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on May 11,2012 in Feature

We offer the following recommendations in the hope that they will help step up the pace of high-performance building reconstruction in the U.S....

on March 12,2012 in Feature

Retrofitting our existing commercial buildings is one of the key steps to overcoming the economic and environmental challenges we face.

on November 11,2011 in Feature

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on October 17,2011 in Feature

Allan Bilka, RA, is a Senior Staff Architect and Secretariat to the International Green Construction Code (IgCC) with the...

on May 25,2011 in Feature

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on May 18,2011 in Feature

The 113,000-sf Rolling Meadows Elementary School in San Antonio is the Judson Independent School District’s first sustainable facility, with...

on May 06,2011 in Feature

“Zero and Net-zero Energy Buildings + Homes,” a 64-page White Paper that proclaims “the next frontier in the green building...

on April 19,2011 in Technical Resources
on April 14,2011 in Product Review

Sloan Valve’s water-free urinals and solar-powered faucets were installed at the Vanke Centre in Shenzhen, China. The 1.3-million-sf mixed-...

on April 13,2011 in Feature
Erin’s Pavilion, a welcome and visitors center at the 80-acre Edwin Watts Southwind Park in Springfield, Ill., earned LEED Platinum. The new 16,000-...
on April 13,2011 in Feature
Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, Va., is the commonwealth’s first inpatient healthcare facility to earn LEED Gold. The 630,000-sf...
on April 13,2011 in Feature

People parking their cars inside the new Research Drive garage at Duke University are making history—they’re utilizing the country...

on March 11,2011 in Feature

HOK, Realty Appreciation, and Texas A&M University are working on the Urban Living Laboratory, a 1.2-million-sf mixed-use project owned by the...

on March 10,2011 in Feature

Open-web bowstring trusses and steel joists give a Utah car wash architectural interest, reduce its construction costs, and help green a building...

on February 14,2011 in Feature

According to sustainability experts, the first step toward designing an energy-efficient roofing system is to see roof materials and systems as an...

on February 11,2011 in Feature (Web Exclusive)

The $73 million Soka University of America’s new performing arts center and academic complex recently opened on the school’s Aliso...

on February 11,2011 in Feature (Web Exclusive)

(FER) studio, Inglewood, Calif., converted a 115-year-old former dry goods store in Louisville, Ky., into a 10,175-sf mixed-use commercial...

on February 11,2011 in Feature (Web Exclusive)

Located on historic South Main Street in Fall River, Mass., the Fall River Justice Center opened last fall to serve as the city’s Superior...

on February 10,2011 in Feature

There’s lots of talk about zero energy as the next big milestone in green building. Realistically, how close are we to this ambitious goal?...

on January 21,2011 in Feature (Web Exclusive)

After the Army announced plans to expand Fort Bliss, in Texas, by up to 30,000 troops, FirstLight Federal Credit Union contracted NewGround (as CM...