Green
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Perkins+Will designed the building.
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LEED Zero complements LEED to verify the achievement of net zero goals and signals market leaders...
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Can healthier, more sustainable buildings give employers a hiring edge to attract best in class t...
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Clark Construction, in partnership with HKS Architects, in June broke ground on the University of California, San Diego’s Living and Learning Neighborhood at North Torrey Pines, a 1.5-million-sf, seven building mixed-use complex whose passive features include a modular micro-aerobic digester that will process food waste into biogas and fertilizer for community gardens. Courtesy Clark/HKS
Architecture firms are answering the call of local governments and institutional clients for high...
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It is the highest level of certification available from the U.S. Green Building Council.
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Spackman Mossop Michaels and Eskew Dumez Ripple partnered on the project.
St. Paul, Minn. Photo: Max Pixel
The city is working for better efficiency and sourcing green power to reach its goal.
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Version 2.0 provides renewable energy financing options, sector-specific and location-specific fi...
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Environmentally strategy does have its limits, though.
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The ambitious redevelopment proposal for a former Ford automotive plant creates tension.
The Orchards at ORENCO (Phase I), by REACH Community Development, Ankrom Moisan Architects, William Wilson, Stonewood Structural Engineers, Humber Design Group, RDH, Green Hammer, PAE Consulting Engineers, American Heating, Merit Electric, PMC, Walker Macy, and Walsh Construction. Photo: Casey Braunger / Ankrom Moisan Architects
If you haven’t looked seriously at “passive house” design and construction, you should.
In her talk at Accelerate Live! 2018, micro-buildings design expert Aeron Hodges, AIA, Senior Designer/Manager Stantec Architecture, explored the key drivers of the micro-buildings movement, and how the trend is spreading into a wide variety of building typologies. Photo: BD+C
BD+C’s second annual Accelerate Live! AEC innovation conference (May 10, 2018, Chicago)...
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Hacker Architects designed the space for Portland’s Frontside District.
The 28-unit Distillery North Apartments, South Boston, Mass. Project team: Fred Gordon/Second Street Associates, ICON Architects, Petersen Engineering, Mechanical Air of New England, Adam Cohen and Mark Anstey, and Commodore Builders. Photo: Camille Maren, Primary Design
17 tips from our experts on the best way to carry out passive house design and construction for y...
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The multi-tenant commercial office building is currently under construction.
The project joins 16 other Living Buildings certified to date.
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Coldefy & Associates Architects Urban Planners will design the project.
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The project is part of a partnership with Johnson Controls and Pacific Current that will also all...
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The National Association of Landscape Professionals releases its annual list of trends anticipate...
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The hotel will provide 360-degree views of the Svartisen glacier and the surrounding arctic natur...
What types of nature-inspired design elements are most effective?
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, a 1.9 million square foot professional sports stadium in Atlanta, achieved LEED Platinum.
Massachusetts tops the list for the second year; New York, Hawaii and Illinois showcase leadershi...
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The Spheres provide the most unique aspect of Amazon’s downtown Seattle headquarters.
Ductless air source heat pump index results for Boston (likely-adopter index). Credit: Meister Consultant Group, Inc. 2017.
More and more, green project teams are relying on publicly available “external datasets” to prior...
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The five-story, 230,000-sf Mueller Multifamily residences in Austin, Texas, earned LEED Platinum certification and an Austin Energy Green Building 1-star rating. Its 279 units use 12% less energy and between 16% and 25% less water than conventional apartments, and feature eco-friendly building materials that improve indoor air quality. Xeriscaping reduces outdoor water usage. Page designed the units to be constructed with energy-efficient plumbing, electrical, and HVAC.
Zero-net energy, sustainability, and wellness are goals more developers and AEC teams strive for....
Mercedes Benz Stadium. Rendering courtesy of HOK.
Turner Construction Co., Clark Group, and AECOM top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s large...
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