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The Terry Thomas: Seattle, WA

This Seattle commercial office building relies on passive strategies for cooling. Advanced building simulation tools allowed the building team to ...

Latitude East: Sydney, Australia

This new standard for green buildings will enable the transition from voluntary guidelines and programs to enforceable criteria that can be used by local ...

EMGP 270: Aubervilliers, France

In the City of Light, Parisians can see the vivid spectrum of light emanating from nearby Aubervilliers. EMGP 270 is not only beautiful, but also ...

SOLON SE Headquarters: Berlin, Germany

A photovoltaics manufacturer needed a headquarters building that showcased innovative energy designs. The building's unique prefabricated façade is made of wood ...

Holy Wisdom Monastery: Middleton, WI

The Benedictine Sisters' mission of prayer, hospitality, justice and care for the earth guided the design of energy-efficient systems and selection of sustainable materials ...

Maplewood Police and Court Building: Maplewood, NJ

Making the Case   Firing ranges, locker rooms, sally ports, jail cells, bunk rooms, and court rooms are just some of the special needs of a police and court building. These buildings are known for their high use of energy.…

Seattle City Hall: Seattle, WA

Environmental stewardship is a priority for Seattle. It was the first city to require all city buildings to achieve USGBC LEED® Silver rating or higher.

Golden Hill Office Center: Lakewood, CO

Golden Hill Office Center is a 1980s building that outperformed conventionally designed office buildings of the era with respect to energy use. Twenty-eight years later, Golden Hill continues to outperform the majority of contemporary office buildings. In fact, the original systems still work so well that Golden Hill was awarded a 99 ENERGY STAR rating in 2010.

Clemson University's Lee III: Clemson, SC

How do you teach students to work together? Design a transparent, open floor plan that prompts natural interaction between students and faculty from varied disciplines ...