London’s built environment sector risks falling ‘off track’ in achieving its environmental target, New London Architecture report warns 85% of NLA Member survey respondents believe current policy and regulations are not compatible with zero carbon ambitions Over 90% agree that the COVID-19 crisis presents an opportunity to transform our way of life and transition to…
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 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…
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,…
Integral Group is excited to announce the recent promotions of two principals in our Sydney design studio; Patrick Elliott to Senior Principal, Major Projects and New Business and Paul Jacobsen to Managing Principal, Sydney About Patrick Patrick has been a consulting engineer in Sydney, Darwin, Perth, and Melbourne in the past 20 years, culminating in…