| The eco-chimneys are part of the Capitol Crossing eco-district, a bold urban infill project that spans more than three blocks and captures the air rights above an existing stretch of interstate I-395 in downtown Washington, DC. Project developers the Property Group Partners (formerly Louis-Dreyfus Property Group) sought Terrapin’s unique perspective to provide the sustainability strategies […] — Read More
| The 21-story office building on P Street in Sacramento was a design-build project with AC Martin Architects and Turner Construction for the California Department of General Services (DGS). The building was designed to host about 3,450 employees from eight state agencies, and intended to be net-zero energy. With Glumac Engineering, Terrapin co-facilitated an Integrative Design Opportunities […] — Read More
| The Portland International Airport (PDX) is a joint civil–military airport and the largest airport in the state of Oregon, accounting for 90% of the state’s passenger air travel and more than 95% of its air cargo. The site is bordered by the Columbia River in the north and the Columbia Slough in the south with […] — Read More
| Terrapin provided consultation on sustainable design strategies and educational programmatic opportunities for this recently completed energy and nature education center. — Read More
| Terrapin recently completed a four-month community engagement and support process for those who lost homes in the 2018 Woolsey Fire. — Read More
| Inspired by Interface’s pioneering CEO Ray Anderson, who asked whether his factories could ever perform like a forest, “Factory as a Forest” is an ambitious project aimed at redesigning a manufacturing facility to function similarly to the local forest ecosystem. Terrapin, together with Biomimicry 3.8, co-developed a rigorous framework with specific performance targets and strategies […] — Read More
| Terrapin collaborated with Interface and Gensler on a series of preliminary studies. See the findings in Human Spaces 2.0: Biophilic Design in Hospitality. — Read More
| Terrapin developed a comprehensive report that helped the development team understand which specific sustainability strategies and goals are critical to create the premier environmentally progressive development in the Hudson Valley and New York. — Read More
| Terrapin led an environmental opportunities charrette and continues to guide the ambitious sustainability efforts of this 118-story tower. — Read More
| Using the 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design research as a framework, Terrapin analyzed the Clif Bar project and identified interventions to support employee health and wellbeing. Clif Bar is likely the first food manufacturer to deliberately incorporate biophilic design into an industrial bakery. — Read More
| The Tilden Houses Retrofit Proposal, a cost-effective redevelopment plan for a public housing superblock co-developed by Community Solutions and Terrapin, will be featured in the Cooper Hewitt Museum’s exhibition “By the People: Designing a Better America.” — Read More
| Terrapin advised on sustainable building practices and biophilic design for the Rocky Mountain Institute’s new state-of-the-art Innovation Center. — Read More
| A look at walking behavior and user experience of workers in urban environments to understand the attraction to nature and biophilia in cities. — Read More
| Terrapin, as part of HDR’s team, identified GHG emission reduction strategies in the building sector to achieve the city’s 80×50 carbon reduction goal. — Read More
| Terrapin is continuing its research in biophilic design to explore the effects on guest experience and user trends in the hospitality industry. — Read More
| Working with the Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper, Terrapin used Phoebe (Framework for the Built Ecological Environment) to help develop their pilot Blue Economy Framework. The Blue Economy Framework is a strategic plan for coordinating the major stakeholders of watershed hydrology (industry, agriculture, municipal supply and wastewater, etc) around the goal of protecting water resources. — Read More
| Terrapin helped the developer of a new master planned community create an energy and infrastructure strategy to achieve NZE for fixed income homeowners. — Read More
| Terrapin directed NYSERDA’s bioinspired innovation program, helping companies and researchers develop technologies with environmental and economic benefits. — Read More
| Tilden Towers is a vulnerable public housing superblock. A new proposal for retrofits hopes to improve community resilience and quality of life. — Read More
| Terrapin is excited to re-issue The Economics of Biophilia, with new biophilic projects and a note from co-authors Bill Browning and Catie Ryan. — Read More
