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More Than a Building: Olympic House Wins Prestigious Architecture Awards

Published: Aug 07, 2020 – 02:01 PM EST

Olympic House, the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, and one of the most sustainable buildings in the world, has won two prestigious Architizer A+ Awards which recognise its innovative sustainability features and the iconic, five-ring Unity Staircase.

Believe in Better: How Mohawk Group Successfully Navigates the Living Product Challenge

Published: Jul 31, 2020 – 10:27 AM EST

Originally published on Trim Tab About the author: Rami Vagal is the senior manager of sustainability at Mohawk. With a strong background in corporate sustainability and architecture, Rami has a keen sense of strategic planning and implementation of multiple sustainability initiatives. She has...

Accelerating Digital to Build Better Industries Post-COVID-19

Published: Jul 24, 2020 – 05:39 PM EST

Energy Management/Energy Efficiency The COVID-19 crisis will transform industry. New circumstances have reinforced the importance of agility, efficiency, and resiliency. Our industries are simultaneously needing to save costs while building more capacity and robustness. To achieve both, there is one solution: digitization. But...

Public Comment Period Open for Cradle to Cradle Certified Version 4 Draft Standard

Published: Jul 20, 2020 – 05:00 AM EST

OAKLAND, Calif., Jul. 20 /CSRwire/ - The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute has made the Cradle to Cradle Certified Version 4 draft standard available for a second period of public review from 20 July - 2 September, 2020. The new draft standard...

CEU: Integrating Health and Wellbeing Into the Foundation of the Built Environment

Published: Jul 10, 2020 – 02:57 PM EST

Jul. 10 /CSRwire/ - As part of the Mohawk Group CEU series and the manufacturer's upcoming DesignFWD virtual summit, senior sustainability manager Rami Vagal will be hosting and presenting "Integrating Health and Wellbeing into the Foundation of the Built Environment." This accredited course...

IOC Receives Green Building Leadership Award

Published: Jul 08, 2020 – 01:33 PM EST

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has received another distinction for Olympic House. The IOC’s new headquarters in Lausanne has been awarded the European 2020 US Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership Award. Olympic House, which also holds the rigorous LEED Platinum certification, is one...

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