Energy-efficient passive design is catching on in New York and other cities as climate concerns rise

Citing more blackouts, wildfires and higher electricity rates, a growing number of homeowners are choosing to build homes that run entirely on solar panels and batteries.

SOURCE® Hydropanels™ replace the need for plastic bottles or costly water filtration systems. Make your own renewable, perfectly balanced drinking water without any additional infrastructure.

Foam glass gravel is a building material designed for a future where the built environment is not at odds with the natural environment. Both versatile and lightweight, foam glass gravel’s physical properties allow it to be a preferred material across the built environment.

Innovative products include heat pumps that use low-GWP refrigerants, energy-saving window inserts, water-saving infrastructure, induction ranges, and more.

A new energy-saving technology that uses solar rays to cool buildings and the surfaces of objects

How can Architects most effectively engage Clients and Design Teams to integrate climate and resilience strategies during the design phase?

Three skilled design professionals will respond to this question with a short presentation, followed by a roundtable discussion and audience Q&A. Join us to hear how these practitioners from a variety of firm sizes and backgrounds adopt new approaches while they adapt to design in the Climate Age.

Elica first extraction hob with the suction heart completely invisible that can be activated with a simple switch.

Details on insulating and air-sealing unconditioned attics that lower embodied carbon

Shore Rugs™ are made from a 100% pure silicone material which is completely inert and extremely safe to use. Unlike conventional PVC or neoprene based rubber mats, Shore Rugs do not release any toxic fumes neither during the manufacturing process nor during their long product lifespan.

Solar and Storage

DowelLam is a mass timber product that can be used for floor, wall, and roof structures.

Sacred Economics traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, revealing how the money system has contributed to alienation, competition, and scarcity, destroyed community, and necessitated endless growth. Today, these trends have reached their extreme - but in the wake of their collapse, we may find great opportunity to transition to a more connected, ecological, and sustainable way of being.

New paint reflects 98% of sunlight as well as radiating infrared heat into space, reducing need for air conditioning

Refrigerants (HFCs, R-410A) used in most current AC units are being phased out because, although they have lower ozone-depleting substances (CFCs and HCFCs), the HFCs have dramatic global warming potential.

Scientists predict hotter heat waves and worse flooding in the decades ahead, but the catastrophe is evident everywhere this summer.

The International Blue Carbon Initiative is a coordinated, global program focused on mitigating climate change through the conservation and restoration of coastal and marine ecosystems.