Allison Ewing on the softer side of performance and the need to step away from additive design.

Sustainability Equals Livability, Beauty, Affordability

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:21:43 EST

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 Housing by 2020

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:35:36 EST

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.

Mitchell Joachim Envisions Home Building Evolution

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:35:34 EST

The futurist-architect talks about the emerging theories and science of ecological design.

Allison Ewing: Think Like a Lizard

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:35:32 EST

The acclaimed architect eyes opportunities to incorporate biomimicry in her sustainable building designs.

Turning Blight into Bright

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:35:32 EST

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.

Bill Browning on Biophilia

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:35:21 EST

The co-founder of Terrapin Bright Green is on a mission to bring nature back into building design as an economic necessity.

Inspiring Ideas

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:35:03 EST

A new “urban” hotel and self-sufficient single-family home demonstrate how buildings can get off the grid using market-ready solutions.

Game-Changing Behavior

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:34:50 EST

A card game helped change energy and resource use habits among employees at Miron Construction at home and at work.

Time Is Running Out

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:34:48 EST

Founders and members of The Regeneration Project make the case that time is the scarcest resource.

A New Kind of Trend Story

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:34:47 EST

Designer Marianne Cusato charts a different course when it comes to real estate trends.

State of the World 2012

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:34:37 EST

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

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:40:49 EST

NewSchool of Architecture and Design’s Thomas-Mobley talks about how construction management plays a key role in delivering on the promise of sustainability.

Resiliency to the Rescue

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:34:29 EST

Making homes resistant to natural disasters and sustainable in their aftermath goes hand-in-hand with environmental goals.

Regenerating Community

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:34:29 EST

A necessary design element creates unintended but critical benefits.

A Dialogue of Discovery

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:34:21 EST

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.

The Growth of Green BIM

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:34:20 EST

The use of Building Information Modeling software is on the rise as an essential environmental design tool.

Biomimicry: Your Next Green Standard

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:34:19 EST

Design that celebrates and embraces its natural surroundings feeds a human instinct and delivers a better living environment.