People, Planet, Design with Corey Squire

The Green Building Matters Podcast with Charlie Cichetti

Corey Squire, AIA, is a dedicated leader in sustainable design and advocacy within the architectural industry. With a career focused on advancing high-performance design, Corey has played a pivotal role in enabling award-winning firms to integrate sustainability into their work. His expertise has positioned him as a recognized thought leader, with frequent lectures on sustainability topics nationwide.

Notably, Corey was a lead author of the AIA Framework and Toolkit, which are transforming standards of excellence in the built environment.

Corey’s academic foundation includes a Master of Architecture from Tulane University and a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies from Oberlin College. As an Associate Principal, he continues to push the boundaries of sustainable architecture, guiding leadership and practice toward a carbon-free future.

Show Highlights

• Insights into the challenges and strategies for advancing sustainable architecture.

• A Framework for Design Excellence for AIA that has influenced industry standards and practices.

• Sustainable design strategies that prioritize environmental impact, occupant well-being, and social justice.

• Encourages collaboration among project teams to ensure consistent application of sustainability strategies.

• Research on passive survivability key considerations.

• Reducing peak cooling load can enhance building resilience against extreme weather events.

• Simplifies complex sustainability topics for non-professionals.

• Discusses non-traditional building systems like trees and occupant behavior.

“...what the Framework For Design Excellence did, was formally integrate these ideas so now sustainable design, resilient design, healthy design, and equitable design is just…good design…this was a major step forward for the profession and we're still moving that direction.” - Corey Squire

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• LinkedIn

• People, Planet, Design (Corey’s Book)

• Happy City

• Scale

• The Heat Will Kill You First

• Having Researchers on Staff | A Discussion with LEED Fellow Z Smith

• Marsha Maytum Tribute

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