Articles Tagged with ''sustainable design''

With its increased thermal performance, moisture regulation, and air purification properties, wool insulation represents a critical step toward greener building methods.

NIBS announced that The Honorable Garret Graves, former U.S. Representative for Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District, will deliver the opening keynote address at Building Innovation 2025.

YKK AP America (YKK AP) announced that it has achieved an important milestone toward reaching its organizational sustainability goals, and now sources 80 percent of its aluminum from low-carbon North American suppliers.

The report highlights MCA’s key achievements throughout the year, including advancements in advocacy, educational resources, and marketing initiatives, all of which have contributed to the continued growth in the metal construction industry. 

Mecanoo and Beyer Blinder Belle designed The New York Public Library’s completely renovated Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. The design team selected Rockfon Alaska acoustic stone wool ceiling panels to create a cohesive, timeless appearance while providing best-level sound absorption and sustainability benefits.

Continuing its commitment to sustainable design excellence, SGA - a leading, multidisciplinary architecture, design and planning firm - has announced that Sadaf Jafari, LEED AP BD + C, CPHC, has joined the firm’s Boston office as the director of sustainable design.

Located in Chicago’s historic Rookery building, Perkins Eastman Chicago’s studio creates a welcoming, sophisticated workplace that puts employee wellness and company culture first.

Few doubt the sincerity of building industry professionals in pursuing the adoption of more sustainable methods, materials and solutions in the worlds of design, construction and commercial real estate.

A shortlist of 15 sustainability innovations announced for Wege Prize ’23 offer real-world solutions to pressing challenges such as plastics pollution, hunger and agricultural waste, as they also open bright horizons for the future circular economy.

Buro Happold, a leader in creating long-term action plans to achieve sustainability goals for worldwide institutions, companies and municipalities, has recently completed a set of sustainability guidelines for environmental design and construction performance for the University of Southern California.