Evaluating and Underwriting Embodied Carbon: Pain and Profit
By Thomas Stanchak – Managing Director of Sustainability, Stoneweg US I think my honest impression is fair: many real estate investors view embodied carbon as a geeky academic exercise that’s complex and impractical, a big time-wasting distraction, and a...
Climate Innovation Starts with Better Data Systems
By Leise Sandeman – Co-Founder, Pathways A sustainability manager at a mid-sized manufacturer recently told me something shocking: her team spends 80% of their time collecting and processing data. Only 20% is left for actually implementing improvements. This...
The Challenge to Innovate
It is simply not possible to reinvent the future of construction by modeling the past. There has to be a better way. By Allen J. DusaultFounder and Owner, Dusault Engineering We need to reimagine the construction industry’s future if we are going to radically reduce...
A Letter to Architecture from MEP Engineering
Can we talk about refrigerants and a few other things that keep us up at night? by Kayleigh HoudeAssociate Principal and the global Computational Projects Lead at Buro Happold Dear Architect, It’s me again, MEP Engineering, your overly analytical cousin (that...