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AIA/GBCI CEU available: For decades, designers have fought for sustainability to be incorporated into building codes and standards. Is it time to do the same for resilience? This report takes a look at how some cities are changing their planning, zoning, and building codes to ensure that their life safety measures still hold up in the face of climate change and to move toward greater levels of resilience. By understanding what kinds of regulations are gaining traction around the country, building professionals can prepare for what might be coming down the pike—or, better yet, become advocates for similar measures in their own regions. Read An Advocate’s Guide to Resilience Regulations and take the CEU quiz here: https://lnkd.in/eF8ne3Ta Pictured: Boston’s Coastal Flood Resilience Design Guidelines include wonderful examples of how to use exterior ramps and stairs to maintain accessibility and a connection to the public realm.

Welcome Chloé Rigby and Mariah Irwin to the BuildingGreen team. Chloe joins us as our Founding Account Executive and currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Women in Green Committee (USGBC-LA). Mariah joins the Editorial team as our new Art Director. We're rip-roaring, and ready to push the envelope on the great visuals in our next big issue. Let's go! 😤

Happy Earth Day from BuildingGreen 🌿 🌎 "Tread Lightly," our feature on getaways that prioritize environment, climate and place, opens our brand-new issue on climate justice. Writer Joann Plockova takes us on a virtual journey to destinations designed to leave a light footprint, through the ingenuity of smart architectural planning and carbon offset practices. Pictured: Fogo Island Inn in Newfoundland, Canada, by Saunders Architecture. Photo by Iwan Baan. Read the story and full issue at buildinggreen.com

The newest issue of BuildingGreen is out today, for premium subscribers. The theme is climate justice, considered through the lens of architecture, engineering and construction, with a deep exploration of bioremediation, sustainable destinations, affordable housing, community rebuilding after climate change–fueled disasters, and more. View the issue at buildinggreen.com #buildinggreen #climatejustice #bioremediation #affordablehousing #climatechange

AIA/GBCI CEU: 2 units now available for The Risks of Being Smart: Smart Buildings and Cybersecurity Standards Smart buildings and cybersecurity seem unrelated on the surface. Smart buildings are principally concerned with using connectivity to gain visibility into assets and capturing data for optimization of operational performance in terms of maximal conservation of water and energy. Cybersecurity, on the other hand, is concerned with protecting communications networks, and the information on those networks, from foreign and domestic adversaries who could use unauthorized access to create outages, hold assets hostage and cause other damages. This feature will allow you to appreciate the history and key events in building cybersecurity, understand the risks and best practices for smart buildings, relate elements of cybersecurity to your responsibilities as a design or construction professional and effectively consider the implications of cybersecurity for the future of real estate assets. Read more and take the CEU quiz here: https://lnkd.in/gUXcxXgr

Congratulations to David Sellers, AIA, for receiving the 2026 U.S. Green Building Council Local Leadership Award for Individual Excellence in the Hawaii market. Read about David's firm, Hawaii Off Grid : Architecture & Engineering, in BuildingGreen's Disasters and Recovery issue at buildinggreen.com #hawaii #hawaiioffgrid #davidsellers #aia #usgbc #greenbuilding #buildinggreen

The current government administration has quietly decided on Tuesday to move the headquarters of the U.S. Forest Service from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, Utah. This time, the administration is calling for a complete dismantling of the organization, in order to make it easier for mining, drilling, logging and more in our national forests. Read more on the BuildingGreen website: https://lnkd.in/gSiu66zq

Thank you, #AIA, for offering these valuable CEUs on inclusive design on this Transgender Day of Visibility. We celebrate and support transgender, nonbinary and gender non conforming people today and every day.

Urban Rivers looks at how the Chicago River is being reworked through the Wild Mile project, an ongoing series of floating habitats, native planting and public access interventions along an active urban waterway. Rather than a finished park, the Wild Mile operates as a living system, designed to adapt over time while coexisting with surrounding infrastructure and river traffic. Read more in BuildingGreen, Issue 2: Deep Ecology→ https://lnkd.in/ggUkn2m2 #BuildingGreen #Chicago #SustainableDesign

We had a great discussion on designing for wellness with Paul McClean, César Giraldo, Lisa Price, Emma DeRoche and Jeff Corney during #westweek at the Pacific Design Center. Thank you to our amazing panelists! #buildinggreen #wellness #wellbeing