A coalition of eight architecture, landscape architecture, and design organizations are pushing to create a new National Academy of Environmental Design. As a new part of the National Academies, the National Academy of Environmental Design would focus on the built environment, and how buildings and cities could produce less waste, consume less energy, and contribute to healthier living and work spaces. Please visit ya-edu.com for the full article.
As sustainable design theories become more prevalent in business decisions, what do design professionals need to know to meet the demands of not the public, and the associations that represent them?