Policy

Editor’s Note: Join us for the Affordable Housing Summit on June 17th, 2021! This year we are focusing on the residents and will talk about working with communities to build housing that improves the quality of life for the residents and for the broader neighborhood. We will dig in on topics like inclusive community engagement, trauma-informed design, biophilic design, healthy…

Earlier this year, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) launched its 2020 Plan of Work, a comprehensive guidance document that organises the process of briefing, designing, constructing, and operating buildings into eight stages. The most significant revision in the 2020 plan is the inclusion of a Sustainability Project Strategy that is linked to the RIBA 2030 Climate Challenge. While…

On June 25, 2018 the Seattle City Council passed an update to the current Seattle Living Building Pilot Program (LBC Pilot), alongside the creation of the new 2030 Challenge High Performance Existing Buildings Pilot Program (2030 Challenge Pilot). The update included increased incentives and a clarification to the penalty structure that will streamline the process of developing Living Buildings in the city….