Darrah Appelfeller is an Architect, Programming Specialist, and Director of Sustainable Design who brings energy and a personal commitment in leading project teams through the process of setting sustainability goals and targets. From the Living Building Challenge to LEED Certification to the Architecture 2030 Challenge, she offers guidance, insight, and coordination in envisioning possibilities, evaluating passive design strategies, and meeting requirements for the most efficient buildings, interiors environments, and landscape designs.
Written by MHTN’s Director of Sustainability, Darrah Jakab, this article was published in Building Enclosure in August 2022. The average person spends 90 percent of their time indoors,1, which suggests that the quality of our built environments has significant effects on our overall well-being. Access to daylight and views contribute substantially to the experience of […]
As MHTN began planning it’s move into the historic Ford Building in downtown Salt Lake City, we saw this as an opportunity to put down roots in the vibrant Rio Grande neighborhood and take sustainability to another level. The world-shifting events of 2020 have certainly added another layer and put into perspective what sustainability means […]
The new Academic Building at Utah State University Moab will be the most sustainable building on any USU learning campus. Currently under construction, the combustion-free and all-electric facility is designed for LEED Silver Certification and Zero Energy Certification standards by the International Living Future Institute. A photovoltaic array not only powers the entire building but […]
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