Shenzhen Institute of Building Research Headquarters Building: Shenzhen, China
A tropical garden with water features flourishes on the sixth floor on the Shenzhen IBR Headquarters Building.
Sandy High School: Sandy, OR
Fresh air and sunlight permeate Sandy High School, while the school's location on a preserved wooded site provides easy access to and expansive views of the natural surroundings.
Bosarge Family Education Center at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: Boothbay, ME
Visitors come to the Maine Coastal Botanical Gardens' Bosarge Family Education Center to improve their green thumbs, hear a concert or to celebrate a wedding.
DPR Construction Phoenix Regional Office: Phoenix, AZ
Some might say that the DPR Construction Phoenix Regional Office is a high performing building overachiever.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Campus: Seattle, WA
At the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation campus in Seattle, employees can brainstorm with colleagues next to a dark-water bog that also attracts the occasional heron.
College of the Atlantic Student Housing Village: Bar Harbor, ME
It's one thing to learn about ways to improve the relationship between humans and the environment; it's another to actually live according to those principles.
Hood River Middle School Music and Science Building: Hood River, OR
Before construction of the Hood River Middle School Music and Science Building, music students practiced in an old bus barn outbuilding and science students conducted experiments in a lab with outdated equipment.
Manitoba Hydro Place: Winnipeg, Canada
Manitoba Hydro, the province's sole energy provider, began planning for a new, energy-efficient headquarters in 2002. The design team soon realized that the extreme climate ...
Kiowa County Schools: Greensburg, KS
After a two-mile wide tornado plowed through Greensburg, Kan., in 2007, the town and school district committed to rebuilding a model green community ...
Sweetwater Creek State Park Visitor Center: Lithia Springs, GA
Before entering a 2,549-acre conservation park, visitors are welcomed by a center that, through sustainable design, contributes to the park's purpose of protecting nature.
