Side Notes: Integrating Sustainability, Quality, and Codes for Design Excellence

About this episode

Rachael Spires discusses the intersection of sustainability, quality assurance, and building codes in design.

Sustainability, quality assurance (QA), building codes, and specifications—at BWBR, these critical design functions are overseen by Rachael Spires, Associate Principal and Performance Design & Quality Manager. In this episode of Side Notes, she explores how the seemingly distinctive roles intersect, all working together to drive design excellence in powerful ways. If you like what we are doing with our podcasts please subscribe and leave us a review! You can also connect with us on any of...

People in this episode

Guest: Rachael Spires

Topics covered

• sustainability
• quality assurance
• building codes
• design excellence
• performance design

Keywords

• sustainability
• quality assurance
• building codes
• design
• performance design

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Organizations: BWBR

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