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Greenbuild: The world's biggest green building expo kicks off TODAY in Boston

The world's biggest conference dedicated to green building just kicked off in Boston - and you won't want to miss...

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Man builds ultra-efficient green home as a love letter to the environment

Many people may be in love with our beautiful earth, but Maryland resident, Ed Gaddy is straight up infatuated....

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Canyon-inspired research center in Phoenix clad in gorgeous recycled copper panels

Los Angeles-based Co Architects just finished work on the new Biomedical Campus Health Sciences Education Building...

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Huge "light cannons" funnel daylight deep within this ultra green eco city in China

Giant "light cannons" funnel natural light deep within this new high-tech "eco city" in China. NBBJ designed the...

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Cutting-edge Science Center in Lithuania is topped with solar panels

The design treats public spaces as singular open-space volumes. The main entrance hall is arched with a spherical...

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ENR2 is the largest project in Arizona to earn a LEED Platinum certification

The 151,000-square-foot ENR2 building is an addition to the UA campus with three other LEED-certified buildings...

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Rem Koolhaas breaks ground on his first NYC building

City Reality has just revealed that Pritzker Prize-winning architect Rem Koolhaas recently broke ground on his...

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Toyota's new Texas headquarters will get 25% of its power from the sun

Toyota is greening up their game in a big way. Next year the automaker is scheduled to move its North American...

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Immense drought-tolerant green roof provides valuable teaching tool in thirsty California

Designed by CO Architects, the 100,000 square-foot complex facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration between...

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This building's innovative ceramic cladding scrubs the air clean in Montreal

The building is designed to integrate the new transport center into its residential surroundings without raising...

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One of the world's greenest buildings 14 feet above sea level prepares for climate change

According to CBF Hampton Roads Director Christy Everett, the ambitious project was designed to be a model for future...

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Stellar Townhomes are Lake Tahoe's answer to the energy-efficient mountain house

The houses are modern interpretations of the mountain home. They are energy-efficient and designed to offer all...

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NBBJ-designed Samsung HQ in Silicon Valley aims at LEED Gold Certification

The new 1.1 million square foot complex, organized around an interior courtyard and floating, open-air gardens,...

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INFOGRAPHIC: Everything you ever wanted to know about LEED

You've probably heard about LEED buildings, but do you know how projects go about getting certification or which...

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Park + Garden offers green luxury apartments just minutes outside of Manhattan

If you're looking for a place where you can live a verdant lifestyle without having to spend too much green,...

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