Knowledge management is key to unlocking success with sustainable design, but designers live in a noisy world filled with conflicting priorities. By taking the time to capture and share “what good looks like”—in other words, to separate the signal from the noise—a firm can provide its designers with a solid baseline for designing projects.
This pursuit to deliver better project outcomes led Bora’s Director of Sustainability, Corey Squire, to build and launch Chaco, the firm’s Synthesis 6 intranet. Through the sharing of best practices and process knowledge—information staff “can’t find anywhere else”—Chaco is helping Bora embrace the firm’s core design philosophies of health, climate and equity while transforming the design process.
In this Synthesis Spotlight, you’ll learn how Chaco allows Bora’s designers to:
Find best practices for building typologies, systems, materials, construction, and specifications
Use process knowledge ranging from pre-design, design phases, products + materials, client feedback, and archiving in their projects
Ask questions and get answers from other designers around a variety of design and technical topics
Continuously improve Bora’s knowledge base as the firm evolves and grows
This Synthesis Spotlight webinar will take place on Thursday, April 20th at 11 AM PDT.
Featured Guest
Corey Squire, Director of Sustainability, Bora
Corey Squire, AIA, has dedicated his career to sustainable design leadership and advocacy in the architectural industry. As a recognized thought leader, he has empowered multiple award-winning design firms to achieve high performance. Corey lectures nationally on a range of sustainability-related topics and was a lead author of the AIA Framework and Toolkit, resources that are redefining excellence in the built environment.
About Bora
Bora Architecture & Interiors is a 74-person, national design practice based in Portland, Oregon. With health, equity and sustainability essential to their pursuit of inspiring architecture, Bora is committed to creating transformative environments that shape communities and elevate the human experience.