Livable Spaces Lab featured in METROPOLIS U.S. Sustainable Design Report

Research led by Professor Holly Samuelson’s Livable Spaces Lab was featured in METROPOLIS’ 2026 U.S. Sustainable Design Report. The report highlights the groups’ rethinking of traditional sustainable design approaches, like window selection in cold-climate multifamily buildings, to work in concert with increasingly efficient cold-climate heat pumps. 

Read the full report here (see p. 26 for Livable Spaces Lab’s feature)

Host of "Deep Green" Avinash Rajagopal is joined by Holly Samuelson, Associate Professor of BT, takes a deep dive in the podcast about the state of sustainability in American architecture and design. Listen in on their talk about the current state of sustainable design in the U.S., how energy performance and occupant health are increasingly connected, and biggest roadblocks to mainstreaming sustainable strategies.

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