A couple’s compartmentalized built-in desk alcoves. With two separate alcoves, each partner in the relationship is assured of having an...

Why is it important? Effective use of daylighting can improve one’s mental state, enhance moods, boost focus and mental acuity, lower...

What is a Net-Zero Energy Home? Detail of Vega House, an NZE home located in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Net-zero simply means that a...

The potential health effects of the very low frequency EMFs surrounding power lines and electrical devices are the subject of on-going...

LEED NC 2.2-registered SLVWD Facilities Consolidation Project exemplifies results arising from the IDP process. Integrated building...

The 2013 standards update for lighting, space heating and cooling, ventilation, and water heating are anticipated to add approximately...

Designed by prominent California architect William H. Weeks the historic Hotel Palomar building is considered to be quintessential of...

Diagram depicting dew point in relationship to elements of wall assembly. This assembly utilizes cork board as the exterior insulation...

Cité A Docks Student Housing project located in Le Havre, France. A four-story building that houses 100 apartments made of old shipping...

by Matthew Pinsker University of California, Santa Cruz Daniel Matthew Silvernail Architect Intern The assemblage of buildings known as...

A proprietary wall system marketed in Germany which utilizes 60-80mm reed insulation as the exterior insulation material. The effective...

by Matthew Pinsker University of California, Santa Cruz Daniel Matthew Silvernail Architect Intern The Leadership in Energy and...

It is useful to compare two types of Insulated Structural Systems – namely, Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs) and Wood Waste Masonry (WWM)...

Diagram of the cradle-to-cradle approach to environmental sustainability. Cradle to cradle is a concept popularized by the American...

by Matthew Pinsker University of California, Santa Cruz Daniel Matthew Silvernail Architect Intern Greenbelts within Santa Cruz,...

One NZE building: the Research Support Facility in Golden CO, approximately 50% more efficient than it’s conventional counterparts. The...

When animals live in cities, they have to adjust their behavior and life histories to novel environments. Noise pollution puts a severe...

Aerial view of the city of Los Angeles California An urban heat island is the name given to describe the characteristic warmth of both...

This unit of measure was first conceptualized in the PhD dissertation of Mathis Wackernagel under the supervision of William Rees at the...

San Francisco Federal Building Most of us have noticed the new Federal Building complex in South of Market – it’s readily apparent and...