Authored by LHB, November 6, 2018. The iconic art deco Jemne Building was recently recognized by the State of Minnesota’s Buildings, Benchmarks, and Beyond (B3)
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Thoughts and Experience: Sustainability through the Eyes of Preservationist Philip Waugh
Authored by Neva Hubbert, October 3, 2018. Phil is a Historic Preservation Specialist and Project Manager at LHB who joined the Integrative Design Team in
Inspirations from Sustainable Design Leaders
Authored by Becky Alexander, September 17, 2018. It was a muggy August afternoon in the Hudson River Valley when about a dozen people and I
Exhibition: Gendering Architecture, Architecting Gender
Interview with Neva Hubbert, September 4, 2018. On September 4, the newly formed Women in Architecture Student Organization (WIASO) at the University of Minnesota’s College
LHB Spotlight: Phil Waugh, Historic Preservation Specialist
Authored by Phil Waugh, August 1, 2018 Time with LHB: Five (5) years What’s your favorite LHB project you’ve worked on? Seitaniemi Housebarn Project (shown
Reflections on “Authenticity + Action”
Authored by: Thea Rozenbergs, July 17, 2018 Think of a flower. A flower adds beauty to our world. A flower provides sustenance to pollinators, and
REDUCING OUR IMPACT WITH THE DRAWDOWN ECOCHALLENGE
Authored by Angie Martin, June 1, 2018 Inspired by LHB’s Integrative Design Team vision statement “We live our passion to create regenerative communities,” LHB entered
REGENERATIVE COMMUNITIES + RESEARCH-BASED APPROACH + SUPPORTIVE STUDIOS = IDT
Authored by Maureen Colburn with Becky Alexander, Rick Carter, Mike Fischer, Laura Heck, Kevin Holm, Lydia Major, & Angie Martin, May 15, 2018. Imagine a
Energy Management at LHB: 2017 Plug Load Reduction Efforts
Authored by: Lindsey Forsberg, May 1, 2018 As part of the Architecture 2030 Challenge to reduce carbon emissions and energy use, architecture firms commit to the
Climate Storytelling, from Inaction to Participation
Authored by Bill Niebur, April 16, 2018 How it started for me Recently, I attended a workshop on how to engage my community in talking
Minnesota’s Utility Energy Registry: Moving toward centralized energy data collection
Authored by Mauricio León, April 2, 2018 LHB is once again directly involved in an exciting project to help reshape the future of the energy sector
THREE TAKEAWAYS FROM THE BUILDINGGREEN SUSTAINABLE DESIGN LEADERS WINTER SUMMIT
Authored by Rick Carter, March 15, 2018 Every once in a while, we get to be a part of something that is so impactful we
Thoughts and Experience: Todd Mell and Commissioning
Authored by Lindsey Forsberg, March 1, 2018 What is commissioning? The standard commissioning process was created by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air
IMPROVING OCCUPANT WELLNESS WITH POST-OCCUPANCY EVALUATIONS
Authored by Lindsey Forsberg and Becky Alexander, February 20, 2018 What is post-occupancy evaluation? Post-occupancy evaluations (POE) use occupant feedback to systematically assess indoor environmental
THREE THINGS I LEARNED AT GREENBUILD 2017
Authored by Becky Alexander, February 1, 2018 Attending conferences like the U.S. Green Building Council’s Greenbuild is one of my favorite ways to stay inspired
LHB collaborates with clients to reduce Minnesota’s Carbon Emissions
Authored by Rick Carter and Neva Hubbert, January 15, 2018 In 2007, Minnesota law established a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from 2005 levels
Sustainable Materials: Innovation, Transparency, and Risk
Authored by Becky Alexander, December 18, 2017. With an increasing demand to use materials with positive human health and environmental impacts, this post highlights issues
Taking an Efficient Route to Net-Zero Energy
Authored by Derek Petersen, December 4, 2017 On my drive home from work the other night, highway congestion slowed me down to a crawl. My
PHIUS Conference: Communicating the Value of Energy Efficient Building Design
Authored by Lindsey Kieffaber, October 18, 2017 I represented LHB at the 12th Passive House Institute U.S. (PHIUS) 2017 Conference in Seattle, Washington. PHIUS is
Energy storage is here to stay
Authored by: Mauricio Leon, October 3, 2017 In the last few years, the conversation about clean energy has moved away from illusions, to realistic alternatives