In order to meet President Elect Joe Biden's ambitious net-zero plan, the country will have to embark on nothing short of an energy revolution.

ASHRAE began renovations in January 2020 on an existing 66,700-square-foot building, originally built in 1978, on 11 acres of land.

Ash Awad, chief market officer, McKinstry, discusses the firm’s pledge to achieve net-zero annual carbon emissions by no later than 2040; the design work behind the Catalyst facility in Spokane, Washington; and much more.

Designing to optimize the whole building is imperative to achieving net-zero goals.

City leaders and members of the project are aiming to achieve certification from the Living Building Challenge – one of the world’s most stringent green building rating systems.