With rising energy costs, growing grid volatility, and mounting pressure to meet aggressive sustainability goals, building operators are increasingly reevaluating the efficiency of their mechanical and HVAC systems.
The Sustainability & Applied Research team at LPA Design Studios recently worked with in-house designers and engineers, and partner Joeris General Contractors, to explore the cost-benefit analysis of energy-efficient schools.
The new Innovation Center – Warren Johnson Engineering Lab (WJEL) of Johnson Controls in Glendale, Wis., has achieved two awards for its focus on sustainable and healthy building design and operations, including being recognized with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold and WELL Gold certifications.
The advantages of retrofit planning include improved aesthetics, better functionality and — when done right — reduced operating costs. But in the push to reopen businesses post-pandemic, many office updates have fallen short of long-term performance goals while impacting employee productivity.
There has long been a stigma associated with jails and prisons as being dungeon-like environments where people are stripped of not only their freedom but also their dignity.
Clackamas County has opened a new $313 million, six-story courthouse in Oregon City featuring 14 courtrooms, advanced safety features and sustainable design aimed at serving the community for generations.
When Skanska broke ground on the Wake County Public Health Center, the construction giant launched a project with the potential to be a model for future public health facilities.
As the environment can have a profound impact on our happiness, it is easy to see why students are embracing one of Brown University’s newest buildings.
The Jean and Ric Edelman Fossil Park Museum at Rowan University used mass timber construction to reduce the building’s carbon footprint.
Brooklyn College has launched a major step toward meeting its campuswide decarbonization goals with the drilling of a 500-foot geothermal test well, marking its participation in New York’s Decarbonization Leadership Program and positioning the institution as a leader in sustainable campus infrastructure.
