The phrase "standing on the shoulders of giants" is a metaphor which means "using the understanding gained by those who have gone before...

The design briefs of public projects are increasingly requiring architects to engage in pre-design planning to fine-tune the programming...

Why did 524 people die (with 25 missings) in the Chilen earthquake of 2010, whereas the earthquake in Haiti a month earlier, caused an...

A few years ago I attended a conference in Puerto Rico on climate change mitigation for buildings, and I remember thinking how ironic it...

Here are 3-approaches we recommend to incorporating energy savings measures in homes or businesses. The selected option depends on the...

Clients often ask us "what's the difference between green and sustainable buildings? Aren't they the same thing?" The short answer is...

Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, I vividly remember striding into an architecture school in Santa Monica, California - an old LSD factory...

Embarking on a new build, expansion, or renovation, for a new home, office, store, or other commercial enterprises can seem to be a...