Ecolabels/Certifications

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Simplifying Sustainability Standards with BIFMA's Steve Kooy

BIFMA's level certification for furniture provides much-needed clarity in a sea of sustainability standards and certifications.
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The New Climate Reality—and the Tools to Tackle It

Climate change may be the challenge of our time, but architects and designers are facing it head on. Here’s how.
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Perkins&Will's Tori Wickard Talks Total Transparency

Their senior project architect gets personal about she and the firm’s journey toward a healthier understanding of material composition.
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Denvir Enterprises Has a Fresh Take on Green Certificates

Holland Denvir, founder of Denvir Enterprises, is a champion for “the little guy” with the agency’s Sustainability Check initiative. They tell us how.
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Fitwel Launches Relational Data Tool that Ranks Real Estate Company Portfolio Performance

First of its kind ranking data quantifies good, better and best in building health.
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How Design Materials Turn Toxic During a Fire

As wildfire season continues in California, it’s important to be aware of the less-obvious hazards of wildfires (and building fires in general). Buildings that end up being destroyed...
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Pursuit of A Healthier Campus with WELL Building Certification

WELL Building Certification delivers interventions that are recognized for improving interior health in corporate offices, hospitality, healthcare, senior housing and multi -family...
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Planting the Future of Design Into Nature

Unlike many trends and buzzwords floating around the industry, biomimicry is gaining traction. Here, learn more about the idea and what it means to you.

Healthy Materials Lab

The Healthy Materials Lab at Parsons School of Design aims to make it easier to understand the built environment—aiding in creating a healthier world.