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We’ve studied ventilation systems in thousands of existing multifamily buildings…the good, the average, and the shocking. In part one of our blog series on multifamily ventilation systems, we’ll explain the most common issues in real, occupied buildings.

Packaged terminal air conditioners (PTACs) have long been known as the budget option: loud, bulky, and not particularly efficient. But newer technologies are challenging that reputation, and our testing suggests that some promising alternatives are coming to the market.

Greenbuild returns in 2026 and for the first time ever, the world’s largest annual gathering of green building professionals’ lands in New York City.

Our accessibility consultants answer the most frequently asked questions about Section 504 and how to apply it to residential projects.

By investing in accessible healthcare design, we can help reduce delays in care, improve patient safety, support earlier intervention during complications, and create spaces where every person feels that their health, and whatever path their pregnancy takes, matter.

The Americans with Disabilities Act went into effect in 1992 and covers a variety of building types. We’ve heard the assumption that buildings constructed prior to the law are exempt, but that’s not always the case. Here is what you…

Is the Low Energy Building (LEB) standard the right choice for your next multifamily project? We’re answering frequently asked questions about this cost-effective certification pathway developed by the Passive House Institute (PHI).

More than three decades after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the law is widely recognized, but misconceptions about how it applies to buildings and facilities continue to create confusion, and in some cases, costly compliance issues.

When projects move from design into construction, the cost conversation doesn’t get simpler—it gets less precise. Construction-phase cost pressure is rarely caused by a single requirement. It emerges from how design decisions, procurement timing, trade coordination, and field execution interact…

Even in hotels designed to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), we often find these 10 accessible design mistakes.

When energy codes are framed as a first-cost problem, rollback can start to sound like relief. We want to reframe the cost conversation from code-blaming to reality. At Steven Winter Associates, our approach is: define the pathway, define the baseline,…

And we have some thoughts. Every topic is on the table: upfront costs, regulatory compliance, commissioning, carbon, accountability, and more.