PRISM | Sustainability in the Built Environment

KTGY-Designed Anthem House Honored by Delta Associates

Posted by PRISM | Nov 10, 2017 | 0 |

Anthem House is a 292-unit mixed-use multifamily rental community in Baltimore developed by War Horse Cities, The Bozzuto Group and Solstice Partners, and designed by KTGY Architecture + Planning. Located on a former industrial site at 900 E. Fort Avenue, facing the Baltimore Harbor in the historic Locust Point-Fort McHenry neighborhood, the building massing displays a Z-shaped plan maximizing the unit vistas and creating two distinct courtyards facing the city and the harbor. The base, middle and top articulate the massing, while two urban setbacks, corner and entrance court, engage with the streetscape.

Avitru and Sustainable Minds® to provide environmental product transparency data within Masterspec®

Posted by PRISM | Nov 10, 2017 | 0 |

Avitru (formerly known as ARCOM) and Sustainable Minds® yesterday announced at the Greenbuild Expo a new partnership that will enable the sharing of environmental product transparency data so architects, engineers, and contractors (AECs) can access in one place the information they need to construct greener and healthier buildings.

Vitro Architectural Glass publishes Glass Design Guidelines pocket guide

Posted by PRISM | Nov 10, 2017 | 0 |

Vitro Architectural Glass (formerly PPG Glass) announced that it has published “Glass Design Guidelines,” a pocket-size resource that architects can review with colleagues, engineers, glazing contractors, glass fabricators and other building professionals when drafting or reviewing glass specifications for building projects.

Moseley Architects and Marks Thomas Announce Merger

Posted by PRISM | Nov 10, 2017 | 0 |

Moseley Architects announced plans to merge with Marks Thomas, a woman-owned architecture firm based in Baltimore. Marks Thomas is recognized for providing planning, architecture, interior design, and sustainability services to clients along the east coast. Focusing on senior living, multi-family housing, education, and historic preservation markets, the firm was ranked 11th among the top 25 architecture firms by the Baltimore Business Journal.

IWBI and ASID Team Up to Promote Health and Wellness in the Design Community

Posted by PRISM | Nov 10, 2017 | 0 |

The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and the International WELL Building Institute™ (IWBI)™announced at Greenbuild International Conference and Expo that they are teaming up to enhance WELL Accredited Professional (WELL AP™) education for the design community. Beginning in February 2018, ASID members who have or receive IWBI’s WELL Faculty™ designation will lead WELL AP exam preparation courses throughout the United States. ASID members will receive discounted pricing as a way to increase the opportunity for those in the design community to obtain the WELL AP credential.