CanBIM has announced Integral Group as winners of the Design & Engineering Category at the Innovation and Spotlight Awards for their work in Embodied Carbon in MEP Design. Integral’s submission demonstrates how using BIM models in life cycle assessment can help mitigate the embodied carbon of MEP designs, creating an accurate MEP bill of quantities…
How can we enhance the patient experience through design? Design analytics tools are becoming increasingly powerful in shaping the form, orientation, and façade configuration of healthcare buildings to improve occupant amenity while maintaining focus on environmental performance. Join James Gungl and David Barker as they explore a patient-centered design optimizing the internal environment for a…
The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) is hosting its annual conference, Design-Build Conference & Expo 2020, from Wednesday, October 28, to Friday, October 30, 2020.This will be a virtual event. While we navigate new territories in the building industry since the onset of COVID-19, we are finding ways to get our industries back on track…
Decisions made in years gone by are determining whether office buildings can react easily, rapidly, and cost-effectively to COVID today, adapt to the next normal, and be reimagined for the future. The implications for the integration between building skin and systems are profound. Ever since COVID-19 swept the globe our immediate and collective focus has…
The Engineering News-Record ENR California Region has announced the recipients of its 2020 Best Project Awards and has named the Integral Group project Marin Country Day School, Upper School Improvements the recipient of the K-12 Education Award of Merit. ENR Best Projects Award is considered one of commercial construction’s most prestigious and coveted honors. These…
Integral Group is pleased to announce the following recent promotions in the US East region leadership team: Stanton Stafford – Principal, Business Development Lead, US East Juli Abbott – Managing Principal, Atlanta Shreshth Nagpal – Managing Principal, New York Read more below about the individual contributions and accomplishments of each of these US East leaders:…
Every year, the World Green Building Council (WGBC) holds the Asia Pacific Leadership in Green Building Awards to recognize leadership and excellence within the green building industry across the Asian Pacific. More specifically, the awards celebrate buildings with exceptional sustainability design and function, organizations that incorporate sustainable values into their core practice, and women who…
Join us in an interview with Clara Bagenal George, founder of LETI, recent winner of the AJ100 Sustainability Champion of the Year award, and Associate at Elementa Consulting, as she discusses the importance of taking action during World Green Building Week and beyond. Related articles Clara Bagenal George and Clare Murry Win AJ100 Sustainability Champion…
Over the next 30 years, if we could reduce refrigerant leakage to 0.4% of refrigerant used, it would save 89.7 gigatons of CO2e. By sharing our knowledge of current best practices we can accelerate the transformation of the built environment to meet our climate change obligations. This best practice guide is intended to help those…
How do we prepare buildings for climate change and other global challenges like COVID-19? The future is resilience. Natural ventilation and daylighting promote occupant comfort, health, and well-being while reducing environmental impact and mitigating risk. Join Senior Mechanical Designer Thomas Bamber and Associate Sean Casey as they explain the synergy between thermal and visual comfort…
How do we design lifts to evacuate occupants safely? As building design standards are being transformed to incorporate accessibility design elements, one aspect of accessibility requirements have not been updated: evacuation in the event of an emergency. Our National Construction Code (NCC), the Building Code of Australia (BCA) is almost silent on how mobility-impaired occupants,…
Started in 2012, the Zak World of Façades conference series has grown to become a globally renowned event promoting new concepts, best practices, and current trends in the building envelope segment. Keeping the Australian architectural community connected with the latest trends in façade design and engineering, Zak World of Façades is pleased to announce the…