Join a community of campus planners, sustainability directors, faculty/educators, administrators, operations staff, policy professionals, and design & construction professionals at…

Living Building Makers: Creating Sustainable Buildings That Renew Our World is a handcrafted collection of stories celebrating the people who bring…

It has almost been a full year since the R.W. Kern Center became a certified Living-Building, allowing us to observe…

The R.W. Kern Center is the focus of ARCHITECT magazine’s ‘Innovative Detail’ feature, showcasing its unique, minimalist timber structure. Read…

Congratulations to Hampshire College for being recognized by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)! Hampshire…

Campuses in Western Massachusetts—Hampshire College, Smith College, and Williams College—are on the forefront of transformation. These institutions, with others in…

We are thrilled to announce that the R.W. Kern Center at Hampshire College in Amherst , MA has finally been…

From divestment to investment, mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, and pursuits for students, faculty, staff, space, and dollars, institutions are forced to get creative to address age old challenges of Town Gown Relationships, the persistent rising cost of higher education, and emerging trends in learning.

At Bruner/Cott, we know Hampshire College best for being home to the R.W. Kern Center, a project we completed in…

In his session, “Sustainable Materials Success Stories,” BCA Principal Jason Jewhurst will be exploring what drives decisions, what contributes to successful sustainable materials outcomes, challenges, and what resources or actions are needed to expand the adoption of these approaches.