Articles Tagged with ''sustainable design ''

Kingspan Insulated Panels North America released its Sustainability Report, which recaps its North American project milestones for 2023. This marked the second annual report documenting the third year of Kingspan’s Planet Passionate journey.

In an industry where “green” has become something of a throwaway word or a box to check, CS has established a new position that intends to harness learning up to this point and help define its future in sustainable manufacturing.  

Bjelin’s parent company, Pervanovo Invest AB, is involved in the BIOBUILD project, with the aim to provide thermal solutions for energy-efficient buildings using fully bio-based building materials.

REI Co-op announced its newest distribution center in Lebanon, Tennessee earned the prestigious LEED v4 Platinum Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. This achievement marks the first certified facility of its kind in Tennessee and the largest LEED Platinum industrial building in the Southeast. REI joins an elite group of only 10 warehouse facilities in the country to achieve this rating.

If you’re passionate about the future of sustainable architecture and resilient construction, join RAiNA this fall in Chicago, Illinois for Creating Buildings that Endure - a full day conference focusing on the crucial role of rainscreens in modern construction.

Emerald Elementary School in Broomfield, Colorado is a net-zero-ready, public school serving students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. Designed and constructed to meet the highest green building standards, the new school supports the district’s aggressive sustainability and energy efficiency goals.

Building Enclosure was recently joined by Daniel Overbey. Dan is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at Ball State University and the Director of Sustainability for Browning Day in Indianapolis. He joined us to chat about some trends in sustainability and how this ties into LEED v5.

Our Summer issue is packed with sustainability topics, including the importance of adaptive reuse and the impact on the building enclosure.

Embodied carbon has emerged as a critical consideration as the construction industry continues its mission of increasing sustainability. However, a new white paper from the Chemical Fabrics and Film Association – Vinyl Roofing Division argues that embodied carbon reveals only part of a building material’s total carbon footprint.

The building’s design is not just about the present, but also about the future. The design strives to anticipate future tenants’ needs of security, evolving technology, flexibility, and seamless operation.