SUMMER INSPIRATION

Designing for resources is design that depends on informed material and resource selection focusing on material sourcing, healthier materials, considering embodied carbon, construction, deconstruction, and demolition, zero waste options and a circular economy.

Designing for change requires us to think about design that is adaptable, resilient, and flexible. It focuses on resilient design strategies, risk and vulnerability assessment, passive survivability and livability and flexibility and adaptability. 

Designing for energy reduces our energy usage and eliminates our reliance on fossil fuels by focusing on passive design strategies, energy benchmarking and goal setting, energy modeling, commissioning, net zero and net carbon building, and building grid integration.

Etsy Headquarters is an adaptive reuse project that focused on using salvaged materials and avoiding finishes wherever possible to reduce the projects’ embodied energy. Excess building materials were used by other nearby projects. USGBC TRUE Zero Waste Platinum–certified for zero waste operations. 

The NOAA Daniel K. Inouye Regional Center showcases great examples of flexibility, adaptability, passive survivability, and resilient design focus areas. This project represents a new phase in the site’s rich history and ensures that the building will respond to human and environmental changes. In the event of a natural or manmade disaster, this essential facility can transform its program for emergency response, healthcare, and military defense. 

The Federal Center South Building 1202 is an office building that replaced the conventional building systems with efficient hydronic heating and cooling. This allows the systems to perform at an optimal capacity.