A groundbreaking new research effort reveals how hospitals, which account for four percent of all energy consumed in the U.S., can achieve a 60 percent reduction in energy utility use by redesigning the way they use energy. A newly constructed, code-compliant hospital in the Northwest following the process…

Ten years ago, BetterBricks brought leading architecture firm  SRG Partnership together with the University of Oregon’s Energy Studies in Buildings Laboratory to design a high performance building using a research based approach.  The team’s single-project collaboration has now evolved into a lasting partnership that’s transformed…

The Integrated Design Lab directors who operate the  BetterBricks funded Integrated Design Lab Network are among the best and brightest in the high performance building community.  It’s no wonder then that two of these superstars made headlines with recent accolades and honors.