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- 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...
- 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...
- One of the world’s greenest buildings 14 feet above sea level prepares for climate change Tue, 5 Apr 16, 1:00amRelated: Seattle’s Bertschi Elementary School is the World’s Fourth Living Building Via Triple Pundit + SmithGroup JJR architects Hourigan Construction SmithGroup JJR architects, living building, Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s...
- 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...
- Pittsburgh’s Net-Zero Energy Center for Sustainable Landscapes Blows Fracking Out of the Water Mon, 18 Aug 14, 11:41pmIf you think of the greenest building imaginable, then you are imagining what Phipps' CSL is like. It relies on numerous clean energy sources for its power, such as geothermal, wind, and solar, as well as a suite of brilliant...
- Green Building Labels 101: An Inhabitat Guide to Third Party Environmental Certifications Tue, 30 Jul 13, 12:02amIf you’re reading Inhabitat, you’re probably interested in green building, and if you work in the building and construction industry, it’s likely that you strive to build in as environmentally conscious a manner as...
- Method Homes Unveils Net-Zero Prefab Paradigm Series at Greenbuild in San Francisco Sat, 17 Nov 12, 3:04amRead the rest of Method Homes Unveils Net-Zero Prefab Paradigm Series at Greenbuild in San Francisco Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "energy efficiency", "energy star", adaptable furniture, bogue...
- Method Homes to Debut Net-Zero Prefab Paradigm House Next Month in San Fransisco Tue, 16 Oct 12, 2:00amNext month Method Homes will launch its brand new Paradigm series with the debut of a 722 square-foot modular home on the floor of the USGBC Greenbuild Conference and Expo in San Francisco...
- Oregon’s Zero-Energy Office Tower Wed, 2 Jun 10, 8:30amThe Oregon Sustainability Center is getting ready to build the largest Living Building Challenge-certified office tower in the world. The Portland-based skyscraper is being developed using the LBC’s doctrine of neither...