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SWA has come across several challenges and learned a lot through our benchmarking data verification efforts. While some of the data corrections may be unique to the buildings, some are more general. Here are five of the issues we’ve seen…

Cooking inside your home or apartment produces contaminants, and without an exhaust strategy, pollutants remain inside and diminish indoor air quality.

When ventilation systems are designed correctly, but installed, commissioned, and operated incorrectly, the system ends up being leaky and inefficient and uses more energy than expected.

We’re sharing the strategies we use most often as Enterprise Green Communities consultants to achieve certification and create more sustainable communities.

Myth: Following the accessibility requirements of the building code will satisfy the accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

How can building designers and healthcare providers proactively ensure that medical diagnostic equipment is accessible to patients with disabilities?

Explore data, resources, and tools available now to help project teams create a strategy to reduce embodied carbon along with operational carbon.

These unintentional violations of accessibility requirements are common post occupancy and are often caused by untrained building staff.

Get answers to all your questions about New York City’s Building Energy Efficiency Rating Labels and letter grades from our energy experts.

Accessibility consultants have heard all types of misconceptions about the Fair Housing Act (FHA). These assumptions can result in noncompliance.

In office and coworking spaces provided as an amenity in residential buildings, what accessible design requirements apply?

Inclusive Design strategies must evolve to prioritize all building occupants and the surrounding community at each stage in the design process.