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- Loom House is a first of its kind green home renovation Thu, 19 Aug 21, 5:30amThe 1960s-era Loom House has been extensively renovated. This sustainable, highly modern design pays homage to the home's decades-old roots.[...]
- Wellesleys Global Flora greenhouse can generate all of its own energy Fri, 3 Jul 20, 1:30amBoston-based architecture firm Kennedy & Violich Architecture has flipped the script for energy-intensive greenhouses with the net-zero energy Global Flora, a sustainable botanical facility for Wellesley College in Massachusetts...
- Silver Oak becomes worlds most sustainable winery Wed, 3 Jun 20, 12:30amAfter a devastating fire ravaged the Silver Oak Winery in California’s Napa Valley nearly 15 years ago, the owners turned tragedy into opportunity when they rebuilt the facility to target the most stringent sustainability...
- Living Building Challenge-targeted Watershed improves Seattles water quality Tue, 2 Jun 20, 2:30amSeattle-based design firm Weber Thompson has completed construction on Watershed, a mixed-use development that aggressively reduces its energy and water usage compared to conventional construction of the same size...
- Portland welcomes first Living Building Challenge project Sat, 9 May 20, 12:30amPacific Northwest architecture firm Mahlum has made history with the certification of its new architecture studio as Portland's first Living Building Challenge (LBC) project...
- The net-zero Frick Environmental Center is officially one of the worlds greenest buildings Tue, 15 May 18, 2:41amThe Frick Environmental Center (FEC) in Pittsburgh just became the first municipally owned building in the U.S. to achieve Living Building certification — arguably the most rigorous proven performance green building standard...
- Man builds ultra-efficient green home as a love letter to the environment Tue, 26 Sep 17, 10:52pmMany people may be in love with our beautiful earth, but Maryland resident, Ed Gaddy is straight up infatuated. Recently featured in the Baltimore Sun, the eco-warrior has spent seven years fulfilling his dream of building...
- Oregon couple spends years building their net-zero 'extreme green dream home' Wed, 7 Jun 17, 1:36amSome people may spend years designing their dream home, but one ambitious couple in Oregon has just spent years building their "extreme green dream home." As beautiful as it is sustainable, the Desert Rain home by Tozer Design...
- Pittsburghs net-zero Frick Environmental Center is designed to meet the worlds toughest green standards Wed, 3 Aug 16, 11:00pmCreated as a joint venture between the City of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, the FEC is a welcome facility, education center, and gateway to the 644-acre Frick Park...
- The Denny Substation in Seattle is unlike any boring electrical substation you've ever seen Thu, 28 Jul 16, 5:24amThe 110.000-square-foot facility will generate, transform and distribute electricity in the rapidly developing South Lake Union neighborhood in Seattle, and will support the Bill & Mellinda Gates Foundation, UW Medicine,...
- Incredible net-zero energy Brock Environmental Center turns rainwater into drinking water Thu, 14 Jul 16, 11:00pmLocated on the banks of the Lynnhaven River in Virginia Beach, the 10,500-square-foot Brock Environmental Center was created to engage and educate the public about the environment and ways they can help save the Chesapeake...
- Ford to transform Dearborn HQ into a healthier and greener campus committed to sustainability Wed, 13 Apr 16, 11:00pmOver 7.5 million square of feet of workspace will be upgraded under Ford’s new centralized campus master plan as part of a greater goal to drive innovation and collaboration into all aspects of the company. “The campus...
- Phipps Center for Sustainable Landscapes achieves Living Building Challenge certification Wed, 18 Mar 15, 11:00pmPittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens has broken ground after becoming the fourth Living Building Challenge™ in the world for its Center for Sustainable Landscapes (CSL)...
- Glumac’s pioneering net-zero Shanghai office paves the way to greener buildings in China Wed, 17 Dec 14, 9:19pmThe 6,000-square-foot project's LEED v4 Platinum and projected full-petal LBC certifications are impressive, but the arguably more outstanding accomplishment is how the cross-cultural and geographic team managed to meet those...
- Gensler’s New Zero-Carbon Glumac Office Produces More Energy Than it Consumes in Shanghai Tue, 2 Dec 14, 3:00amTo provide a safe haven in a country notorious for its air pollution, Gensler designed the Glumac office with advanced air purification systems that provide healthy indoor air quality consistently measuring at a PM2.5 standard...