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Habitat for Humanity’s Kent County Chapter Incorporates LEED Gold Standards into All of Their Homes
Habitat for Humanity’s Kent County Chapter has always been a leader in the field of affordable and sustainable housing and even built the nation’s first affordable LEED certified home under the
Grant MacEwan University’s Service Centre is a Sustainable Example for All College Buildings
In May 2011, Grant MacEwan University announced the opening of its University Service Centre in Canada, the first phase of its Single Sustainable Campus initiative. Built to LEED Silver standards, the USC
Los Angeles County Opens Its First Green Library!
Absorbent parking lot pavement, low-water plumbing fixtures, and heat-reducing roofing are just a few of the sustainable features in the first ever eco-friendly building of the County of Los Angeles
Gehry’s Santa Monica Place Goes Green With LEED Renovation
The $265-million makeover, turned Gehry's 1980 enclosed three story structure into an outdoor mall experience that's on its way to LEED Silver.
Jean Nouvel Unveils Sustainably-Designed National Museum of Qatar
Yesterday the Qatar Museum Authority and Jean Nouvel (Pritzker Prize-winning architect) unveiled plans for the new National Museum of Qatar. The cultural center is inspired by the desert architecture and
Melrose Commons Earns First LEED Neighborhood Honors in NYC
In 1994 an Urban Renewal Plan threatened to price out the residents of Melrose Commons in the South Bronx. In an effort to keep their neighborhood, the residents formed a community group aptly named Nos
Future Downtown Brooklyn Citypoint Mall Seeking LEED Silver
Just across the Manhattan bridge, downtown Brooklyn is bustling with shoppers running from store to store, and stores there are a plenty! That’s why it’s a little confusing to us that the city
LivingHomes Announces National Availability of Ray Kappe’s Green Prefabs
Fabulous prefab design just became more accessible as LivingHomes has announced that homes by award-winning architect Ray Kappe will be available at lower cost on a national scale. The six Kappe designs
New Jersey’s LEED Silver Garden Street Lofts
As green building has become more popular and important, developers are looking for ways to renovate older buildings into modern, efficient and healthy spaces. The Garden Street Lofts, in Hoboken, NJ, are
ASU’s Global Institute of Sustainability Revitalizes Old Building
Old bequeaths new in the form of Arizona State University’s Global Institute of Sustainability, situated in the campus’ beautifully renovated former Nursing Building. Conceived by Lord, Aeck &
Jean Nouvel’s “Green Blade” Slices LA Skyline
Aptly nicknamed the “green blade,” Jean Nouvel’s newest addition to the asphalt laden City of Angels slices through the concrete jungle at 10,000 Santa Monica, adding much needed
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