In this episode, we interview Meg Calkins, Department Head and Professor of Landscape Architecture at North Carolina Statue University (NCSU) to discuss the synchronization of sustainable design and materials in landscape architecture.
This blog post was written by Raina Harrell, CaraGreen’s Southeast Sales Manager. When “green building” first became trendy in the US, the focus was on declaring which materials were best for environmental health and wellness. Responsibly harvested wood products were…
Let the Classroom Come to You As the world, and our industry grapples with this difficult time, we are increasingly finding more and more events, conferences, and educational sessions canceled indefinitely. For architects and designers, this can mean missing an…
In this episode, we will discuss sustainability in the built environment.
This episode will discuss the misconceptions in green building.
This episode will cover ways to implement sustainable design practices in schools and the benefits that it can have.
Healthy, biophilic, sustainable, you name it: wood is good.
In this episode we will talk about acoustics and health, how these things go together in ways that you might not think.
The defacto, easy, unhealthy insulation option lurking in walls and attics, is invariably pink. When discerning clients question what is in the walls, it is inevitably gypsum and fiberglass, two energy intensive building bad-boys that get picked because they come with familiarity and a low price tag. But what is the cost of this low price tag? What are we sacrificing when it comes to the health of our homes and those that dwell within its walls? Beyond the pink, fluffy, and slightly noxious horizon lives a small handful of viable, healthy insulation options that promote the health of not just your home, but your family.
In this episode, we will be discussing the WELL Building Standard- what it is, how it differs from other building standards, and why it is important.
In this second episode, we will be discussing the benefits of biophilic design- does it really help? This episode is the last in a two-part series on the topic.