Cuningham
Wherever people work, play, heal, grow and live – Cuningham strives to make the world a better place through regenerative design. We understand that the synergy of decarbonization, regeneration and circularity in the built environment presents significant opportunities for brands to boost their own sustainability commitments.
For more than 50 years, Cuningham has a long-standing commitment to sustainable design. We continue this legacy by staying ahead of trends in carbon transparency, chain-of-custody sourcing and materials. We understand that the synergy of decarbonization, regeneration and circularity in the built environment presents significant opportunities for brands to boost their own sustainability commitments.
We design workplaces for brands that are purpose-driven and people-centered in the circular economy.
Regenerative Design: Circularity and Nature-Based Solutions
Evolving operations and supply chains to a regenerative approach requires integrating these concepts at the product design and sourcing stages. This panel will address topics including circular design, regenerative agriculture, and nature-based solut... View More
Climate Action Plans: How Do We Know If We’re Making Real Progress?
In our experience, it’s challenging to proceed from knowing your company’s emissions profile to crafting a climate action plan to reduce it. Successful companies will adopt the right mix of strategies for them — which is where the bigger challe... View More
Why Material Is Material: Another Definition of Double Materiality
What is 'material'? And how can a slight play on words help brands make more sustainable, healthier material choices in the built environment to reduce risk and benefit all stakeholders — from investors to employees and communities, to the planet? ... View More
A Deconstructive Tool for a Constructive Future
An awareness of these circular strategies will identify opportunities for any project team to consider the potential of a more 'constructive' future for the built environment. ... View More
Carbon Footprint Measurement and Challenges: A Case Study
Cuningham was commissioned to estimate GHG emissions for a company with $6.6B in annual sales and operations in 14 states, with 305 locations comprising more than 4M square feet. Companies’ real work begins when their GHGs are known and they can de... View More
How ESG Is Forever Changing Investing, Design in the Built Environment
Simply returning profits to investors is no longer a good enough measure of success. If any stakeholder does not see benefits in the design of a capital project, then gaining support is unlikely. Is your organization ready for multi-stakeholder inves... View More
Digital Twins: A Data-Driven Approach to Sustainable Building Operations
Digital twins are now beginning to be recognized for their ability to monitor a building’s performance in real time. Companies' building projects should include a model that is prepared for this new, data-driven approach to sustainability. ... View More
The Shift from Sustainable to Regenerative Design
The language and terms we use influence our approach to the problems we face. Switching from sustainable to regenerative design enables us to more easily leave behind strategies that are no longer equal to the challenges we face. ... View More
The Creative Collision of Circular Economy and Supply Chain in the Built Environment
The intersection of circular practices and supply chain in the built environment will be a ripe area for innovation as companies look to their real estate portfolios for opportunities to meet their ambitious sustainability commitments by 2030. ... View More
What’s Your Organization’s Carbon Budget?
The reduction in total carbon emissions due to COVID-19 just about equals the annual reduction we need to put in place over the next decade. That’s quite a challenge — and it will require us to examine every aspect of our organizations’ operati... View More
3 Advances in Sequestering Carbon in the Built Environment
The ability to not only eliminate greenhouse gas emissions, but actually sequester carbon, would transform buildings from net negative to net positive entities. Here, we examine several approaches making this possible. ... View More
Operating vs Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment: The Difference and Why It Matters
The tremendous work to reduce operational carbon from buildings in recent years can be seen in the rise of net-zero energy buildings. But without a comparable focus on reducing embodied carbon in construction materials, that work will not lead to the... View More
Regenerative Design: Beyond Sustainability Toward Circularity in the Built Environment
In order to achieve 2030 sustainability goals, company leaders must think beyond "sustainability," and challenge built environment teams to strive for net-positive impacts, net-zero energy and zero waste. ... View More
Using Built Environment Strategies to Achieve 2030 Sustainability Goals
As a CSO or COO of a company striving for sustainability, what contribution can you expect of your built environment team? That’s the question we address in this first of a series of articles about decarbonization, regeneration and circularity in t... View More
