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Announcements

Glumac Joins AIA 2030 and CLF MEP 2040 Challenges

As of February 2022, Glumac is officially participating in the AIA 2030 and Carbon Leadership Forum (CLF) MEP 2040 challenges. Over the next 18 years, our engineers will be committed to low carbon building design and operation. Nicole Isle, Chief Sustainability Strategist for Glumac says our participation in these challenges is vital to slow global […]

Expertise

Great Projects

Trim Tab Magazine: How Net Zero Energy Electrified Learning at Creekside Community High School

The site of Creekside Community High School is less than a half-mile away from the Tigard High School in Tigard, Oregon. But the two facilities couldn’t be further apart. Creekside–the Tigard-Tualatin School District’s center for students requiring a non-traditional path toward completing their education–has long resided in an aging schoolhouse wedged just off the driveway […]

Concepts

New Thinking About Building Performance Energy Metrics

In the past two decades our industry has seen a significant shift toward a focus on energy efficiency and sustainability. In order to properly gauge whether this shift has had a quantifiable impact, terms such as Energy Use Intensity (EUI), Power Use Effectiveness (PUE), and Gallons/Day have become commonplace. These simplified metrics are useful tools […]

Expertise

Glumac LA:
An Innovative Approach to the Living Building Challenge in a High-Rise Building

Located in the heart of the Financial District in downtown Los Angeles, Glumac’s new office space sets a precedent for ultra-efficient tenant improvement projects. The office relocation is an opportunity for the firm to chart innovative strategies for existing high-rise buildings by pursuing Petal Certification under the Living Building Challenge (LBC). The LBC is often considered […]

Expertise

Making History:
The Living Building Challenge and Glumac’s Shanghai and LA Offices

The International Living Future Institute (ILFI) is making huge strides this year with its signature certification program and green building philosophy, the Living Building Challenge (LBC). ILFI has partnered with Glumac and Gensler to plant the first seed in Asia with the first registered LBC project: Glumac’s new 6,000-square-foot office TI in Shanghai, China. The tenant […]

Concepts

Shifting Perspectives for a Net-Positive Future

The International Living Future Institute (ILFI) Net Positive Conference in San Francisco this February presented a vision for the environmental performance of buildings that is challenging for many to embrace. The idea of net-positive development, in which a building and its occupants consume less energy, food, clean air, and water than is collected or produced on […]

Great Projects

Sokol Blosser’s New Tasting Room Targets Living Building Challenge
and Net-Zero Energy

Over 40 years ago, the Sokol Blosser winery began its journey to becoming a world-class vineyard and an industry leader in sustainability. They had a passion for growing Pinot Noir grapes and creating fine wine which helped shape Oregon’s now-prominent wine industry. They also had a commitment “being good to the earth” and striving for […]