LEED v4: A Success Guide
This week we hosted a LEED v4 seminar with USGBC Northern California (USGBC NCC) entitled “LEED v4: A Survival Guide.”
New CA Energy Efficiency Bill Will Transform Building Performance
It’s often said, “you can’t manage what you don’t measure.” As such, benchmarking is the cornerstone of energy management. Luckily
Earth Day 2017: Five Takeaways
In honor of Earth Day 2017, the stok team got our hands in some…earth! We met up with a group
Building Below Zero: The Net Positive Transformation
THE FILM stok was recently featured in a one-hour PBS documentary entitled “Building Below Zero: The Net Zero Plus Transformation.”
stok’s Summer Reading List
stok is a family of voracious readers. As the days get longer (and sunnier) we decided to compile a summer
Sustainable Brands 2017: Five Micro-Lessons
stok recently attended Sustainable Brands’ annual conference, an exciting agglomeration of over 2,000 brand strategists, business leaders, and sustainability “cool kids” from
Sustainable 401(k)s Can Strengthen Your Future
In your daily life, you may seek out products that are better for the planet, and perhaps you’ve even embedded
Make What’s Inside Count: A Simple Framework for Healthy Materials Selection
The AEC industry has swiftly educated itself on the impact that building materials can have on the environment and human health. Primarily ushered in by the LEED v4 Building Disclosure and Optimization credits, which require transparency
There’s an App for That
Summer’s over and it’s back to the real world. Luckily, there are a bunch of apps out there to make
How to Better Utilize Project Managers: 3 Strategies for Success
The holy “AEC” trinity of Architects, Engineers, and Contractors is widely accepted as the backbone of a successful building project. While Project Managers (often called Owner’s Rep or Tenant Rep) often play a major role behind the scenes