What does it take to design and implement a LEED Platinum Building? What does LEED have in common with WELL Building? What is Sick Building Syndrome? And, how can we design more sustainability? We look at the CODE for sustainable design through the lens of a new building in Charlottesville, VA: CODE, Center for Developing Entrepreneurs. Guests include Eskew Dumez Ripple architects, Tyler Guidroz and Kelsey Wotila. As well as sustainability consultant Sydney Covey of STRUCTR Advisors (Virginia Beach Virginia).One thing is guaranteed with this episode, you WILL learn something new and surprising to help you think of design and the spaces we occupy in a new, fresh light.Special thanks to the sponsor of this episode, Resource Lighting + Controls, representing over 100 brands of architectural lighting in the Hampton Road Virginia Area. Visit their line card at www.resourceltg.com/line-card

"In March of 2020 when it became clear that everyone would be working from home...as a new firm in this region...nobody knew who we were." - Sara Zoumbaris, founder Studio Mas Creative.How does an interior design startup thrive in a post COVID environment? That’s what we’re discovering in this episode of Maker’s Speak. Quick shifts in marketing helped this firm not only survive, but thrive. How? Sara tells us the secrets to finding your strengths, diversifying and discovering new ways to market a startup design business.See images associated with this podcast at www.dezineresource.com.

"The last design retreat the firm did was to Copenhagen and they came back and said that someone poised the question to them - What if architecture could change the world? And when you're doing this kind of work, it really does."Are you hoping for a future where science and technology can solve some of the world's most perplexing problems? You've come to the right place. This is Makers Speak.Find the transcript, VA Beach BIO photos, video and to subscribe visit www.dezineresource.comWe're exploring how three experts in biolab design got where they are and what they're excited about within the Science and Technology sector.This episode is guaranteed to surprise you. Discover companies and biolabs doing work that seems like something out of the future, solutions for sustainability in architecture, and the art of mentoring designers.These topics and more are discussed through the lens of the project that brought these designers together: VA Beach BIO. It's a unique co-working space rarely found outside of universities that offers biolab space for startups.Thanks to Kurtzon Lighting, makers of lighting for biotech, healthcare and harsh environments, for sponsoring this episode. www.Kurtzon.com