Since 1985, there have been well over 400 studies conducted that have dissected how key design elements impact commercial buildings and their occupants. That body of research has quantified how ...

Danfoss has published a report on making the buildings-energy equation sustainable. The report, which was developed with Dr. James Freihaut, a professor of architectural engineering at The ...

Charlottesville adopts a High Performance Building Resolution, using new standards to guide sustainable municipal facilities ...

For two years, my colleague, architect Ulf Meyer, and I worked on a book, The World’s Greenest Buildings: Promise vs. Performance in Sustainable Design (Routledge), published last January. We were ...

A new study co-authored by Columbia SPS faculty member Evangelia Ieronymaki synthesizes more than 1,500 excavation case ...

Building performance is a hallmark of architecture in the 21st century. With buildings and the construction industry being significant contributors to carbon emissions, designers must do everything to ...

The term 'high-performing' may bring different images, ranging from a star student to a virtuosic violinist to a hard-working employee. As diverse as they may be, these 'high-performing' people have ...