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Rendering courtesy of MIR.
The buildings are on an elevated platform and the surrounding walkways are suspended so as not to...
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The building is made of Polli-Brick, a building material that comes from 100% recycled Polyethyle...
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The store’s large terrace provides views of the Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Fountain.
In its 21st year, the Top Ten Awards highlight projects that exemplify the integration of great d...
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Rendering courtesy of Architects of Invention.
Garden Hill will provide an ‘oasis-like residence’ for Birmingham’s growing, multicultural studen...
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The renovation of Rancho Los Amigos Rehabilitation Center will provide more than 30% of open space on the Downey, Calif., campus. The design-build team for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works. Photo courtesy SmithGroupJJR.
A famed rehab center is reconfigured to make room for more outdoor gardens, parks, and open space...
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Vertical farms will bring new farmable space to the city.
SOM, this project's architect, softened the Public Safety Answering Center II's exterior with a reflective aluminum façade. Courtesy SOM/©Albert Vecerka|Esto.
SOM’s design for New York’s second Public Safety Answering Center leans on strategically placed w...
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The research involved investigating the feasibility of adapting the design of a sustainable mixed-use high-rise building in the 2016 New York City market to Passivhaus requirements. Rendering: FXFOWLE
A new study conducted by FXFOWLE shows that Building Teams can meet stringent Passivhaus performa...
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The product-specific EPDs allow designers to more quickly earn a LEED v4 credit in the Materials...
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The mixed-use towers would each rise 36 stories into the sky and connect via rooftop skybridges....
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The new habitat will sit between two existing buildings, including the Elephant House designed by...
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Rendering courtesy of the Office of Brian Hopkins
Over 70 new acres of public space would be created between Ohio Street and North Avenue.
Rendering courtesy of MVRDV
The plants will represent 250 species found in South Korea.
Rendering courtesy of Stefano Boeri Architects.
The project will be covered in 1,100 trees and 2,500 cascading plants and shrubs.
Rendering courtesy of R8 Properties.
Over it’s 60-year lifespan, the power generated form the project would cover the energy cost of c...
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Rendering courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architectures
At the heart of Vincent Callebaut Architectures’ eco-neighborhood will be three 100-meter-tall Ve...
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Georgia Tech Research Institute has a contract to install tiles embedded with piezoelectric material into the “vapor trail” of the Visitors Center at the Kennedy Space Center in Orlando, Fla. The activated tiles act as a kind of keyboard that shows the planet and different aspects of NASA’s mission statement. Courtesy Formations Studio.
Research on piezoelectricity moves closer to practical applications for infrastructure and buildi...
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The tool standardizes data collection from efficiency projects.
Rendering courtesy of Carlo Ratti Associati
Energy created by those exercising within would power the gym down the Seine.
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The Water Cube is a functioning art installation, dispensing water to the park’s visitors.
Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects
The architects say the project will be the greenest soccer stadium in the world once completed....
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Roofing contractors apply insulation to an existing building. Building Teams should review the potential for increased moisture accumulation, condensation, and freeze-thaw before routinely adding insulation to older buildings. Photos courtesy Hoffmann Architects
When applying current energy codes to existing buildings, a number of issues arise, particularly...
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Photo courtesy of The Smog Free Project
The 23-ft tall tower operates almost entirely on wind energy.
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GBCI offered the first testing opportunity Oct. 3 at Greenbuild
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The technology is targeted for climate, transportation, resiliency.
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There has been a rapid improvement and availability of LED products as primary light sources in m...
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More buildings are meeting certain goals, but energy intensity reduction results have flat lined...
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Arc is a platform that will allow any building to participate and immediately start measuring per...
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Designed by Heerim Architects & Planners, The Clear Orb would produce just under 600 million...
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