# PRISM: Sustainability in the Built Environment > PRISM Sustainability in the Built Environment is a leading growth\-orientated publication covering all aspects of the architectural built environment\. An online bimonthly publication and daily website ensure readers have all of the latest information on sustainable building design and materials at their fingertips\. PRISM integrates the whole building — providing timely news and information on building science, color and design; historic restoration and preservation; landscape architecture; urban and exurban planning; and industry news, focusing on the commercial and institutional markets\. Generated by Yoast SEO v27.9, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [PRISM MAY/JUNE 2018 EDITION](https://prismpub.com/prism-may-june-2018-edition/): PRISM May\-June 2018 featuring the sustainability of designing and building with timber, designing zero energy schools; Ashley McGraw Architects designs MacArthur Elementary School; The Emma and Georgina Bloomberg Center at Cornell Tech; and series Economics of Biophilia: Schools\. - [PROJECT PROFILES](https://prismpub.com/project-profiles/): Project profiles on PRISM Sustainability in the Built Environment\. These case studies showcase sustainable building projects, with in depth coverage of sustainable building materials such as green roofs, curtain walls, air barriers, reflective coatings and more\. - [July – September PRISM 2020 EDITION](https://prismpub.com/july-september-prism-2020-edition/): July \- September 2020 edition of PRISM Sustainability in the Built Environment featuring architectural zinc, wind\-driven kinetic façade systems, 2021 color trends, designing healthier hotels and how windows films can help make education facilities safer\. Featured authors from EXTECH, RHEINZINK, Stantec and the International Window Film Association\. Plus case studies exemplifying coatings for metal, projecting commercial structures and green roofs\. - [January \- March PRISM 2020 EDITION](https://prismpub.com/january-march-prism-2020-edition/): PRISM Sustainability in the Built Environment in its new quarterly format\. Tammy Schroeder, LEED Green Associate, Linetec’s marketing manager, discusses recent finishing trends for architectural aluminum products\. Maria Ionescu, a senior healthcare architect for Stantec, shares her insights into designing healthcare spaces that support pandemic response\. Rebecca Stone, AIA, LEED AP BD\+C, a partner at OZ Architecture in Denver, makes the case for restoring and repositioning vintage hotels\. - [PRISM NOVEMBER\-DECEMBER 2019 EDITION](https://prismpub.com/prism-november-december-2019-edition/): PRISM’s November\-December edition features include air and moisture barriers, passive house design, and coating concrete decks\. Karine Galla, Sr\. Product Manager for Sto Corp\., talks about the basics of air and moisture barriers in wall assemblies, including the pros and cons of different types\. Dr\. Andrea Frisque, with over has over 15 years’ experience in sustainable\-design analysis and computer modeling and advanced knowledge in heat and mass transfer, fluid dynamics, and thermodynamics; discusses passive house, an approach to sustainable buildings that has emerged from Europe and is growing in popularity\. “Construction jargon often sounds like a foreign language\. But just knowing a few, basic terms used when describing deck coating systems can help facility managers and building engineers qualify contractors, evaluate proposals and even communicate more effectively with property owners,” states Teddy Williams of Western Specialty Contractors in this informative article on deck coatings\. - [PRISM MARCH 2017 EDITION](https://prismpub.com/prism-march-2017-edition/): PRISM March 2017 online edition featuring "Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions about Air Barriers", "Color’s Role in Enhancing Educational Spaces – A look at 2017\+ trends" by Dee Schlotter – Sr\. Color Marketing Manager, PPG Architectural Coatings, "The Arroyo at Glen Mor Student Apartments – University of California, Riverside", "Setting the Scene at Mall of America by SageGlass", and more\. - [THE ECONOMICS OF BIOPHILIA by Terrapin Bright Green](https://prismpub.com/the-economics-of-biophilia/): "The Economics of Biophilia" is a six\-part, republication of “The Economics of Biophilic Design by Terrapin Bright Green\. Each part explores the indicators of productivity as they relate to biophilic design in five sectors: health care, retail, workplace, education, and community\. - [PRISM MAY/JUNE 2019 EDITION](https://prismpub.com/prism-may-june-2019-edition/): PRISM May\-June 2019 featuring Part II of Protecting Metal with a guide to coil coating for metal buildings and roofs authored by Channing Beaudry, Global Technical Director, Sherwin\-Williams Coil Coatings; the Javitz Center project by PPG; and a look at anodizing architectural exteriors written by Phil Pearce, Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing, Lorin Industries, Inc\. Terry Carespodi, National Sales Manager at YKK AP America Inc\., shares his insight into the latest trends in curtain walls for architectural buildings\. Dee Schlotter, PPG senior color marketing manager, architectural coatings, discusses the latest in color and design for healthcare facilities\. Recent building codes for storm shelters by Heather Bender, Strategic Marketing Manager, CornellCookson; resilient design pillars used in future\-proofing buildings by Ashley Eusey, PE, LEED AP, GGP; and the Oklahoma City Innovation District by Stephen Coulston, Principal, Perkins and Will are also featured in May\-June PRISM\. - [PRISM SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2018 EDITION](https://prismpub.com/prism-september-october-2018-edition/): PRISM SEPTEMBER\-OCTOBER 2018 EDITION is PRISM's annual 2019 Color Trends, as well as articles on Passive House Design, Exteriors and Glass, and The Economics of Biophilia: Retail by Terrapin Bright Green\. The color trends section includes: 2019 Color Trends in Multi\-family Design, Using Universal Design to Create a Space Accessible by All, Architectural Color Trends: Conceptual Inspiration to Practical Application and the 2019 colors of the year\. PRISM also features Passive House design, projects featuring exteriors and glass, and The Economics of Biophilia: Retail by Terrapin Bright Green\. - [About PRISM Sustainability in the Built Environment](https://prismpub.com/about/): PRISM \| Sustainability in the Built Environment is a leading growth\-orientated publication covering all aspects of the architectural built environment\. An online bimonthly publication and daily website ensure readers have all of the latest information on sustainable building design and materials at their fingertips PRISM partners with the industry to transcend the typical definition of ‘sustainability’ to illuminate the essence of sustainability throughout the entire life cycle of the architectural built environment\. PRISM integrates the whole building — providing timely news and information on building science, color and design; historic restoration and preservation; landscape architecture; urban and exurban planning; and industry news, focusing on the commercial and institutional markets\. - [PRISM JULY/AUGUST 2018 EDITION](https://prismpub.com/prism-july-august-2018-edition/): PRISM July\-August 2018 featuring sustainability in healthcare facility design, interior design materials and metal coatings\. Healthcare feature articles written by experts Jacob Tsimanis; Craig Booth, Principal, Yazdani Studio of CannonDesign; Jennifer Bahan of Hoefer Wysocki; and Matt Eastman, Principal, Stantec\. Also series Economics of Biophilia: Healthcare by Terrapin Bright Green; and link to Specifiers' Guide to Green Building Products\. - [PRISM JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018 EDITION](https://prismpub.com/prism-january-february-2018-edition/): PRISM January\-February 2018 featuring: "Designing from the Outside In" by Jami Mohlenkamp and Julie Edwards, OZ Architecture; "How Vancouver Greened its Waterfront" an LMN Architects project; "Five Myths of Specifying a High\-Performance Door" by Siva Davuluri, director of product strategy for high performance doors at CornellCookson Inc\.; NEW SERIES: THE ECONOMICS OF BIOPHILIA, and NEW COLUMN: Eye on Pittsburgh\. - [PRISM JANUARY 2017 EDITION](https://prismpub.com/prism-january-2017-edition/): PRISM January 2017 features "The Changing Landscape of Healthcare Design" by Valerie Miller, Little; "Incorporating Restaurant Design into Senior Living Spaces" by Megan Freckelton and Jami Mohlenkamp, OZ Architecture; "Integrating Human Health into Green Building and the Dell Children’s Hospital" by Steven W\. Peck, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities; "The impact of color on healthcare design\.\.\." by Dee Schlotter, PPG; "Sweet Success: A Polyaspartic Coating for a Commercial Bakery Floor" by Steven Reinstadtler; and "Dynamic Glass is Changing Healthcare Facility Design" by Lou Podbelski, SageGlass - [PRISM FEBRUARY 2017 EDITION](https://prismpub.com/prism-february-2017-edition/): February 2017 online edition of PRISM featuring "Renovate by Berkowitz: Transforming an Historic Landmark" by Scott Mitchell, "Restoring the Million Dollar Hotel: Highland Commercial Roofing Looks Back at Challenges of Historic Renovation" by Rick Cunningham, "Tubelite helps ArtsQuest Center transform historic Bethlehem Steel Mill,"Logan airport garage’s dynamic façade features 48,000 metal panels finished by Linetec," and "CityCenterDC office towers feature Valspar’s Fluropon high\-performance PVDF finishes\." - [PRISM AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2017 EDITION](https://prismpub.com/prism-augustseptember-2017-edition/): PRISM August\-September featuring "How Design Firms Can Build a Resilient Future" by Jessica Sheridan, AIA, LEED AP BD\+C; "Solutions to today’s challenges in education facility design: Q\&A with SCB" by Emma Kapp, Publisher of PRISM plus project \-The John and Kathy Schreiber Center at Loyola University Chicago, Clemson University creates “chapel for food,” and Lacombe Lift Station Concrete Waterproofing Project - [PRISM OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2017 EDITION](https://prismpub.com/prism-october-november-2017-edition/): PRISM October\-November featuring "The color trends driving design in 2018" by Sue Wadden, director of color marketing, Sherwin\-Williams; "The Evolution of Color Trends" by Dee Schlotter – Sr\. Color Marketing Manager, PPG; and 2018 Colors\. Also "Roadmap for Designing Net Zero Labs" by Jacob Tsimanis and "For a Green Wall, You Need a System" by John Chamberlin, Sto Corp\. - [PRISM JUNE/JULY 2017 EDITION](https://prismpub.com/prism-junejuly-2017-edition/): PRISM June/July 2017 featuring “Biophilic Design: Creating Joy Through Design” by Sonja Bochart, IIDA, LEED AP BD\&C, WELL AP, principal at Shepley Bulfinch; “Get Back to Nature\.” by Carolyn Rickard\-Brideau, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD\+C, provisional WELL AP; “Q\&A with Katie Bartolotta, Policy and Program Manager, Delaware Valley Green Building Council” by Emma Kapp, Publisher of PRISM; and “In the Know: The Difference Between Antimicrobial, Antibacterial and Microbicidal Coatings” by Steve Revnew, senior vice president of product innovation at Sherwin\-Williams\. - [PRISM DECEMBER 2017 EDITION](https://prismpub.com/prism-december-2017-edition/): The December 2017 issue of PRISM featuring "Building Airtightness Testing and the Selection of Appropriate Air Barrier Strategies" by Graham Finch, Dipl\.T\., M\.A\.Sc\., P\.Eng\., and "Building Resilient Schools on Responsible Budgets" by Graham Roy, FRICS\. Also education facility design projects "Boulder Valley School District opens Meadowlark School" and "Fairchild Wheeler: STEM Education and Integrated Sustainability\." ## Posts - [Biomimicry in architectural design: The Bullitt Center](https://prismpub.com/biomimicry-in-architectural-design-the-bullitt-center/): The idea for this article originated from an evening of watching “Xploration Nature Knows Best” from Steve Rotfield Productions\. The episode, “Biobased Buildings” with host Danni Washington, encompassed a cohesive discussion on products and buildings that mimic nature — biomimicry in design\. The show included two examples of biomimicry in design, StoColor® Lotusan® and the Bullitt Center\. - [Cypress and “Live Oak”—A Spectacular Combination](https://prismpub.com/cypress-and-live-oak-a-spectacular-combination/): The new headquarters of Live Oak Bank in Wilmington, North Carolina, is a stunning reflection of the institution’s attentiveness to the environment, its customers and the well\-being of its employees\. With views of tall trees, a pond and an occasional coyote, it’s an employee’s dream workplace\. Couple that with the use of locally sourced cypress and the U\-shaped building looks more like a recreational lodge than a bank\! - [Cypress Inside and Out as Environmental Center Earns Living Building Certification](https://prismpub.com/cypress-inside-and-out-as-environmental-center-earns-living-building-certification/): Designed by SmithGroupJJR, one of the largest architecture firms in the U\.S\., the Center was built to showcase technologies and building products that contribute to net\-zero energy, water, and waste\. According to project manager and design architect Greg Mella, FAIA, LEED AP, preference was given to natural materials, such as cypress, to reinforce a sense of place\. - [Specifiers' Guide to Green Building Products](https://prismpub.com/guide-to-green-building-products/): PRISM asked building materials manufacturers for information about some of their latest and/or most innovative sustainable products which architects might considering specifying for their next project\. We asked manufacturers why an architect would specify their product and where an one could find more information\. PRISM compiled this information in a guide, listing products by category types in alphabetical order\. You can read the entire Specifiers’ Guide to Green Building Products or click on a category or company listed below for specific information\. - [Renovate by Berkowitz: Transforming a Historic Landmark](https://prismpub.com/renovate-by-berkowitz-transforming-an-historic-landmark/): Rising 20 stories into the Buffalo, New York, skyline, 10 Lafayette Square looks identical to when it originally opened in November 1959 as a corporate office building\. But, looks can be deceiving\. Now—more than 57 years later and memorialized on the National Register of Historic Places—the landmark building is a mixed\-use complex and a model of energy efficiency after undergoing an extensive transformation that included the installation of the Renovate by Berkowitz™ \(Renovate\) façade retrofit system\. ## Projects - [Bagby Corridor in Houston, TX](https://prismpub.com/project/bagby-corridor-in-houston-tx/): Bagby Corridor is a 10\-block streetscape reconstruction and park revitalization in Houston’s Midtown District, one of the city’s largest and oldest central neighborhoods\. Prior to the transformation, the street was often in disrepair and not safe or welcoming to pedestrians\. Design Workshop and Walter P Moore conducted a comprehensive site analysis and led the transformation of the corridor\. - [Concrete Showcase](https://prismpub.com/project/concrete-showcase/): Concrete Showcase: A showcase of latest in concrete building materials including decorative concrete treatments such integral coloring and protective flooring\. - [West 215 Step Street in New York, NY](https://prismpub.com/project/west-215-step-street-in-new-york-ny/) - [Benjamin Moore reveals “Caliente AF\-290” as its Color of the Year 2018](https://prismpub.com/project/benjamin-moore-reveals-caliente-af-290-color-year-2018/): The Benjamin Moore Color \& Design team annually forecasts color trends following a year\-long research journey to 30 cities across 12 countries, traveling nearly 100,000 miles\. The team of seven Color \& Design experts attended more than 20 industry shows capturing more than 42,200 photos that illustrate points of inspiration from the arts, design, architecture, pop culture, fashion, home furnishings, and more\. Their collective findings demonstrated an emergence of red hues, embodying the change, strength, confidence and vitality that permeates cultural movements around the world\. - [Behr Paint reveals 2018 Color of the Year “In The Moment”](https://prismpub.com/project/behr-paint-reveals-2018-color-year-moment/): “In The Moment speaks to our society’s desire to disconnect and be present,” said Erika Woelfel, vice president of color and creative services at Behr\. “Spruce blue, soft gray and lush green coalesce into a fresh shade that evokes a sense of sanctuary and relaxation amid our always\-on lives\. 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