Integral Group proudly announces that our Austin-based project, UPCycle, is a 2020 COTE AIA Top Ten Award Winner. The COTE Top Ten Awards is the industry’s best-known awards program for sustainable design excellence. Each year, ten innovative projects are selected for setting the standard in design and sustainability. The UPCycle building, formerly a graffiti-covered warehouse,…
Integral Group is proud to share that Richard Palmer has been awarded Green Building Council of Australia’s Green Star Champion for 2020! This annual award recognises the vision, passion and commitment of 40 leaders across the industry who work tirelessly in the delivery of a more sustainable built environment through the GBCA’s Green Star certification…
Principals David Glossop and Rob Harris discuss the now, next, and future of the hotel industry. This presentation discusses the physical realities of getting hotels back into use and opened safely and successfully. How the current shift in occupancy restrictions and demand affects both short and long-term operations in our industry for developers, management &…
Associate Engineer, Graham Day, draws upon his experience to demonstrate the key requirements of sustainable design. This presentation provides guidance on how to design schools sustainably, focussing on low carbon design. Graham will look at both net-zero targets, whole-life carbon analysis and discuss how these apply to school design, with comparison to current UK design…
Today’s designs pursue lofty performance goals for people, place, and planet. How can analytics support these goals while minimizing cost and complexity? Shaping the built environment involves a broad range of design considerations – from resource efficiency and green infrastructure to urban amenity and occupant satisfaction. Early intervention informed by targeted analytics can unlock high-performance…
May 22,2020
Around the world, companies are making pledges to rapidly decarbonize. Battery storage will help make those promises reality. While the building industry continues to strive for Net Zero Energy goals, recent policies requiring all-electric building design are shifting the focus away from energy and onto carbon emissions. It is now more important than ever to…
Integral Group is proud to share that Noah Zallen has been awarded Consulting-Specifying Engineering’s 2020 40 Under 40 Award! This award is given annually to 40 building industry professionals ages 40 and younger who stand out through an assortment of personal and professional aspects of their lives. “The 2020 40 Under 40 winners are more creative,…
Integral Group is proud to be listed in this year’s Engineering News-Record (ENR)’s 2020 Top 500 Design Firms, moving to #183 up from #220 in 2019. Integral Group also ranked #36 on ENR’s Top 50 Designers in International Markets sublist, up from #42 in 2019. The annual Top 500 Design Firms list features peers and…
The engineering sector is one of the most significant industries in the world, affecting economies, environment and human health. As new research and innovation cause changes in architectural and environmental design, sustainable energy strategies, and occupant behaviour, keeping abreast of the most up to date trends and information can be challenging. Elementa have curated a…
What does wellness in the workplace look like in a COVID-19 reality? The British Council for Offices sets the global benchmark for Class A Office Space. In 2018 it launched “Wellness Matters” – an outcomes-based roadmap to support health and wellbeing in the workplace. It’s three lead authors – Ed Garrod, James Pack, and Will…
In celebration of Earth Day, Integral Group Chief Sustainability Officer Megan White broke down Integral’s mission driven approach towards environmental design and corporate operations. This presentation will include a review of Integral’s annual environmental reporting (CSER) and details into the World Green Building Council’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment. Additionally, Megan will highlight ways in…
Improving the environmental impact of the built environment has become a priority in the fight against the climate crisis. Greenhouse gas emissions responsible for global warming – or carbon emissions – must be reduced dramatically and rapidly. The industry has long focused on operational carbon but has ignored embodied carbon emissions related to the rest…