Larch Lab is an architecture + urbanism studio/think and do tank focusing on climate adaptive, low-energy urban buildings
Larch Lab's Michael Eliason was appointed to serve on the board of Seattle's new Passivhaus Social Housing Developer Public Development Authority. This board represents a broad array of experience and knowledge, ...
Larch Lab's founder Michael Eliason will be co-presenting at xChats - a webinar hosted by Housing Forward VA. On 11 May at 1 pm EST, Eliason will be joining Ed Mendoza of Los Angeles-based Livable Communities Initia ...
The Architect's Newspaper invited Larch Lab's Michael Eliason to submit an op-ed on Point Access Blocks This piece presented an opportunity to get the concept of Point Access Blocks - single stair buildings - in front of a larger audience. To discuss t ...
On 7 March, Larch Lab's founder Mike Eliason heads to New Zealand (virtually!) for a webinar on climate adaptive, car-light ecodistricts. Aotearoa New Zealand was one of the first countries to enact dramatic planning reform ...
Over the last few months, we've been working with several policymakers, advocacy groups, and jurisdictions on Point Access Block legislation. To facilitate those conversations and educate policymakers, developers, and planners - we've developed a policy ...
Larch Lab's Michael Eliason will be presenting at the AIA Virginia's 2022 annual symposium, Architecture Exchange East. Michael will be co--presenting with City of Charlottesville planner Lyle Solla-Yates, for the track tit ...
After some prodding - we decided to launch The Livable, Low-carbon City - a podcast that explores the stories, places, and people working to make our buildings and cities more sustainable, enjoyable, and humane – in the face of a changing world. ...
Larch Lab's Michael Eliason was quoted in an Inside Climate News piece summarizing recent research on the potential carbon savings of Mass Timber cities. One of the ways to is to be incredibly resource-efficien ...
The Mercatus Center at George Washington University recently released a policy brief on solutions to statewide housing shortages, referencing Eliason's writing on Point Access Blocks. The policy brief, written by Mercatus's Salim Furth and Emily Hamilton ...
Larch Lab's Michael Eliason gave a presentation for Seattle's Urban Forestry Commission on density and trees being necessary for a livable city. On 20 July, Larch Lab's Eliason was invited to give a presentation on how alternative housing forms and ur ...