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Indian Springs Discovery Center: White Lake, MI

Revealing the thriving ecosystem that exists below the water's surface is the purpose of Indian Springs Metropark's Environmental Discovery Center.

NREL Science & Technology Facility: Golden, CO

Sustainable buildings often feature photovoltaic applications. But, where does research and development of new photovoltaic technologies take place?

Guilford County Schools: Greensboro, NC

A 70 million-year-old Mosasaur fossil, an extinct marine reptile that lived in a sea that existed in central North America, is displayed in the main entry hall of ...

Museum And Visitor Center April 2008 For Print

The Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center: Gettysburg, PA

The largest collection of Civil War artifacts and a cyclorama depicting the Battle of Gettysburg require carefully monitored indoor conditions.

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University of Florida's William R. Hough Hall: Gainesville, FL

The University of Florida has been incorporating sustainable design in its new construction projects since 2001, but it tried a new approach in 2011 ...

Evie Garrett Dennis Campus: Denver, CO

When Denver Public Schools identified the need for additional schools to serve a growing suburban area, it decided to pursue a net zero energy multi-school campus ...

University of FL M.E. Rinker, Sr. Hall, School of Building Construction: Gainesville, FL

Rinker Hall at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL helps prove that energy performance can be achieved through superior design, not elevated costs.

Great Seneca Creek Elementary School: Germantown, MD

Before the county established high performance design mandates for all new schools, Great Seneca Creek Elementary School was the school system's pilot project ...

University of Oregon Lillis Business Complex: Eugene, OR

It started as a simple remodel. The University of Oregon sought to redesign and add to its existing business school because room sizes were not meeting the needs ...

Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life at Tulane University: New Orleans, LA

In the period prior to Katrina, New Orleans often ignored its rich history of climate-responsive and cost-effective architecture, creating environments that were entirely ...

Two Harbors High School, Lake Superior School District: Two Harbors, MN

Faced with a declining student population, the Lake Superior School District replaced an aging high school and an elementary school with a larger energy-efficient facility.

Plano Elementary School: Bowling Green, KY

Warren County, (Ky.), Public Schools have saved more than $4 million in energy costs since 2003. The newest school, Plano Elementary, uses 26.8 kBtu/ft2 yr.

Twenhofel Middle School: Independence, KY

Twenhofel Middle School provides an education in sustainability both inside and outside the classroom. Students compete to conserve energy ...

Ohlone College Newark Center: Newark, CA

Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology demonstrates the affordability of sustainable strategies by ...

Bethke Elementary: Timnath, CO

Colorado's Poudre School District reduces energy use as well as construction costs and time by using a prototype design that is progressively improved ...

Richard J. Klarchek Information Commons Building: Chicago, IL

The bookless digital library at Loyola University Chicago uses expansive glass façades and operable windows to create the sense of being outdoors on ...

Manassas Park Elementary School and Prekindergarten: Manassas Park, VA

This Manassas Park, Va., school engages students to be stewards of their own environment by highlighting sustainable building systems and by ...

Tyson Living Learning Center: Eureka, MO

Washington University's research and education center outside of St. Louis aims to meet goals of net zero energy and net zero water use.

Portland State's Shattuck Hall: Portland, OR

Originally built as an elementary school in 1915, Shattuck Hall now provides a learning laboratory for architecture students. An $11.7 million renovation ...

The Energy Lab at Hawaii Preparatory Academy: Kamuela, HI

K-12 students learn about alternative energy and test their own renewable energy systems at a living lab that last year produced twice as much energy ...

Cold Climate Housing Research Center: Fairbanks, AK

The Cold Climate Housing Research Center in Fairbanks, Alaska, is a living lab that researches building techniques and materials, tests heating and energy ...

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 ...