Our Eyes Are Open – Sustainable Design Strategies
Award Magazine, June 2021, by Natalie Bruckner COVID has had more of an impact on sustainable design than we could have perhaps ever imagined. It has made us hyper-sensitive to our human health and the health of the planet’s entire ecosystem and made people acutely aware of the need for biophilic and regenerative design. Lindsay […]
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 […]
Mind Your Footprint – Sustainable Design
Award Magazine, July 2018, by Natalie Bruckner-Menchelli Sustainable design used to be a buzzword, now it’s almost a byword in the building industry. This concept no longer solely encompasses environmental sustainability, but also social issues, human health, and advances in technology. Over the past year there have been dramatic changes within the sector, influenced largely […]
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 […]