Video Stories
Early in the formative stage of 7group, we decided to give away our collective knowledge and experience to building owners, design professionals, government officials and the general public. One way we did that was through the participation in, and development of, numerous video stories to share that knowledge and experience. Here are some of our video stories. Check out our Video Library for more.
The Story of Pennsylvania's First Green Building - PA DEP SCROB
This video documents the efforts of the PA Department of Environmental Protection in realizing it's first green office building, the South Central Regional Office Building (SCROB). This project was pre-LEED and included the future partners of 7group as architect and key consultants.
Discovery Elementary – Net Zero Energy
A portrait of a zero-energy school in Arlington, VA, produced for the U.S. Department of Energy in collaboration with BuildingGreen. Features insights from the school board, school facilities office, architect, principal, teachers and students into the benefits of a school built within budget that saves over $100,000 in energy costs each year.
Integrating Art Into Healthcare
Capital Health focused on integrating art into their LEED Gold hospital that included commissioning local artists in a range of media.
Performance By Design: Perspective and Practice
Produced in partnership with the Rocky Mountain Institute, this video demonstrates both the why and how of an integrative design process that leads to more cost-effective, higher performing buildings.
Pittsburgh - This Remarkable Place
Using the construction of the David Lawrence Convention Center as a metaphor, this video portrays the resilience and reinvention of Pittsburgh as a green city. Commissioned by the Pittsburgh Green Building Alliance, funded by the Heinz Endowments.
Seven First Principles of Regenerative Business
This video introduces the seven first principles of regenerative business as outlined by author, consultant, mentor Carol Sanford, and augmented by perspectives from business professionals who employ regenerative thinking.
The Evolving Green Story of Phipps: A Living Building Takes Shape
A conversation with Richard Piacentini, Director of Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, that looks at Phipps’ history of green building through the Center for Sustainable Landscapes’ pursuit of the Living Building Challenge.
DEP Lessons Learned
An early exploration of integrative design, showing the interaction of systems and the cost/benefit of reconciling systems interactions; used extensively in USGBC LEED AP training. Commissioned by PA Department of Environmental Protection.
Phipps 2019 Biophilic Design
Phipps, a leader in pursuing responsible buildings with LEED, WELL, Sites and the Living Building Challenge, required Integrative Design Processes for their LBC projects and are now fully incorporating biophilic thinking into the design process. This story of Phipps' thoughtful evolution shows viewers firsthand how an integrative process works.
Remarkable Reinvention
RE Farm Café's story of how building a "doing less harm" green building evolved into the systemic transformation of regional food production and consumption. This multi-year regenerative thinking and design project reveals the evolution and persistence of owners Duke and Monica Gastiger, and the effect on local and regional community.
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