Here’s a concept with enormous implications for indoor air quality — especially in hospitals: Design buildings to attract microbes that are good for us and to discourage microbes that are bad for us. Engineer and ecologist Jessica Green promoted the approach earlier this month at TEDGlobal, the prestigious speaking series. Her research at the University…
Heery International, the big Atlanta-based architecture and engineering firm, reports that the renovation of its 58,000-square-foot office received LEED Gold certification. The office is located in Midtown Atlanta’s 999 Peachtree Street building. Some of the sustainable features include low VOC (volatile organic compound) materials that contain as much recycled content as possible. Designers specified that…
Kimberly-Clark will be able to announce early next year that 100 percent its wood fiber comes from certified sustainable sources, a leader of environmental efforts at the paper products company told a group of Atlanta architects today. Kimberly-Clark, which is based in Texas and has a large regional office in Roswell, Ga., is the country’s largest…
