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Recent Design Forum Features Congress Square
Every month or so, Arrowstreet has an office-wide design forum, allowing everyone to learn more about an active project from the team working on it. On a recent Friday our office came together for a pizza lunch and a presentation on Congress Square. Owner Related Beal asked Arrowstreet to develop a master plan and design 350,000 square feet at the…
ULI: Opportunities for Resiliency
Join Arrowstreet associate, Jordan Zimmermann, as she discusses East Boston’s vulnerabilities to sea level rise and planning opportunities with Shaun O’Rourke and Brian Swett at the ULI Member Lunch on September 11. The ULI Boston Climate Resiliency Committee will present their findings in “Building Resilience,” a Kresge Foundation Innovation Grant follow-up to the 2014 “The Urban Implications of Living with Water” publication.
USGBC Green Breakfast Club
On July 30th, I spoke at the Green Breakfast Club at the USGBC MA chapter. The theme of this breakfast was green building advocacy. I discussed two topics at the event, Net Zero Energy Building Codes and PACE Financing. The purpose of this breakfast was to educate about the specifics of each topic and the chapter’s position on how the…
Omnichannel Retailing Brings the Right Mix
The biggest change in the retail landscape in the last 15 years has obviously been online buying. In the last 3 to 5 years, the conversation around it has approached a fever pitch. Worried about the “Death of the Mall” and even Main Street mom and pop stores, the International Council of Shopping Centers has lobbied Congress to level the…
This Week in Green
This week has been a busy one in the sustainable design community! On Wednesday night, I enjoyed some great weather and a barbecue while discussing a very hot topic right now—the future of the solar industry in Massachusetts. Specifically, I was on hand as co-chair of the Advocacy Committee to discuss the Net Metering legislation currently on the floor of the…
Green Building Policy Forum
As the Advocacy Co-Chair of the USGBC MA Chapter, I participated in the Green Building Policy Forum at the Massachusetts State House this June. My remarks focused on Net Zero Energy (NZE); specifically its importance and a proposed NZE building code for the Commonwealth. We cannot address climate change without addressing carbon pollution from the building sector, which contributes nearly half of U.S….
Earth Week at Arrowstreet
In celebration of Earth Day, Arrowstreet is celebrating Earth Week. All week long we are having presentations and discussions on various topics related to sustainability such as energy efficiency, sustainable operations, toxic materials, state advocacy, clean technologies and agricultural impacts. Earth Week is an opportunity for us to learn about new technologies and impacts on the environment, take stock of…
Improving K-12 Learning Through Building Design
This past week, I had the opportunity to attend the Learning Environments for Tomorrow [LEFT] conference at Harvard. The program was a joint collaboration between the Graduate School of Education and the Graduate School of Design, and was well attended by a diverse and international group of K-12 school administrators, educators, and architects. The focus of the conference was the…
Cambridge Net Zero Task Force
On Wednesday night, I attended the Cambridge Getting to Net Zero Task Force’s public presentation a draft of their final report. For a little bit of background I’ll explain what the task force, which has been working for the past 15 months, is all about. In 2013 there was a petition to the city to create a new zoning ordinance…
“Unleashing Innovation” with Erica Dhawan and WLI
On March 5, I heard Erica Dhawan speak at the WLI Event – “Unleashing Innovation Through the Power of Your Networks,” with Arrowstreet colleagues. WLI is the Women’s Leadership Initiative committee for ULI Boston. The group holds events that encourage women in the industry to pursue leadership positions and increases visibility of women leaders in real estate and A/E/C. Erica,…