ALTITUDE ADJUSTMENT
The Place Collaborative Blog
Place-Based Memory
A regenerative design opportunity presents itself in Salt Lake City’s Ballpark Neighborhood. Image source: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
Q&A with Angie
Learn a little more about our team member, Angie
Follow the Flow
The Wasatch Front looking east from a Parleys Creek flood control pond within a local park. Snow that falls on the northernmost (left face of the leftmost) peak flows into this pond each spring. Let’s follow the flow from there to here, and a little beyond.
Sustainability in K-12 Education
Here at Place Collaborative, our team loves learning and education. Our K-12 expert, Celeste, breaks down sustainability in schools in this guide summary.
Passive Buildings as a Solution to Air Pollution
Switching to all electric power is easier said than done. Learn about the role of thoughtful design in the push to reduce pollutants.
Common Ground
At Place Collaborative, we love to talk about food (when we aren’t talking about architecture of course). Turns out, we’re not the only ones! Come learn about the coincidental harmony of our farm-to-table projects.
Healthy Building Material Chemistry
Curious about how to sort through all the confusion around healthy building materials? Here’s a quick introduction to building material chemistry.
This is the Dam Place
Hayley and Kenner volunteered with Sageland Collaborative last fall. Hayley shares her experience building Beaver Dam Analogs.
Q&A with Kenner
Learn a little more about our team member, Kenner!
Water Resource Design
Sunlight, fresh air, and water resources are essential aspects of our environment that inform each place we regenerate. Understanding place allows designs to be informed by the ecological flow of water. Learn about how water informs design and some insight into our open source Precipitation Collection Model.
Q&A with Aimee
Learn a little more about our team member, Aimee
Psychology of Climate Change
We often don’t think about the psychological impacts of living in a world facing climate change, but it can have strong effects on our wellbeing and our energy to make a change.
Travel Edition: Sierra Nevada Mountains with the Kogi and Wiwa Tribes of Tairona
Learn a little about Megan’s trip to hike with the Kogi.
Q&A with Megan
Learn a little more about our team member, Megan!
Resilience Guides
Megan has writen and collaborated on many resilience projects, articles and resources. Read more on three of the resources she helped write while the Co-Chair of the AIA Resilience & Adaptation Advisory Group.
LF23 - Moving Towards a Living Future
We took a short trip to DC to attend the Living Future ‘23 conference. Read about our highlights
Q&A with Celeste
Learn a little more about our team member, Celeste!
The Road to Active Transportation
Bike-to-work season is here! Kelly and Kenner share their stories and advice on biking to work.
Q&A with Hayley
Learn a little more about our team member, Hayley!
Demystifying Deconstruction
Ever heard of Deconstruction? Learn about what it is and what we’ve learned about it in our project at Klamath Falls, OR.