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PIT Takes Flight: Building a Sustainable Legacy at the New Pittsburgh International Airport Terminal

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evolveEA leads sustainability at the new Pittsburgh International Airport terminal, advancing resilient, energy-efficient design for modern aviation.

Renewing Our B Corp Commitment

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evolveEA’s 2025 B Corp recertification reflects our continued commitment to people, planet, and purpose. Join us in building a better future.

2024: evolveEA’s Twentieth Year!

2024 marks the twentieth year since Christine and Marc founded evolve to better connect architecture to the environment. This is a moment for us to celebrate our success and recommit to our values as we look forward to the next twenty years of evolving with you!

Green Campus Futures

How are established tools & frameworks like LEED, UNSDGs, & EcoDistricts influencing sustainability efforts for university campuses?

Wayfinding and Transit Design: True Accessibility and Universal Design

As we design transit stations, it is important to remember that for many people with disabilities, several barriers remain in navigating to and within the pedestrian environment. Ron Brooks will be talking at Mpact with Sarine Sahakian about wayfinding, universal design, technology and its challenges and opportunities.

Missing Middle Models: Planning for Equity

In another Missing Middle Models blog post, we talked with Christine Walker of Navigate LLC about the strategies involved in establishing and operating a Community Land Trust to address housing needs, as well as design and market strategies that are shaping equitable communities in mountain destinations like Bozeman, Montana.

Missing Middle Models: The Rise of Modular Construction

The growing trends of modular construction and automation—technology that some of our current residential projects are utilizing—is one piece of this puzzle. We would like to share the benefits and challenges that can come with different approaches to modular construction and possible implications for the future of housing development globally.

WATCH: Increasing Diversity in Architecture & Planning

The UDream program has been instrumental in increasing minority representation in architecture in the Pittsburgh region and is going national! You can help—learn about the steps you can take to implement UDream's proven model for increasing diversity in architecture and planning.