Photo from Rolluda Architects Rolluda Architects designed the new USDA Forestry Sciences Lab at Oregon State University.

Healthy buildings start with healthy materials
Designers are pushing for more transparency when it comes to what building materials are made of.

By MINDI CAULLEY
Weber Thompson

Interviewing for that big job? Here are 5 tips
Be aware, AEC selection panels use impromptu scenarios to see if teams can think on their feet.

By SCOTT JOHNSTON
Johnston Training Group

Is Passive House the solution to our climate crisis?
Key design breakthroughs center on the skeleton, skin and respiratory systems of buildings.

By TIM WEYAND
NK Architects

Art tree depicts U District project’s community link

LIHI’s Marion West building has 49 units for homeless youth and low-income workers, plus a food bank partly supplied by a rooftop vegetable garden.

By MICHELE WANG
Runberg Architecture Group

A new engineer’s guide to consulting in Central Washington

Taylor Dayton has learned a few lessons in her first year on the job.

By TAYLOR DAYTON
Aspect Consulting

National crisis grows as infrastructure crumbles away

By using vigorous design approaches and methods, we can help make the next wave of infrastructure more resilient, affordable and safer.

By KING CHIN
GeoEngineers

Senior designers, new architects learn from one another

Maintaining a mix of multiple generations of architects under one roof begets a host of benefits.

By PHIL GIUNTOLI
CollinsWoerman