The California Academy of Sciences is a great place to visit, with the world's largest digital planetarium, a living rainforest biodome and natural history museum. This project by Renzo Piano Building Workshop has something for everyone, and if you're interested in green roofs, it's especially intriguing.
Read MoreGreen roofs are becoming incorporated into our built environment at an increasing rate, as evidenced by the growing number of both large and small scale installations in urban, suburban and rural locations, in a wide range of climates...
Read MoreThe Living Building Challenge program differentiates itself from other certification systems with a performance-based approach, as opposed to a prescriptive one, meaning specific design strategies and elements aren’t necessarily required for certification. Instead, creativity and collaboration are encouraged in order to meet stringent performance standards.
Read MoreThe celebration started a few days early this year, with yesterday's Earth Day event at The Ecology Center, where community members enjoyed organic treats from South Coast Farms, listened to live music and participated in demonstration workshops.
Read MoreIt's always fascinating to develop a concept from a schematic idea to a well-developed and thoughtful design, driven by research, client input, and constructability issues.
For MYD's project in Oahu, we've been going through this iterative process and the design has progressed based on a number of factors that we thought might be interesting to share, as well as offer a glimpse into our design development process.
