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How We’re Implementing The Fitwel System in Our Own Office
Big news around these parts—we have taken the Fitwel test! The Fitwel System is a building certification standard that optimizes building occupant health and productivity through targeted improvements to workplace design and policies. Typically, these measure large office complexes or government buildings. But we thought it would be fun to look into how a small office…
Fitwel: A Building Certification for Healthy Workplaces
If you know about our firm, you know that we care deeply about sustainable practices in design and construction. To that end, Karin recently became an Ambassador of The Fitwel System, a building certification standard that optimizes building occupant health and productivity through targeted improvements to workplace design and policies. Fitwel is a building certification that…
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PATRIQUIN ARCHITECTS is an award-winning firm of architects and designers based in New Haven, CT. The office has a broad range of experience in a variety of institutional, commercial and residential projects. Our firm is dedicated to the development of elegant, sustainable design solutions. The studio setting of the office allows for collaborative design and…
THE DECISION TO DESIGN AND BUILD SUSTAINABLY
For most people, one of the reasons to live sustainably is to lessen humans’ negative impact on the viability of the earth’s resources. Because 40% of CO2 emissions in the US come from the building sector, the decision to design and build sustainably can make a huge impact on the environment. There are…
What You Need to Know About Sustainable Building Certifications
There are many definitions for sustainability and what it means to the building community. And there are many designations and certification programs to choose from. So, how do you decide what is the best approach for your design and construction project? It depends on your priorities, your climate, your immediate site, whether your building is…
Traveling Architect: Phoenix in 4 Days
Music, Nature and Architecture As luck would have it, this trip was an amazing convergence of three things I love—nature, music and architecture. The main reason for the trip was to rehearse and perform the American premiere of my father Donald Patriquin’s Songs of Innocence, an adaptation of William Blake’s poems in an 8-movement suite…
How to Incorporate Sustainability into Your Early Childhood Center
What is sustainability in construction? Most people are familiar with the term sustainability, but what does it mean in construction? If we were to ask most people to define it, they would probably come up with terms such as green design, environmentally friendly, and renewable energy. The U.S. Green Building Council defines it as “a…
Case Study: Early Childhood Center – Sustainable Construction
How do we incorporate sustainability into an early childhood center building? Completed in 2013, this early childhood learning center is built on land shared by a Quaker meeting house. The client group sought to accommodate 72 children aged 3 months to 5 years in a structure that promotes experiential learning and interaction with the environment…
WHO NEEDS A SITE AND FEASIBILITY STUDY?
In the February 2017 issue of The New England Real Estate Journal, we are featured in the ‘Question of the Month’. We answer the question ‘Who Needs a Site and Feasibility Study?’ in an article which features an infographic about the process of making an informed decision about a property. Digital version of the article here.
Case Study: Early Childhood Conversion
OVERVIEW Located in an existing building attached to a Lutheran Church, this early childhood head start facility will serve the community for the growing need of childcare for infants through preschool age children. Within the program there are 4 classrooms, a staff room, a new shared kitchenette, an open central activity area and a new playground. CLASSROOM…