Andree Iffrig
Andrée Iffrig LEED AP is a writer and award-winning graduate architect. She uses her broad background in environmental design and community development to investigate trends in architecture and urban design.
A member of the Canada Green Building Council, Andrée is an Accredited Professional with LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). Her interest in sustainable design is readily evident in her articles at Suite 101, where she celebrates outstanding examples of sustainability, critiques corporate greenwashing and educates readers about sustainability principles that have stood the test of time.
Andrée is the author of Find Your Voice at Work: The Power of Storytelling in the Workplace (Limegrass 2007) and co-author with Keith Seel of BEING A Governor: A Process for Board Development (Mt. Royal College 2006). Storytelling is a life-long love that finds its way into her professional speaking as well.
Writing for elemente design magazine, Andrée has interviewed some of the stars of the sustainable design movement, most recently Cameron Sinclair, TED winner and humanitarian; Paul Goldberger, Pulitzer-prise winning architectural critic for The New Yorker magazine; Bill Valentine, Chair of HOK, one of the world’s largest architectural and urban planning firms; and Alejandro Zaera-Polo, founder of Foreign Office Architects.
Never content with the status quo, Andrée is currently exploring what organizations can learn from the field of sustainable design. Listen to one of her presentations on innovation through sustainable design at Banff Park Radio.
In addition to her writing for Suite 101 and elemente, Andrée has contributed recently to Canadian Manager, Training Matters, Network and E-Source (publications of the Human Resources Institute of Alberta), Charity Village NewsWeek and Gift Planning in Canada.
Over the years, Andrée has received several awards, including a Medal from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada for her thesis project, a Ganesha award from the Faculty of Environmental Design at the Institute of Technology in Bandung, Indonesia for her community development work, and recognition for her winning teams in corporate challenges at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce.
Latest Articles
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Electrical Distribution in Office Interiors
Agile electrical solutions achieve sustainable results in office interiors with movable walls and modular furniture.
Jan 26, 2010
- Andree Iffrig
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Visual Communication and Architecture
Using the same techniques as interactive video gaming, ICEvision® 3D software allows viewers to experience information rather than just observe it.
Jan 25, 2010
- Andree Iffrig
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ICE Design Imaging Software
Revolutionary software ICE makes it easy to rapidly design, visualize, specify and price products such as DIRTT movable wall systems.
Jan 23, 2010
- Andree Iffrig
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Interior Design for Office Interiors
Movable walls manufacturer DIRTT delivers interior wall systems that are beautiful, reusable and good for the environment. So why are designers still specifying drywall?
Jan 23, 2010
- Andree Iffrig
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Materials and Technologies for Green Buildings
Tacking on green building products to a design may earn points in a green rating system but it's a lousy strategy for realizing enduring architecture people will love.
Dec 14, 2009
- Andree Iffrig
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Going Green with Home Improvement
Home remodelling to green standards brings numerous benefits that go beyond less expensive utility bills and being good to the environment.
Dec 12, 2009
- Andree Iffrig
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Reality TV Goes Green
Two houses, two families, two teams of experts and just 30 days to build a dream home that meets the highest rating for green construction.
Dec 11, 2009
- Andree Iffrig
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Design of Museum Architecture
Adapting the language of classicism for a modern museum, Renzo Piano gives a virtuoso performance on how to establish harmonious relationships in architecture.
Oct 29, 2009
- Andree Iffrig
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Modern Wing Addition to Art Institute of Chicago
With his signature understated style, Renzo Piano invigorates the site of a downtown landmark in Chicago and makes going to the museum one of life's pleasures.
Oct 28, 2009
- Andree Iffrig
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Energy Efficiency and Budget for Building New
A good building pro forma factors in short and long term energy considerations, ensuring that upgrading to higher efficiencies can be efficiently implemented in future.
Oct 27, 2009
- Andree Iffrig
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