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Sustainable Design (6)

How Furniture Supports Sustainability Goals

What furniture is right for this space? Frequently a perplexing question, deciding on furniture can be a time-consuming and challenging task. Size? Color? Cost? Comfort? All are important factors to consider during the decision-making process, but...

Mass Timber & INTRO Cleveland [VIDEO]

INTRO Cleveland by Harbor Bay is Cleveland's first, and currently America's largest, mass timber project. This innovative sustainability project was designed with the intent of literally INTROducing Cleveland, and the country, to a new perspective...

Spring Is Time for Lights Out to Protect the Birds

One of our core values is environmental stewardship, which means that we demonstrate genuine care for the environment and the opportunity to change. Through this value, we see the reason to talk about protecting birds. While that may seem oddly...

Sustainability in Higher Education: Parent Perspective

There are currently almost 20 million students enrolled in higher education in the US now, according to Statista. I’ve got one child at the University of Dayton and another high-school junior prospecting colleges and universities that excel in...

Your New Building Is an Investment for Generations

Cranes erecting buildings are a universally accepted sign of a healthy economy. While many will say that an already existing building is the most sustainable building, the emergence of new buildings on previously developed land or greenfields is an...

Sustainability in Higher Education: University Perspective

Sustainability is not a new topic for higher education. Yet, the level to which higher education has embraced sustainability in its operations is still a work-in-progress. The higher-ed, student-led movement called the Green Office Movement...

365 Days of Sustainability: Building a Sustainable Future

Following our quarterly planning retreat in October, our team went on a little adventure. We rode Mrs. Trolley from the eastern edge of Cleveland through University Circle, up Euclid to 30th, over to Tri-C and back to the East side via Woodland and...

Sustainability in Higher Education: Student Perspective

As a student who is finishing up at a 4-year public university studying sustainability, I saw firsthand what was being done and what still needs to be done. As time goes on and we continue to fight the battle of climate change, more changes will...

Sustainability & Social Equity

When people think of green buildings, they are so often focused on concepts such as energy savings, water savings, waste reduction and indoor air quality. But true sustainability encompasses so much more that just the environmental outcomes green...