Notes on regenerative design and practice.
Writing from the studio and from NAPP Lab, on environmental performance, climate justice, and what we're learning on site. This page will grow as new articles are published.
Measuring what matters
Why NAPP publishes post-occupancy performance data on every project, and what we do when a result misses the target.
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Passive cooling in the Yucatán
What a decade of builds taught us about cross-ventilation, shade, and designing without mechanical air conditioning.
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Affordable housing, uncompromised
Dignified, climate-responsive housing at accessible cost: why budget should never be the reason design rigor gets cut.
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Inside an informal-settlement upgrade
A first look at NAPP Lab's collaborative process for improving housing and infrastructure without displacement.
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What we look for before we acquire a site
The environmental, social, and financial criteria NAPP uses to decide whether to step in as developer on a project.
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Why we measure embodied carbon before we draw a wall
Material selection happens earlier than most studios think: here's how NAPP front-loads carbon accounting into concept design.
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Designing boutique hospitality without overbuilding
Small-footprint hospitality projects that perform financially without sacrificing the site's ecological carrying capacity.
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Three years of climate resilience interventions, in numbers
A look back at what NAPP Lab's catalyst projects have measurably changed for the communities they were built with.
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