Biophilic Design In Operations & Existing Buildings
Companies like Google, Microsoft, and Salesforce are leading the charge in biophilic design, partnering with research organizations to study the effects of biophilic design in their offices. Why? With a rich
Optimize Building Performance in Real Time: Intro to Monitoring Based Commissioning
All too often, building performance is the focus of the design phase but left to chance in operations. When controls programming and operational issues aren’t caught and addressed once a building goes online, it may lead to
Volunteer Spotlight: USGBC Northern California Impact Committee Opens Doors to an Equitable Future
This post was originally published by USGBC Northern California: An Impact Committee volunteer, Boris Gamazaychikov shares his perspective on the importance of getting involved
Climate & the Housing Crisis: Stalls & Solutions
The new climate economy is defined by statistics like widening wealth gaps, rising costs of non CPI goods such as food, energy, and housing, the built environment’s draw on global resources, contamination of our oceans, and ineffective
Stok Summer Travel Destinations
The weather’s warming up, so it’s time to get out and explore. We asked our team where they’re headed this summer. Check out some of our highly anticipated trips below to inspire your own excursions this season
3 Considerations for Designing Scalable Sustainable Real Estate Programs
This June, stok partnered with Google and the International Living Future Institute to present on scaling sustainable real estate programs at Sustainable Brands ‘19 Detroit. As the business case for high performance buildings
5 Energy Engineering Ideas & Innovations from AEE West 2019
The AEE West Energy Conference & Expo brings together professionals in the energy engineering industry to share cutting-edge energy efficiency and tech-based solutions from the commercial, industrial, and government sectors
Biophilic Design: Sneaking Into the Standards
“When nature inspires our architecture—not just how it looks but how buildings and communities actually function—we will have made great strides as a society.” –Rick Fedrizzi, International WELL Building Institute Chairman & CEO
5 Takeaways from Living Future 2019
The annual Living Future unConference continually brings together some of the most passionate and forward-thinking leaders and practitioners of regenerative design to discuss how we can build communities that are
Stok’s Social Media Guide: Instagram Accounts You Should Be Following
We’re stoked to be back on Instagram to share an inside look at life at stok. To celebrate our return, we asked our team to share some of their favorite Instagram accounts. Whether you’re looking for sustainable living tips