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“The environment and the economy are really both two sides of the same coin. If we cannot sustain the environment, we cannot sustain ourselves.”
— Wangari Maathai, environmental and political activist
Designing for Long-Term Value
The AIA describes a good economic design as one that has efficient use of space while maintaining design, scope, and building quality. It also adds economic value for the owner, the end user, and the community as well as the planet, ensuring that resources are used efficiently and sustainably.
Case Study - Keller Center Harris School of Public Policy in Chicago, IL
Designing for Harmonious Coexistence
The AIA describes a good ecosystems design as one that mutually benefits human and non-human inhabitants. All construction projects have a direct impact to the surrounding site. Understanding the site, allows us to be more conscientious of our impact to the environment.
Case Study - Center for Sustainable Landscapes in Pittsburgh, PA
AIA Design for Economy
AIA Design for Economy
Designing for economy adds economic value for owners, occupants, and the community by focusing on building size, material use and reuse, operational requirements, financing and incentives, community links, and cost estimating and value engineering.
AIA Design for Ecosystems
AIA Design for Ecosystems
Designing for ecosystems will mutually benefit human and nonhuman inhabitants. What we design has a direct impact on the ecosystems in and around the site, by focusing on land, water, and atmosphere, along with light, noise and heat, and nature-based solutions and biodiversity and regenerative design.
AIA Framework for Design
AIA Framework for Design
The Framework for Design Excellence, comprised of 10 principles, challenges architects with a vision of what the profession strives to achieve, and seeks to inform progress toward a zero-carbon, equitable, resilient, and healthy built environment.
“The first rule of sustainability is to align with natural forces, or at least try not to defy them.” - Paul Hawken, an American Environmentalist
“The first rule of sustainability is to align with natural forces, or at least try not to defy them.” - Paul Hawken, an American Environmentalist
Economic Design in Schools
Economic Design in Schools
At the Asilong Christian High School, BNIM continually balanced first costs against long-term benefits, leading to decisions such as purchasing a brick machine so local laborers could make high-quality bricks—reducing transport costs, and developing a local skilled workforce.
Ecosystem Design in ASU
Ecosystem Design in ASU
The design for the Arizona State University Polytechnic transformed a decommissioned airbase into an inviting pedestrian campus that celebrates the desert landscape and creates a new identity for the program. Ecological restoration and stormwater management were two of the main strategies that drove the design of the new campus district.
Sustainable Spring Habits
Sustainable Spring Habits
Turn your spring activities into sustainable habits through sustainable and mindful gardening practices, spring cleaning, lawn care, outdoor recreation, and celebrations.
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