Reimagining Buildings: Designing Buildings That Set Us Free

We don’t build better because we have to—we build better because we can. This session kicked off a season of transformation, collaboration, and massive impact, spotlighting how architects, engineers, builders, and designers are creating buildings that go beyond compliance to actively promote health, joy, and resilience. In this recording, Michael Ingui, architect and founder of the Passive House Accelerator, explores how high-performance buildings are setting new standards for what’s possible in the built environment. Drawing on real-world projects, Michael shows how thoughtful design can tackle today’s urgent challenges—climate change, public health, and social disconnection—while creating spaces that are beautiful, durable, and uplifting. What you’ll learn in this session:

• Integrated design strategies that deliver comfort, efficiency, and resilience

• Lessons from successful retrofits and new builds

• The power of interdisciplinary collaboration to design buildings that truly serve people and planet

✨ Bonus: A special Ask Me Anything will follow on Friday, September 5 inside the Reimagine Buildings Collective—where the conversation will continue, join us!