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The benefits of biophilic design in the built environment

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The benefits of biophilic design in the built environment 0 qpurcell Mon, 05/06/2024 - 10:30 Biophilic Design Biophilic design in the built environment supports the health and wellbeing of individuals, as they spend most of their time indoors. In Los Angeles, our 13,482-sf office is LEED and Fitwel certified.

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Zero Waste in an Era of Net Zero Everything

Green Building Law Update

In a widely accepted definition, Zero Waste is, The conservation of all resources by means of responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials without burning and with no discharges to land, water, or air that threaten the environment or human health.”. So, reducing waste is a good thing.

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Uber Mission Bay World Headquarters Named Finalist in Fast Company 2021 Innovation by Design Awards

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San Francisco (October 12, 2021) – We’re thrilled to share that Uber’s Mission Bay World Headquarters has been honored in Fast Company’s 2021 Innovation by Design Awards in the Real Estate category. Stok is reimagining the built environment. Currently, two of Uber’s headquarter buildings are certified LEED v4 Gold by the U.S.

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Stok Joins IWBI Membership Program as a Cornerstone Member

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San Francisco (July 27, 2021) – Today, Stok announces our involvement in the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) membership program as a Cornerstone member. Stok is reimagining the built environment. We service projects worldwide from offices in San Francisco, San Diego, and Denver. ABOUT IWBI.

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Stok Announces New Vice President of Sustainability Consulting

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San Francisco/Denver (April 27, 2021) – Stok, a provider of sustainability and high-performance building services, announces Devon Bertram as Vice President of Sustainability Consulting. Stok is reimagining the built environment. The firm services projects worldwide from offices in San Francisco, San Diego, and Denver.

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Joint public-private sector effort needed to mitigate the construction sector’s embodied carbon problem

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The built environment generates 42% of annual global CO 2 emissions, according to the International Energy Agency. San Francisco International Airport used Kingspan’s Designwall 2000 insulated metal panels to create an architectural look for its Consolidated Administration Campus. The CODE Building in Charlottesville, Va.,

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COVID-19 workplace updates: financial & environmental impact

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To tie these two crises together through the built environment, stok’s engineering team has quantified the energy and environmental—and associated financial—impact of some of the recommended practices for mitigating the spread of coronavirus, as well as what steps building owners and tenants can take to help offset this increased energy impact.