Tag Archives: Sustainability

The Green Building Initiative elects new board chair

January 26, 2021

Charles Kibert has been elected as chair of the Green Building Initiative’s (GBI’s) board of directors. Sara Greenwood, GGP, Tehmina Husain, GGP, GPCP, and Andrea Rutledge, CAE, have been elected as new directors.

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BIG designs office tower in downtown Houston

January 18, 2021

Plans have been revealed for ‘1550 on the green,’ a 28-story office tower designed by Bjarke Ingles Group (BIG) in downtown Houston, Texas.

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Trahan Architects reveal design for Arkansas park

December 21, 2020

Trahan Architects and Spackman Mossop Michaels reveal designs for the Luther George Park master plan and Performance Pavilion in downtown Springdale, Arkansas.

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Milan-based ACPV unveils restyling of historical HQ for Italian energy company

December 18, 2020

For the redesign of Italian energy company Enel’s historic headquarters in Rome, Italy, Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel (ACPV) placed corporate welfare, urban regeneration, innovation, and sustainability at the heart of the project.

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The future of airport design after COVID-19

December 11, 2020

In an exclusive interview with The Construction Specifier, Luis Vidal, president and founding partner of international architecture practice luis vidal + architects, spoke about how airport design will change following the pandemic.

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