Fast Company Innovation by Design Awards 2022 Sustainability
I remember scrolling through the Fast Company Innovation by Design Awards winners in late 2022, coffee getting cold while I got completely absorbed in what I was seeing. You know…
Environmental Engineering Fundamentals Sustainability Design 3rd
I've been staring at the same textbook for three years now, and honestly, it still surprises me. Not because it's groundbreaking content – though it is solid – but because…
Biophilic facade: Buildings That Breathe with Nature
Walking past the new Santander Bank building downtown yesterday, I caught myself doing something I always do – running my fingers along the textured concrete as I passed. Most people…
Green Building Materials in India: Local Market Guide
I never thought I'd be sourcing clay roof tiles in Tamil Nadu at six in the morning, but there I was last month, watching artisans pull terracotta beauties from wood-fired…
Why Most Buildings Fight Nature Instead of Working With It (And What That’s Costing You)
My brother-in-law texted me last week from his new place in Scottsdale, complaining about a $400 electric bill. “Jennifer, I’m hardly ever home and this place is like an oven,”…
Aluminium Sustainable Design Using Recycled Metal
My relationship with aluminium started pretty negatively, I'll admit. Back when I was first getting serious about building performance, I kept running into these awful aluminium-sided houses from the 1960s…
Sustainable Materials and Green Buildings: Perfect Partnership
Last Tuesday I found myself standing in a conference room full of architects, staring at renderings of what was supposed to be a "revolutionary green building." The sleek glass facade…
Best Sustainable Materials for Interior Design Top
Walking through a high-end furniture showroom last month, I couldn't help but notice how many supposedly "sustainable" products were being marketed with vague claims about being "eco-friendly" or "natural." The…
Canberra Building Design Canberra Sustainable Architects
My phone rang at 7 AM last Tuesday, which already had me suspicious because nobody calls that early unless something's wrong. Turns out it was my colleague Sarah, practically vibrating…
Cornell University Sustainable Design Academic Excellence
I was sitting in a cramped conference room at a regional builders' association meeting last spring when someone mentioned Cornell's sustainable design program. The guy next to me rolled his…