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USGBC Announces Inclusive Design Pilot Credit Proposed by SWA

March 1, 2019

USGBC has announced that it will now include an inclusive design pilot credit for the LEED rating system. The intrinsic connection between green building, health, and accessibility is what led SWA to propose this credit back in 2017. We are excited and proud of our contribution toward improving the LEED program with a more holistic approach to building design and construction.

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PRINT Magazine: The New ‘Building Equity Standard’ Championing Our Differences When Designing

PRINT magazine’s Charlotte Beach talks with SWA’s Victoria Lanteigne, Ph.D., Principal of Research, about Universal Design vs. designing for equity and the Building Equity Standard (BEST)—a new resource aimed at helping practitioners embed equity in the design of the built…

SWA’s Victoria Lanteigne Co-leads Effort to Relaunch the Center for Universal Design

North Carolina State University and Steven Winter Associates have been awarded a grant to reinvest in the CUD given increasing interest in related efforts such as inclusive design and building equity.

New Building Standard Advances Equity in the Built Environment

Today, a new equity-focused design standard was launched for architectural practitioners interested in embedding equity in the design of the built environment. Victoria Lanteigne, Ph.D., WELL AP, in alignment with award-winning building performance firm, Steven Winter Associates, announced the release of…