Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building » brownfield http://inhabitat.com Green design & eco innovation for a better world Sat, 25 May 2013 19:45:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Parallax Landscape Re-Imagines a Low-Carbon Future for a Coal-Dominated Australian City http://inhabitat.com/parallax-landscape-re-imagine-a-low-carbon-future-for-a-coal-dominated-australian-city/ http://inhabitat.com/parallax-landscape-re-imagine-a-low-carbon-future-for-a-coal-dominated-australian-city/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:00:13 +0000 Al Bredenberg http://inhabitat.com/?p=482102
Parallax Landscape is a design collaborative consisting of Yu Ding, designer at Michael Van Valkenburgh and Associates in New York; Kees Lokman, assistant professor of landscape architecture at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.; and Melissa How, designer]]> urban design, parallax landscape, transiting cities, competition, latrobe city, victoria, australia, brownfield, recovery, coal power, electrical generation urban design, parallax landscape, transiting cities, competition, latrobe city, victoria, australia, brownfield, recovery, coal power, electrical generation urban design, parallax landscape, transiting cities, competition, latrobe city, victoria, australia, brownfield, recovery, coal power, electrical generation urban design, parallax landscape, transiting cities, competition, latrobe city, victoria, australia, brownfield, recovery, coal power, electrical generation urban design, parallax landscape, transiting cities, competition, latrobe city, victoria, australia, brownfield, recovery, coal power, electrical generation urban design, parallax landscape, transiting cities, competition, latrobe city, victoria, australia, brownfield, recovery, coal power, electrical generation urban design, parallax landscape, transiting cities, competition, latrobe city, victoria, australia, brownfield, recovery, coal power, electrical generation urban design, parallax landscape, transiting cities, competition, latrobe city, victoria, australia, brownfield, recovery, coal power, electrical generation urban design, parallax landscape, transiting cities, competition, latrobe city, victoria, australia, brownfield, recovery, coal power, electrical generation urban design, parallax landscape, transiting cities, competition, latrobe city, victoria, australia, brownfield, recovery, coal power, electrical generation urban design, parallax landscape, transiting cities, competition, latrobe city, victoria, australia, brownfield, recovery, coal power, electrical generation urban design, parallax landscape, transiting cities, competition, latrobe city, victoria, australia, brownfield, recovery, coal power, electrical generation urban design, parallax landscape, transiting cities, competition, latrobe city, victoria, australia, brownfield, recovery, coal power, electrical generation urban design, parallax landscape, transiting cities, competition, latrobe city, victoria, australia, brownfield, recovery, coal power, electrical generation urban design, parallax landscape, transiting cities, competition, latrobe city, victoria, australia, brownfield, recovery, coal power, electrical generation


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]]> http://inhabitat.com/parallax-landscape-re-imagine-a-low-carbon-future-for-a-coal-dominated-australian-city/feed/ 0 Green-Roofed Trinity One Incubator Awarded BREEAM Outstanding in the UK http://inhabitat.com/green-roofed-trinity-one-incubator-awarded-breeam-outstanding/ http://inhabitat.com/green-roofed-trinity-one-incubator-awarded-breeam-outstanding/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:39:36 +0000 Tafline Laylin http://inhabitat.com/?p=428320
Formerly an electronics factory, Trinity One is the first phase of a three-phase mixed-use development that nurtures small and medium businesses in the renewable sector. It is powered by a suite of rooftop photovoltaic panels and received a pre-construction]]> BREEAM, Plus Three Architecture, incubator, green roof, Trinity One, UK, South Shields, Brownfield, green design, sustainable design, eco-design BREEAM, Plus Three Architecture, incubator, green roof, Trinity One, UK, South Shields, Brownfield, green design, sustainable design, eco-design BREEAM, Plus Three Architecture, incubator, green roof, Trinity One, UK, South Shields, Brownfield, green design, sustainable design, eco-design BREEAM, Plus Three Architecture, incubator, green roof, Trinity One, UK, South Shields, Brownfield, green design, sustainable design, eco-design BREEAM, Plus Three Architecture, incubator, green roof, Trinity One, UK, South Shields, Brownfield, green design, sustainable design, eco-design BREEAM, Plus Three Architecture, incubator, green roof, Trinity One, UK, South Shields, Brownfield, green design, sustainable design, eco-design BREEAM, Plus Three Architecture, incubator, green roof, Trinity One, UK, South Shields, Brownfield, green design, sustainable design, eco-design BREEAM, Plus Three Architecture, incubator, green roof, Trinity One, UK, South Shields, Brownfield, green design, sustainable design, eco-design BREEAM, Plus Three Architecture, incubator, green roof, Trinity One, UK, South Shields, Brownfield, green design, sustainable design, eco-design BREEAM, Plus Three Architecture, incubator, green roof, Trinity One, UK, South Shields, Brownfield, green design, sustainable design, eco-design BREEAM, Plus Three Architecture, incubator, green roof, Trinity One, UK, South Shields, Brownfield, green design, sustainable design, eco-design

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/green-roofed-trinity-one-incubator-awarded-breeam-outstanding/feed/ 0 Old Brick Factory Transformed Into the Sustainable Evergreen Headquarters in Toronto http://inhabitat.com/old-brick-factory-transformed-into-the-sustainable-evergreen-headquarters-in-toronto/ http://inhabitat.com/old-brick-factory-transformed-into-the-sustainable-evergreen-headquarters-in-toronto/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:00:39 +0000 Bridgette Meinhold http://inhabitat.com/?p=402688
The derelict brick factory in Toronto's Don Valley has been adapted and rehabilitated into the Evergreen Brick Works project. It is now an environmentally-based community landmark to engage visitors in diverse experiences connected to nature and the city.]]> Evergreen Brick Works, Diamond Schmidt Architects, centre for green cities, toronto, green renovation, adaptive reuse, brownfield remediation Evergreen Brick Works, Diamond Schmidt Architects, centre for green cities, toronto, green renovation, adaptive reuse, brownfield remediation Evergreen Brick Works, Diamond Schmidt Architects, centre for green cities, toronto, green renovation, adaptive reuse, brownfield remediation Evergreen Brick Works, Diamond Schmidt Architects, centre for green cities, toronto, green renovation, adaptive reuse, brownfield remediation Evergreen Brick Works, Diamond Schmidt Architects, centre for green cities, toronto, green renovation, adaptive reuse, brownfield remediation Evergreen Brick Works, Diamond Schmidt Architects, centre for green cities, toronto, green renovation, adaptive reuse, brownfield remediation Evergreen Brick Works, Diamond Schmidt Architects, centre for green cities, toronto, green renovation, adaptive reuse, brownfield remediation Evergreen Brick Works, Diamond Schmidt Architects, centre for green cities, toronto, green renovation, adaptive reuse, brownfield remediation Evergreen Brick Works, Diamond Schmidt Architects, centre for green cities, toronto, green renovation, adaptive reuse, brownfield remediation Evergreen Brick Works, Diamond Schmidt Architects, centre for green cities, toronto, green renovation, adaptive reuse, brownfield remediation Evergreen Brick Works, Diamond Schmidt Architects, centre for green cities, toronto, green renovation, adaptive reuse, brownfield remediation


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]]> http://inhabitat.com/old-brick-factory-transformed-into-the-sustainable-evergreen-headquarters-in-toronto/feed/ 0 Solar-Powered Audubon Center Restores Nearby River and Immerses Visitors in the Phoenix Landscape http://inhabitat.com/solar-powered-audubon-center-restores-nearby-river-and-immerses-visitors-in-the-phoenix-landscape/ http://inhabitat.com/solar-powered-audubon-center-restores-nearby-river-and-immerses-visitors-in-the-phoenix-landscape/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:02:16 +0000 Bridgette Meinhold http://inhabitat.com/?p=261082
Before the Audubon Center was there, the site was a brownfield, scarred and barren as a result of sand and gravel operations, landfill, automobile storage and construction staging. The large scale $100M restoration project funded by the City of Phoenix and]]> Rio Salado Audubon Center, Weddle Gilmore Black Rock Studio, audubon center, brownfield restoration, habitat restoration, leed platinum, visitor center Rio Salado Audubon Center, Weddle Gilmore Black Rock Studio, audubon center, brownfield restoration, habitat restoration, leed platinum, visitor center Rio Salado Audubon Center, Weddle Gilmore Black Rock Studio, audubon center, brownfield restoration, habitat restoration, leed platinum, visitor center Rio Salado Audubon Center, Weddle Gilmore Black Rock Studio, audubon center, brownfield restoration, habitat restoration, leed platinum, visitor center Rio Salado Audubon Center, Weddle Gilmore Black Rock Studio, audubon center, brownfield restoration, habitat restoration, leed platinum, visitor center Rio Salado Audubon Center, Weddle Gilmore Black Rock Studio, audubon center, brownfield restoration, habitat restoration, leed platinum, visitor center Rio Salado Audubon Center, Weddle Gilmore Black Rock Studio, audubon center, brownfield restoration, habitat restoration, leed platinum, visitor center Rio Salado Audubon Center, Weddle Gilmore Black Rock Studio, audubon center, brownfield restoration, habitat restoration, leed platinum, visitor center Rio Salado Audubon Center, Weddle Gilmore Black Rock Studio, audubon center, brownfield restoration, habitat restoration, leed platinum, visitor center Rio Salado Audubon Center, Weddle Gilmore Black Rock Studio, audubon center, brownfield restoration, habitat restoration, leed platinum, visitor center Rio Salado Audubon Center, Weddle Gilmore Black Rock Studio, audubon center, brownfield restoration, habitat restoration, leed platinum, visitor center Rio Salado Audubon Center, Weddle Gilmore Black Rock Studio, audubon center, brownfield restoration, habitat restoration, leed platinum, visitor center Rio Salado Audubon Center, Weddle Gilmore Black Rock Studio, audubon center, brownfield restoration, habitat restoration, leed platinum, visitor center Rio Salado Audubon Center, Weddle Gilmore Black Rock Studio, audubon center, brownfield restoration, habitat restoration, leed platinum, visitor center


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]]> http://inhabitat.com/solar-powered-audubon-center-restores-nearby-river-and-immerses-visitors-in-the-phoenix-landscape/feed/ 0 ResilienCity: map-Lab’s 2035 Vision For Boston Includes a 20 Million Gallon Water Cistern http://inhabitat.com/resiliencity-map-labs-2035-vision-for-boston-includes-a-20-million-gallon-water-cistern/ http://inhabitat.com/resiliencity-map-labs-2035-vision-for-boston-includes-a-20-million-gallon-water-cistern/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 00:05:35 +0000 Tafline Laylin http://inhabitat.com/?p=252616
Designed to be built in Boston's innovation district on greyfield and brownfield sites, ResilienCity will provide residential and office space for 300,000 people. A series of new canals will return 100 acres to the sea and provide requisite water for roof]]> green design, sustainable design, map-lab, boston, 2035, international living future institute, living city design competition, innovation district, brownfield, greyfield, underground cistern, canals, living walls, photovoltaics, biogas, pedestrian friendly green design, sustainable design, map-lab, boston, 2035, international living future institute, living city design competition, innovation district, brownfield, greyfield, underground cistern, canals, living walls, photovoltaics, biogas, pedestrian friendly green design, sustainable design, map-lab, boston, 2035, international living future institute, living city design competition, innovation district, brownfield, greyfield, underground cistern, canals, living walls, photovoltaics, biogas, pedestrian friendly green design, sustainable design, map-lab, boston, 2035, international living future institute, living city design competition, innovation district, brownfield, greyfield, underground cistern, canals, living walls, photovoltaics, biogas, pedestrian friendly green design, sustainable design, map-lab, boston, 2035, international living future institute, living city design competition, innovation district, brownfield, greyfield, underground cistern, canals, living walls, photovoltaics, biogas, pedestrian friendly green design, sustainable design, map-lab, boston, 2035, international living future institute, living city design competition, innovation district, brownfield, greyfield, underground cistern, canals, living walls, photovoltaics, biogas, pedestrian friendly green design, sustainable design, map-lab, boston, 2035, international living future institute, living city design competition, innovation district, brownfield, greyfield, underground cistern, canals, living walls, photovoltaics, biogas, pedestrian friendly green design, sustainable design, map-lab, boston, 2035, international living future institute, living city design competition, innovation district, brownfield, greyfield, underground cistern, canals, living walls, photovoltaics, biogas, pedestrian friendly green design, sustainable design, map-lab, boston, 2035, international living future institute, living city design competition, innovation district, brownfield, greyfield, underground cistern, canals, living walls, photovoltaics, biogas, pedestrian friendly

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/resiliencity-map-labs-2035-vision-for-boston-includes-a-20-million-gallon-water-cistern/feed/ 2 Graceful Durham Performing Arts Center Rehabilitates Historic Tobacco District http://inhabitat.com/graceful-durham-performing-arts-center-rehabilitates-historic-tobacco-district/ http://inhabitat.com/graceful-durham-performing-arts-center-rehabilitates-historic-tobacco-district/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:02:33 +0000 Bridgette Meinhold http://inhabitat.com/?p=215956
The DPAC is a 103,000 sf, 2,800-seat state of the art Broadway-style theater and was built for $46 million, which is said to be half of what other theaters are being built for. Located on a former industrial brownfield site, the DPAC was the first phase of]]> durham performing arts center, north carolina, Szostak Design, brownfield redevelopment, green building durham performing arts center, north carolina, Szostak Design, brownfield redevelopment, green building durham performing arts center, north carolina, Szostak Design, brownfield redevelopment, green building durham performing arts center, north carolina, Szostak Design, brownfield redevelopment, green building durham performing arts center, north carolina, Szostak Design, brownfield redevelopment, green building durham performing arts center, north carolina, Szostak Design, brownfield redevelopment, green building durham performing arts center, north carolina, Szostak Design, brownfield redevelopment, green building durham performing arts center, north carolina, Szostak Design, brownfield redevelopment, green building durham performing arts center, north carolina, Szostak Design, brownfield redevelopment, green building


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