Autocase’s Latest Features – June 2021
We are excited to announce that we have released new features in Autocase! In this post you will find more […]
Buildings
The Importance of Ventilation in School Buildings
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought forward the importance of optimizing building design and the interior wallpaper design for occupant well-being
COVID-19 and the Built Environment
Click here to download the most up to date full report. Updated: October 2020 and most recently August 2021. Autocase
People-Huggers Not Tree-Huggers
At Autocase we are not tree-huggers – we are people-huggers. Our people-first values are reflected in our methodology: Triple Bottom Line Cost Benefit Analysis values what we value and that is why we love it, because we are people-huggers.
Post-Pandemic Stimulus – Autocase’s post-pandemic call to arms – Part 4
All governments, infrastructure planners, designers and decision makers need to adopt a triple bottom line cost benefit analysis approach for building and infrastructure decisions to ensure that users, the environment and all stakeholders are best served by a post-pandemic stimulus package.
Setting a New & Better Course – Autocase’s post-pandemic call to arms – Part 3
As we re-build the economy, we need to make sure that what we build reflects our values and that “public values help shape private value”. We need Triple Bottom Line Costs Benefit Analysis (TBL-CBA) to measure value and set priorities.
Reassessing What is Essential and Important – Autocase’s post-pandemic call to arms – Part 2
It has been noted that despite the pandemic, the natural world doesn’t care and perhaps even doing better since the economy has been shuttered. As we re-build we need to remember that the economy serves us, economic growth is not an end in and of itself.
Back to Normal – Autocase’s post-pandemic call to arms – Part 1
It is becoming increasingly clear that people want a different “normal” after the pandemic. As governments spend, we hope we take the opportunity to think, debate, review, and plan for a smart recovery to a better quality of life. Autocase’s post-pandemic call to arms – Part 1
How does Autocase Calculate the Social Cost of Carbon?
When showing Autocase’s full carbon story, we are often asked about social cost of carbon.
Call to Arms for AECs: Guide to Stimulus Spending
My call to arms is that architects, engineers and other sustainability professionals need to gird themselves with the weapons of training and tools to run the numbers to avoid previous stimulus program mis-steps. Only then will we be able to make rational and informed decisions for the public good. The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure is providing the venue and tools to help guide how to ensure projects are done right and that the right projects are done.
