Climate Action & Sustainability

Under Armour Global Headquarters

Santa Monica College Core Performance Center

Springdale Green
LinkedIn Omaha

San Francisco International Airport, T1 Net Zero Program

CSULB Parkside North Residence Hall and Housing Administration Building

The Link

The Acre

Torre Universal Sustainability

Café Britt Headquarters

First United Bank

Walmart Home Office

Holt Renfrew Sustainable Guidelines

UPCycle

Centro de Convenciones de Costa Rica

CSU Northridge Student Sustainability Center

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Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC)

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U.S. General Services Administration, Federal Office Building

Why It’s Time to Apply Regenerative Systems Design on a Global Scale

Data Centres and the Forgotten Landscapes of Digital Infrastructure

Achieving LEED Zero Energy With HARC

How Biophilia, Biomimicry, and Bioclimatic Strategies Will Transform the Future of Design

Utilizing Waste Heat From Data Centers

Climate Change Is Here. It’s Time to Invest in Our Collective Future.

Back to Basics: 5 Strategies to Approach Net Zero Energy

Why New Construction Cannot Solve the Climate Crisis

Mass Timber: The Sustainable Solution for the Design Industry (Part 2)

Mass Timber: The Sustainable Solution for the Design Industry

Trends to Watch Shaping the Future of ESG

What Gensler’s Latest City Pulse Says About Sustainable Transportation

Ericsson USA 5G Smart Factory

CSULB Parkside North Residence Hall

Climate Action Through Design
Carbon performance certifications will permeate American and global real estate in the immediate future.
Radical transparency is the name of the game as companies shift to a culture of disclosure around their environmental commitments. Net zero energy and carbon certifications will become baseline expectations even in industries with traditionally poor building performance.
The world will follow Europe’s lead as it charts a course toward regenerative systems.
Recognizing that carbon reduction is only a first step in a long journey, much of Europe is embracing climate action strategies focused on low-tech design and regenerative systems. Such strategies will shift the focus from minimizing environmental harm (net zero) to actively benefiting local ecologies and generating renewable, clean energy (net positive).
Transforming existing buildings and materials with reuse strategies will supersede new construction.
As energy grids decarbonize, the embodied carbon associated with new construction will become more consequential. Adaptive reuse, which can reduce a building’s life cycle carbon by 40%, will be an important antidote to this dilemma, especially as forward-thinking governments and firms pledge to prioritize retrofits over new builds.
Certifications will emerge to better define and quantify socially responsible strategies — the ‘S’ in ESG.
While many prominent certifications programs exist to demonstrate environmental and governance commitments, the same cannot currently be said for social aspects of ESG. Funds are increasingly seeking clarity on equity, inclusion, and wellness. In coming years, we expect new evaluation systems for socially responsible strategies as companies look to prove their mettle to investors.


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Juliette Morgan

Kirsten Ritchie

Gensler’s Anthony Brower Reflects on Leading the Sustainable Design Conversation

Gensler Reimagined a Post-Industrial Site in Austin To Create Fifth + Tillery

Gensler Co-CEO Andy Cohen Explains How We Can Move the Needle on the Building Industry’s Impact on Climate Change

With Wildfires on the Rise, Gensler Architects Are Exploring How to Design for Fire Safety
Preparing Buildings and Cities to Weather Climate Change

Harvey Milk Terminal 1 Is the Winner of AIA California’s 2022 Climate Action Award

Gensler Co-CEO Diane Hoskins Reflects on How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Impact the CRE Industry

The Carbon Innovations Hiding in Plain Sight

First United Bank Sherman Headquarters Wins CoreNet Global Sustainability Leadership Design Award

Rethinking Designing for ESG, Using a Science-Based Approach That Can Impact the ESG Value Chain

How Climate Change Is Altering the Way We Build Our Cities, With Insights From Gensler’s Climate Action Survey

Navigating the Impact of Drought on Commercial Real Estate

The Repositioned “The Acre” Is Set to Be One of Central London’s Most Sustainable Offices

San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 1

Gensler Report Finds Most People Feel Unprepared for Climate Change; Identifies a Climate Preparedness Framework for Community Builders
