“Sustainability” has become associated with sourcing green materials, pursuing LEED, and reducing a building’s energy consumption, all of which are connected with lighting. But sustainability should also be about putting occupants first.
It’s hard to imagine a less desirable site for a school than the one selected for the new Kensington High School for the Creative and Performing Arts in Philadelphia.
After decades of virtually no new construction, downtown Houston is experiencing a revitalization. 5 Houston Center, owned by Wells Real Estate Funds, is a 27-story, 580,875-square-foot Class-A office tower on McKinney Street. C
How would using today's LED technology change the classroom design of Richardsville (Ky.) Elementary, the nation's first net zero energy school?
At first glance, the Toledo Museum of Art, graced by its 101-year-old Greek Ionic façade, looks like any typical art museum.
When McCormick & Company wanted to reduce its environmental impact and energy bills, the facility team sought to improve the energy efficiency of its distribution center in Belcamp, Md.
The renovation of this pre-Civil War era building demonstrates the potential for significant energy savings when historical structures are made “super efficient.”
Usually school district budgets limit the extent of energy-efficient and renewable energy technologies that can be included in high performing schools.
The American Foursquare, a Sears, Roebuck & Co. kit home, was a staple of small American towns between 1908 and 1940. This article describes a project to renovate ...
The cold storage facility was the first warehouse to earn the ENERGY STAR and reduced its annual energy use by 25% over four years.
Two Ohio Honda auto plants have reduced their environmental impact through energy efficiency measures, reducing waste from manufacturing processes and conserving natural resources ...
Revealing the thriving ecosystem that exists below the water's surface is the purpose of Indian Springs Metropark's Environmental Discovery Center.
Sustainable buildings often feature photovoltaic applications. But, where does research and development of new photovoltaic technologies take place?
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 ...
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.
In 1988 the Natural Resources Defense Council helped pioneer green design when it renovated a New York City industrial loft as its international headquarters.
The Hurt Building in downtown Atlanta has survived almost 100 years of technical change and history to emerge as an example of energy efficiency and ...
John Russell purchased the 200 Market Building in downtown Portland, Ore., in 1988 and made a bet. He believed that improving the mixed-use office building's ...
Energy efficiency is more than skin deep in the solar clad North Exelon Pavilions at Chicago's Millennium Park. Chicago's Millennium Park contains ...
ASHRAE's goal in renovating its existing headquarters in Atlanta was to provide a healthy and productive environment for staff and to showcase ...
As originally built, the penthouse of a historic New York City building was an elegant dining room for an upscale department store.
As a demonstration of its commitment to sustainability, VSP Vision Care sought to reduce its energy use by 20%, reduce its water use by 50% from baseline ...
Plenty of barriers can derail sustainability efforts that involve a tenant, building manager and owner. But the building team at Burns & McDonnell's World Headquarters ...
Designed just prior to the energy crisis in the 1970s, the tallest building in the western hemisphere still uses many of its original major building systems. Improvements ...
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