In the wake of massive earthquakes and increasingly intense hurricane activity, wildfires, flooding and other natural events, design professionals have taken a greater interest in the concept of resiliency
Developed by ANCR in partnership with representatives from across the building industry, this unique benchmark document provides specific guidelines for increasing the safety, sustainability and resilience of communities’ building stock.
A flexible floor plan to accommodate rapid growth, collaborative space and transparency to reflect the company culture, and an energy efficient and sustainably designed structure was achieved
But with more frequent occurrences of hurricanes and damaging storms, should more stringent building codes be the sole defense in limiting property damage?
Architecture firm Siegel & Strain reports that two of the firm's projects are listed on the recently released list of 20 verified zero net energy buildings in California.