Can Indigenous Technology Point the Way to a More Sustainable Future?
A new book proposes that traditional ecological knowledge could provide a model for sustainable and resilient infrastructures.
Sustainability
A Quiet Revolution: The Origins of Sustainable Design in the United States
On the 30th anniversary of the AIA Committee on the Environment, it is time to reflect on the pioneers who took up the cause of sustainability (Metropolis among them) when few others would.
3form Doubles Down on Sustainability with Align
A new collaboration across the 3form family of companies finds eco-friendly synergies between brands including 3form, LightArt, EFI, and Springboard.
With a Breakthrough in Materials Science, Crypton Pioneers Sustainable Durability
The brand reformulated its products to reduce their environmental impact without sacrificing their signature toughness.
In Rwanda, Coffee Farmers Envision a Low-Carbon Pre-Primary School
The interdisciplinary firm Creative Assemblages worked with a community in Rwanda to construct a school with recycled and locally sourced material.
Georgia Tech's Kendeda Building Sets a High Bar for Regenerative Design
The new center is the largest project in the southeast United States to pursue Living Building certification, widely regarded as the industry's most rigorous sustainability credential.
Behnisch Architekten Completes an Energy Test and Simulation Lab in Germany
Located at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Building 668 is a massive simulator of new energy systems, tucked behind a semi-translucent facade.
Quality Control: Avenier Cornejo Takes on Social Housing in Southeastern Paris
The sunlit 22-unit building features energy-harvesting mechanisms and a brick facade that echoes its 19th-century neighbors.
What Architects Need to Know About Carbon
Opinion: Prompted by the latest issue of Log, Mario Carpo offers a primer for understanding the nuances of carbon and “carbon form.”
Sustainability Tools Up: 3 Promising Tech Innovations to Help Architects Reduce Their Carbon Impact
A recent slew of open-source and open-access tools equip practitioners with the data they need to make more informed material and design choices.
Fast Track(ing) Production: KOVA Raises the Stakes in Data, Sustainability, and Efficiency
The new line from the creators of Katerra brings the factory floor closer to the building site, streamlining manufacturing, specification, transportation, and installation.
These Carpets Take Aim at Global Warming
Along with green manufacturing and carbon offsets, the global carpet-maker Interface hopes a carbon-negative carpet tile can be the future of low embodied carbon building products.
The Circular Office Gives Second Life to Workplace Furniture
Major manufacturers are exploring every avenue to close the loop on office supplies and furniture, having a positive environmental and social impact along the way.
More Good than Harm: How Humanscale Reduced Carbon Emissions with a Lightbulb
The company is exploring every avenue to offset the carbon footprint of its manufacturing and operations—and then going further.
3 Low-Carbon Products to Add to Your Toolkit
A range of new options can help architects and designers who are working to lower the embodied carbon footprint of their projects.
Long-Term Plans: To Build for Resilience, We'll Need to Design With—Not Against—Nature
Moving away from its early exclusive focus on natural disasters, resilient architecture and design tackles the much tougher challenge of helping ecosystems regenerate.
Deliberate Progress: Teknion's Products Curb Textile Waste
Teknion advances sustainability at both the individual and corporate level, finding the opportunities and choosing the right initiatives to not just to expand the narrative, but also the reality of sustainability
11 Chic Alternatives to Vinyl Wallcoverings
Recent releases from Carnegie Fabrics and Maharam Design Studio up the ante for sustainable interiors.
Steady Change: Shaw Contract Designs Products for Multiple Lifecycles
The manufacturer has been committed to the Cradle to Cradle design philosophy, which embraces using recycled materials, for more than two decades.
If You Are Serious About Sustainability, Social Equity Can't Be Just Another Add-On
Social impact was supposed to be central to sustainability from the start. What happened?
