Brad Jacobson

Article introducing and describing the EPIC tool and its significance for early-phase design decisions and life-cycle carbon considerations (published on gb&d).

Explains the EPIC tool, its role in bringing early-phase benchmarking and target-setting guidance for embodied and operational carbon, and how it helps prioritize impactful, timely carbon-reduction measures.

Long-form piece outlining EHDD's Climate Positive design principles, including electrification, material decarbonization, reuse of existing buildings, and policy/operational approaches to scale climate solutions in the built environment.

Perspective on the evolution of net-zero building adoption, delineating historical phases and practical drivers enabling broader market adoption of net-zero energy design.

Reflections and data about the Packard Foundation headquarters' first-year performance and discussion of the project as a replicable model for scaling net-zero buildings.