By: Joy Wagner Sustainable Building Associate What role does nature and our inherent need for natural connections or biophilia play in placemaking? To understand the relationship between placemaking and sense of place and biophilia, we must first understand biophilia, biophilic design, …
By: Austin Good Sustainable Associate Self driving cars are coming. It’s not a question of if but when. Google has recently unveiled its latest self driving machine which will soon be hitting public roads for testing . It is theorized that …
By April Brown, Projects Manager You might be asking yourself – What does a sustainable business look like? Where do I start? The path toward organizational sustainability will look a little different for everyone. Simply speaking, a good first step is …
By: Colin Day Urban Lab Coordinator The UniverCity Urban Lab- an organization based in Fort Collins that advocates for high-quality urban design and a livable city through community involvement and collaboration- is seeking input and guidance from the public as …
By Reanna Putnam Sustainable Behavior Associate This is a preview of one of our upcoming publications ‘The Social Network of Integrated Design’. Social networks can tell us a lot about how organizational structure promotes innovation. And don’t worry, this post …
The Institute for the Build Environment is now looking to hire a new member to our team. Please read the following job description: Title: Research Associate I and II (depending on experience) Employment Type: Administrative Professional College: Health and Human Sciences Department: The Institute for the …
By: Cassandra Kliewer | Sustainable Associate Josie Plaut | Associate Dirtector Food Waste In 2010, America wasted an estimated 34 million tons of food and only about 3% of that waste was diverted from landfills. Food digesters, which turn food waste into compost …
By: Evan Hughes Sustainable Building Associate “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” It’s something we’re taught at an early age that reminds us to keep an open mind and try new things. It may be a trite phrase, but …
By: Cassandra Kliewer Sustainable Associate Nature is the best learning tool. After generations and generations of improvement, nature has perfected itself to work best with its environment. Taking a closer look at an organism and the way it operates can …
By: April Brown & Helene Gotthelf Project Managers Ever since the General Services Administrationannounced their support of Green Globes in 2013, we’ve been eager to learn more about the rating system and test it out. We began brushing up on the …
