The Sustainability Initiative
With Earth Day around the corner, Hoefer Welker encourages clients, project stakeholders, fellow architects, engineers, and designers to embark on a...
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Using Sustainable Design To Create A Healing Environment For Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) completed the Phoenix 32nd Street VA Clinic, a 275,000-square-foot outpatient facility, with a focus on...
Lux Living wins approval for more than 900 apartments in Overland Park
Lux Living's Metcalf Village development in Overland Park is an ambitious project that encompasses 11 buildings, including apartments above retail...
KC powers up new efficiency standards for commercial, residential construction
Ashley Eusey, our sustainability specialist, shares insight on the important updates in the 2021 IECC in the Kansas City Area. Addressing an holistic...
Benefits of Sustainable Design
There is no one-size-fits-all for sustainable design. However, it is an achievable reality that can be implemented in all types of projects. Hoefer...
More Than Being Green: Making Sustainable Design Personal
Sustainability is a powerful aspect of design. With the right tools, sustainable design has the power to conserve water, reduce carbon footprints and...
Evaporative cooling strategies for energy and water conservation survey
Ashley Eusey, LEED AP, sustainability manager at architecture and interior design firm Hoefer Welker looks at what experts say about how cooling...
4 Ways Architects Renovated a Florida Air Force Base to Achieve LEED Silver
“Renovations are challenges in and of themselves, but factor in the additional requirements of health care and a government facility and you have...
COVID-19 Stimulus Package: Where Does the Solar Industry Fit In?
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act—also known as the CARES Act—was signed into law. This $2 trillion stimulus...
Resiliency: Future-proof building design
Resiliency has become a buzzword in sustainability circles and the green industry. Although used often, resiliency has many connotations and means...
The Sustainable Strategies Behind a Successful Health Care Design
The 2016 Sustainability Benchmark Report released by GreenHealth showed that sustainability is rapidly becoming a design requirement of most health...
Resiliency: Future-Proof Building Design
Ashley Eusey Associate | Sustainability Sustainability in the building industry is evolving. As the market evolved and sustainability became the new...
Ask the Expert: How Do We Make a Business Case for Sustainability?
Ashley Eusey Associate | Sustainability The vast majority of consumers want to support companies that implement green practices and policies Although...