Beyond Great
Award Magazine, December 2022, Natalie Bruckner Specialists in green building design are coming up with solutions for every eventuality. Green building design is hardly a new concept, and yet its meaning has changed dramatically over the past four decades, and even more so over the past few years. At one time it was a reference […]
Green Building Design – Right Here, Right Now
Award Magazine, December 2019, by Natalie Bruckner Green building design today is seen as a way to tackle our climate crisis. As a result, leaders in the sector are implementing strategies and standards to help us deal with mitigating the impacts today, and in the future. “The time has come to address the elephant in […]
From Zero To Hero
Award Magazine, December 2018, by Natalie Bruckner The green building design sector is advancing at such a rapid rate that it can be a little difficult to stay abreast of all the changes. Passive design, net zero, carbon positive – these are just a few terms and standards that now fall under the green building […]
Going Beyond LEED Certification
When thinking of sustainable building design, one of the more commonly known certifications is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED certification is a formal method of confirming that a building has been designed, constructed, and will operate in a sustainable way. LEED has been the […]