Joyce Lee
Joyce Lee

Joyce Lee, FAIA, LEED Fellow, is president of IndigoJLD providing green health, planning and design services on exemplary projects. Joyce served under Mayors Giuliani and Bloomberg as Chief Architect at the New York City OMB. Her work has received numerous awards. She is on the University of Pennsylvania faculty. Her practice continues to assist cities to strengthen 2030 Districts, Better Buildings Challenge, and help companies reach sustainability and wellness goals.

Museums and Resiliency
17 May 2018 • openbook 8 minute read
A recent report by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) states the total economic contribution of US museums in 2016 amount to more than $50 billion in GDP, 726,200 jobs supported and $12 billion in taxes to local, state and federal governments. Not included in the ab …
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ENERGY STAR Score for Museums: You can manage what you measure
06 Oct 2017 • openbook 5 minute read
Museum institutions, whether they be major tourist attractions or small house collections, are part of our knowledge sphere from childhood through adulthood. Museums are viable, and often valuable, community enterprises whose boards are frequently headed by key philanth …
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Wellness Rooms – Here and Now
22 Aug 2016 • openbook 7 minute read
The influx of women in the workplace starting in the 1960s was partly attributable to the development of infant formula. Formula gives mothers of newborns added freedom to return to work after childbirth.  However, in the last few decades, research findings overwhelmin …
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2030 Districts Piercing Boundaries
05 Nov 2015 • openbook 7 minute read
At the recent 2030 Districts Summit in Cleveland, San Antonio officially became the 11th 2030 District, piercing the previous boundary of the initial ten Districts, and further demonstrating the market readiness of the privately-led, publicly-supported 2030 Districts in …
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2030 Districts as a Movement
10 Sep 2015 • openbook 7 minute read
With the recent announcement of the 10th Established 2030 District, the wave of participating high performance 2030 Districts buildings in North America has reached new heights. What are 2030 Districts? Urban areas across the United States have begun forming 2030 …
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A LEED First Aproaching It’s First Decade: Grand Rapids Art Museum
13 Feb 2015 • openbook 3 minute read
The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM), in 2005, took to challenge two myths circulating art museums at the time and tried to offer real solutions. The first was the “Bilbao myth” that art museum architecture should be an attention grabbing art object in itself in order …
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