What's Cool in Sustainability for August 2024
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It’s easy to be depressed right now regarding efforts to address climate change. In the last month alone, the Canadian resort of Jasper has been incinerated ; Houston has become the new Atlantis ; California’s Park fire has gobbled up over 600 square miles of woodlands ; and the planet has experienced the four hottest days on record .
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there have been almost 400 climate-related disasters in the United States from 1980 to the end of 2023. Each of these caused at least $1 billion in damages. Nearly half of those disasters were in Texas .
For this month, we’ve compiled a selection of updates, resources, news and more that all of you will find relevant to sustainable design. All of this is designed to bring more visibility and awareness to the amazing things the teams at CannonDesign have been doing to make sustainability and environmental responsibility a driving force behind Living-Centered Design.
If you have any questions about how sustainability can help deliver better results, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our Director of Sustainability Eric Corey Freed, RA, LEED Fellow .
Industry Insights: Sustainability for Q2-2024
Each quarter, we put together a "clippings collection" of relevant news stories demonstrating how our industry is evolving. These "Industry Insights" are designed as a quick flash briefing of sustainability issues in recent news.
CannonDesign's NYC office achieves LEED Gold certification
Our NYC office near Midtown Manhattan has been awarded LEED v4 Gold certification. This certification is part of our ongoing plan to ensure all new office construction and/or renovations will be evaluated for LEED certification.
CannonDesign’s Graphics Team wins award for sustainability report
Our incredible graphic design team has been recognized with three awards from Graphic Design USA, including for our Annual Planet 2100 Sustainability Impact Report.
Green Hospitals: The low-carbon future of healthcare saves Wisconsin residents (a lot of money)
Gundersen Health started building greener hospitals to combat healthcare’s cost crisis. Now they save millions of dollars across its hospitals and clinic.
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While America dithers over climate change, Swarthmore College shows how we can live without fossil fuels
The small liberal arts college in the Philadelphia suburbs has become a proving ground for the latest green technology.
Wisconsin set to receive world's tallest mass timber tower
A $700 million redevelopment in Milwaukee could result in the tallest mass timber building in the world and the tallest building in Wisconsin.
It’s stronger than steel, lighter than concrete and captures carbon — mass timber is the future
In a world grappling with the consequences of heat-trapping greenhouse gases, mass timber offers a renewable response to climate change bringing a natural look to cities.
Energy demand will require 40% grid decarbonization by 2050 just to break-even
Thanks to AI, data centers and EVs, electricity demand is surging. We must decarbonize the U.S. electric grid by more than 40 percent by 2050 just to break even.
Reach out
Have a question about energy, carbon or health materials, feel free to reach out to the sustainability team at CannonDesign: