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on November 29,2010 in Feature

Power consumption for data centers doubled from 2000 and 2006, and it is anticipated to double again by 2011, making these mission-critical...

on November 29,2010 in Feature

Motivated by the prospect of increased property values, reduced utility bills, and an interest in jumping on the sustainability bandwagon, a noted...

on November 03,2010 in Product Review

The Willow School in Gladstone, N.J., reached its LEED Platinum goal with the help of a Follansbee TCS II roof. The new 13,000-sf building, known...

on November 03,2010 in Product Review

Hope Lake Lodge, an indoor water park at Greek Peak Ski Center in central New York, is open year-round and kept at a balmy 80°F to 84°F at...

on November 03,2010 in Product Review
ThinkEco’s “modlet” (short for “modern outlet”) is an intelligent outlet that monitors energy use by appliances in offices, apartments, condos, or...
on November 03,2010 in Feature

Designed by ZGF Architects, in association with OPN Architects, the Biorenewable Research Laboratory on the Ames campus of Iowa State University...

on November 03,2010 in Feature

The new Cantigny Outdoor Education Center, located within the 500-acre Cantigny Park in Wheaton, Ill., earned LEED Silver. Designed by DLA...

on November 03,2010 in Feature

The renovation and expansion of the public works operations facility in Wilmette, Ill., including a 5,000-sf addition that houses administrative...

on November 03,2010 in Feature

The Milwaukee (Wis.) Community Sailing Center’s new facility on Lake Michigan counts a geothermal heating and cooling system among its...

on November 03,2010 in Feature

Pfeiffer Partners Architects, in collaboration with Mithun Architects, programmed, planned, and designed the $55 million renovation and expansion...

on November 03,2010 in Feature

Not only is the student recreation center at the University of Arizona, Tucson, the hub of student life but its new 54,000-sf addition is also...

on November 03,2010 in Feature

Horizons at Morgan Hill, a 49-unit affordable senior housing community in Morgan Hill, Calif., was designed by KTGY Group and developed by Urban...

on November 03,2010 in Feature

The Sustainable Energy Technology Center has broken ground in October on the Danville, Va., campus of the Institute for Advanced Learning and...

on November 03,2010 in Feature

Students at Bowling Green State University in Ohio will be eating in a new LEED Platinum multiuse dining center next fall. The 30,000-sf McDonald...

on November 02,2010 in Feature
A slowdown in new construction has firms focusing on office reconstruction and interior renovations. Three experts from Hixson Architecture...
on November 02,2010 in Feature

The Trinity River Audubon Center, which sits within a 6,000-acre forest just outside Dallas, utilizes sustainable materials that help the $12.5...

on November 02,2010 in Feature
Building Design+Construction takes a retrospective tour of a pace-setting LEED project.
on November 02,2010 in Feature

Building-integrated wind turbines lend a futuristic look to a parking structure in Chicago’s trendy River North neighborhood. Only time will...

on November 02,2010 in Feature

Back in the halcyon days of 2006, energy analysis of building design and performance was a luxury. Sure, many forward-thinking AEC firms ran their...

on November 02,2010 in Feature

Jerry Yudelson, prolific author and veteran green building expert, challenges Building Teams to think big when it comes to controlling energy use...