Feature Story
Boosting Quality of Life, Not Temps

Around dawn on July 15, 2003, residents of Phoenix awoke to an astonishing morning low of 96° F. It was brutally palpable evidence of the urban heat island (UHI) effect, which over the last half-century has raised the desert city’s average temperature by more than 5° F, and where summer monthly electric bills can easily top $400 for an average 2,500-square-foot home.

Photo: John Horner Photography

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Case Study: Health Care
Fasseas Cancer Clinic
University Medical Center North, Tucson
Through Efficient Façade, Desert Views

Stripping an obsolete hospital shell to its steel framing, CO Architects transformed the recycled substructure in Tucson into a showplace of evidence-based design.

Photo: Robert Canfield, courtesy CO Architects

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Product Category: Landscape
Building Sites in Tune with the Earth

New ideas are bubbling up to make outdoor landscapes as sustainable as the highly efficient buildings they complement.

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Regional Focus: South Atlantic
Exterior Product Data Reflects South Atlantic Extremes

The South Atlantic region experiences tough climatic extremes, from high humidity levels and hot temperatures to hurricane-force winds.

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