Natural ventilation is usually not the first technique considered when designing a research lab. But the National University of Ireland, Galway, built a highly energy efficient lab at a low cost using passive strategies as the cornerstone.
Learn how the Bullitt Center is pushing the bounds of sustainable design—and how tenant buy-in is contributing to lower than expected energy use.
Recognizing that the most important product of a research lab is not chemicals, but insights and innovation, designers of the New Orleans BioInnovation Center sought to maximize human performance with daylight, views to nature, and places for reflection and collaboration.
A cornerstone of Portland, Ore.’s strategy to end homelessness in 10 years is Bud Clark Commons.
At the Oakland University Human Health Building, the focus on wellness is apparent even before stepping inside.
At the Locust Trace AgriScience Center, students learn agriculture by doing.
Thousands of building professionals, educators and students have toured the facility during its 10 years of operation, gaining a new perspective on the possibilities of sustainable design.
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
The structure that houses Virginia Commonwealth University's (VCU) Cary Street Gym could be a poster child for the concept of adaptive reuse.
Prompted by the California energy crisis of 1999 – 2001, managers at Adobe Systems' San Jose, Calif., headquarters sought to reduce energy use by 10%.
The Tanimura and Antle Family Memorial Library is the academic hub for California State University Monterey Bay, which opened 12 years ago on the site of former military base Fort Ord.
For the 700 residents of the Solaire, New York high-rise living is providing a green culture that has set new standards with New York building agencies.
Dockside Green, a 15-acre master-planned waterfront community in Victoria, B.C., is one of the first projects to earn LEED Neighborhood Development Platinum certification.
The Omega Center for Sustainable Living in upstate New York decided to build a wastewater treatment system to mitigate its impact on the tributary system ...
A classroom and office building on the French island of La Reunion, near Madagascar, demonstrates that sustainable design saves significant energy while providing ...
Revealing the thriving ecosystem that exists below the water's surface is the purpose of Indian Springs Metropark's Environmental Discovery Center.
The largest collection of Civil War artifacts and a cyclorama depicting the Battle of Gettysburg require carefully monitored indoor conditions.
Before the county established high performance design mandates for all new schools, Great Seneca Creek Elementary School was the school system's pilot project ...
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 ...
As a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to relieving global hunger and poverty, Heifer International provides gifts of livestock and plants ...
Equipping a leased space for sustainability can be a challenge. Skanska, one of the world's 10 largest construction companies ...
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 ...
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