Integral Group proudly supports the Carbon Leadership Forum as a signatory member of the MEP 2040 Challenge. To address the impact of the built environment on climate change, systems engineers have a critical role to play in both operational and embodied carbon and need to embrace a whole life carbon approach to MEP design. While low operational carbon and passive design measures have been a… Read more⇒

Integral Group congratulates Atlanta Principal Stanton Stafford for being named a LEED Fellow by US Green Building Council (USGBC) and Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI). The 2021 Class of LEED Fellows includes 21 green building leaders who represent the top of their fields in green building design, engineering, and development. Stanton receives his LEED Fellow at Greenbuild 2021 (Picture third from right.) Stanton Stafford joined… Read more⇒

Integral Group releases its Zero Carbon Operations (ZCO) Implementation Plan in line with the updated World Green Building Council's Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment (The Commitment). In June 2018, Integral Group was a founding signatory of the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) Net Zero Carbon Buildings (NZCB) Commitment. In 2020, after three years of data collection, meticulous analysis, and research, Integral Group successfully achieved net-zero… Read more⇒

Autodesk University (AU) is the design and make conference for innovators everywhere who reimagine possible. This year Autodesk invites thousands of participants worldwide to advance their careers and grow their businesses with 350+ sessions across architecture, engineering, construction, design, manufacturing, and media and entertainment.   AU will take place on October 5, 2021, and is entirely free. “Climate change is a health, safety, and welfare crisis.… Read more⇒

Clark Pacific has partnered with Integral Group to develop the NetZERO Building Platform--a concept used to determine the most optimized combination of structure, mechanical, and facade systems to transform your project into carbon asset at reduced cost. The platform utilizes technologies in offsite fabrication, thermally massive radiant systems, and grid interactive thermal storage while accounting for whole life carbon to help attain the greatest building… Read more⇒

International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women – while also marking a call to action for accelerating gender equality. The first International Women’s Day occurred in 1911, supported by over one million people. Today, Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to celebrate women's achievements or rally for women's equality. IWD is not a country,… Read more⇒

How can we enhance the patient experience through design? Design analytics tools are becoming increasingly powerful in shaping the form, orientation, and façade configuration of healthcare buildings to improve occupant amenity while maintaining focus on environmental performance. Join James Gungl and David Barker as they explore a patient-centered design optimizing the internal environment for a recent 80,000 m² hospital project. Gain leading-edge insights from recent… Read more⇒

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 design and protect stakeholders from costly retrofits, program delays, and… Read more⇒

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 consider how buildings will integrate with the carbon emissions goals… Read more⇒

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. Its three lead authors - Ed Garrod, James Pack, and Will Poole-Wilson came together to revisit its guidance, providing unique insights into… Read more⇒