Climate Change & Sustainability - Articles - Page 6

Taking a Holistic Approach to Embodied Carbon

Continuing Education

October 10, 2022

As awareness of the emissions associated with materials and construction grows, architects rethink meeting complex sustainable building standards.

Mies’s Barcelona Pavilion Reinterpreted in Carbon-Saving Wood

Fred A. Bernstein

October 7, 2022

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As an exercise in analyzing carbon costs, the modernist masterpiece has been replicated in timber sourced from Galician forests.

Federal Officials Expand Scope of National ‘Buy Clean’ Programs

Pam McFarland

September 23, 2022

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The new initiatives will establish federal agency procurement preferences for materials with lower levels of embodied carbon, helping the U.S. reduce emissions associated with manufacturing and construction.

Lessons in Teaching the Complex Reality of Carbon

Fred A. Bernstein

September 22, 2022

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Architecture students are at the forefront of research and learning about how to measure the impact of embodied carbon.

Architecture Schools Begin to Put Embodied Carbon Front and Center

Fred A. Bernstein

September 22, 2022

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U.S. architecture schools revamp their curricula to make climate the focus of design studios.

September 2022 Editor's Letter: The End of Summer, Climate Change, & Heat Waves

Cathleen McGuigan

September 16, 2022

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With record-breaking temperatures, the world needs new ideas to reduce carbon emissions and slow global warming.

Developer Anyeley Hallová Tackles Equity and Wealth-Building

Randy Gragg

September 15, 2022

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The Portland, Oregon-based developer with degrees in environmental systems, city planning, and landscape architecture launched her own development firm, Adre, in 2020 to serve BIPOC communities.

Mass Timber on the Rise

Continuing Education

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

September 1, 2022

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Designers look to wood to help tackle the climate crisis, pushing the material to new limits.

Perspectives on Climate Justice: Justin Garrett Moore

RECORD Editors

August 17, 2022

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The former leader of the New York City Public Design Commission spoke to RECORD about climate justice and the most pressing issues facing urban designers today.