von andrew.himes | Sep 29, 2023 | Viewpoint
by Natalie DouglasClimate Resilience Planner, City of Nelson, British Columbia Over the past 2.5 years, Nelson has focused on relationship building and education as a means of addressing embodied carbon emissions. Building up capacity and trust is a crucial and...
von andrew.himes | Aug 10, 2023 | Viewpoint
by Nickson Otieno Architect and Chairman of NIKO Green, a consultancy in Nairobi, Kenya Climate crisis, resource depletion, waste proliferation, social segregation and other societal challenges that we face emphasize the need for systemic changes and innovative...
von andrew.himes | Aug 1, 2023 | Viewpoint
by Kjell Anderson Director of Sustainable Design at LMN Architects Zero carbon claims abound. Some have been called out as greenwashing, and nearly all of them should be. Nearly all zero carbon claims omit highlighting their limited scope. Simply put, the...
von andrew.himes | May 18, 2023 | Viewpoint
The Journey of an Academic Institution Toward Embodied Carbon Accounting and Action by Radha Iyer University of Washington architecture student and Intern with the UW Office of Sustainability Nearly every academic organization has a uniquely fraught relationship with...
von andrew.himes | Apr 19, 2023 | Viewpoint
A System-level Challenge by Christian Wu Student at Brown University | LEED Green Associate I still remember my first snowfall. I mean, who doesn’t? I still remember my surprise as the first speck danced before my eyes. It waved a friendly hello as it drifted...
von stephanie | Mar 1, 2023 | Viewpoint
Open Letter to the Building Industry’s Boomers, Juniors, and Everyone in Between by Alexis Feitel KL&A Engineers and Builders I am a Millennial, born and raised in Denver, Colorado. I was born just after the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope. I was 10 years...