Green Wall

California passed the first ever embodied carbon building regulations in August. In response, DES’s interdisciplinary team has developed a 5-Step Strategy to reduce embodied Carbon for our built environment.

In a rapidly urbanizing, resource-restricted world, architects must learn to design for impermanence as the circular built environment becomes our new normal.

The concept of biophilic design is centered around the idea that nature can have positive effects on health and well-being.

Thoughtful design interventions provide an opportunity to reduce carbon emissions at a local scale. By taking climate and site context into consideration, we are able to develop strategies for reducing excess waste and improving long-term ecosystem health.

Repurposing this building offers many advantages -- the most environmentally impactful is the savings in embodied carbon.

DES has reimagined the streets of Silicon Valley for the not-so-distant future.

Executing a healthier project through material selection.

Rapid industrialization caused an excess of carbon to be trapped in the atmosphere. Increasing carbon sequestration through natural sinks is key to mitigating the impact of climate change.

In the US, the Transportation sector makes up 27% of greenhouse gas emissions, and therefore, it has been the focus of several significant federal and state efforts to curb such emissions.

It is well understood there are two types of carbon emission throughout the life cycle of a building - Operational and Embodied Carbon.

DES and its Earthstudio team will be participating in an exciting panel discussion.

Learn about harmful chemicals in materials.

The unprecedented Inflation Reduction Act was approved by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden on August 16, 2022.

This year, DES has decided to participate in this competitive research grant program. On July 18, One Workplace announced DES as one of the four grant recipients this year!

Buildings throughout history and in all regions of the world have employed the healing effect of biophilia...

Did you know that food production is responsible for one-quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions?