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Bioinnovation Center
A center for nurturing bio-entrepreneurship in New Orleans is a prototype for nimble sustainability.

Photo © Will Crocker

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Bullitt Center
Seattle’s Bullitt Center aims to be self-sustaining, offering a new model for urban projects.

Photo © Benjamin Benschneider

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Headquarters
In the foothills near Los Angeles, ZGF Architects creates a serene, environmentally sensitive new HQ for a nonprofit organization.

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Galileo's Pavilion
Through a year-long design/build program, University of Kansas architecture students craft an innovative facility at a neighboring community college.

Courtesy Studio 804

CASE STUDY REVISIT
Persistence Payoff: Post-occupancy fine-tuning helps Manitoba Hydro Place achieve its goals.
Post-occupancy fine-tuning helps Manitoba Hydro Place in Winnipeg, Canada, achieve its ambitious goals.

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05/2013	CASE STUDY: Bioinnovation Center Bioinnovation Center A center for nurturing bio-entrepreneurship in New Orleans is a prototype for nimble sustainability.
05/2013	CASE STUDY: Bullitt Center Bullitt Center Seattle’s Bullitt Center aims to be self-sustaining, offering a new model for urban projects.
05/2013	CASE STUDY: Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Headquarters Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Headquarters In the foothills near Los Angeles, ZGF Architects creates a serene, environmentally sensitive new HQ for a nonprofit organization.
05/2013	CASE STUDY: Galileo's Pavilion Galileo's Pavilion Through a year-long design/build program, University of Kansas architecture students craft an innovative facility at a neighboring community college.
05/2013	CASE STUDY REVISIT: Persistence Payoff: Post-occupancy fine-tuning helps Manitoba Hydro Place achieve its goals. Persistence Payoff: Post-occupancy fine-tuning helps Manitoba Hydro Place achieve its goals. Post-occupancy fine-tuning helps Manitoba Hydro Place in Winnipeg, Canada, achieve its ambitious goals.
03/2013	CASE STUDY: Ballyogan Environmental Management Centre Ballyogan Environmental Management Centre An office building designed by Bucholz McEvoy Architects for a local environmental department in Dublin embraces passive design.
03/2013	CASE STUDY: DeTurk Round Barn DeTurk Round Barn Built to house prize trotting horses, the DeTurk Round Barn has been gently reimagined as a community building.
03/2013	CASE STUDY: Earth Sciences Building Earth Sciences Building A new earth sciences building by Perkins+Will uses wood with elegant restraint.
03/2013	CASE STUDY REVISIT: Forest Ecology Forest Ecology The Aldo Leopold Foundation's ambitious goal of carbon-neutral performance for its Legacy Center started with a net-zero energy target.
03/2013	CASE STUDY: Won Dharma Center Won Dharma Center A retreat designed by Hanrahan Meyers Architectes reinforces the Buddhist mantras of simplicity and nature in upstate New York.
01/2013	CASE STUDY: NASA Sustainability Base NASA Sustainability Base NASA’s new base harnesses space-age technology to take building performance to the next level. It’s one giant leap for green design.
01/2013	CASE STUDY: 1 Bligh 1 Bligh Ingenhoven designs a 28-story tower with a double glazed curtain wall in the heart of Sydney.
01/2013	CASE STUDY: 1315 Peachtree Street 1315 Peachtree Street A firm committed to green building makes its new digs a test case for sustainable design.
01/2013	CASE STUDY: Edith Green Wendell Wyatt Federal Building Edith Green Wendell Wyatt Federal Building The revamp of a 1974 GSA building is a critical example of the government's commitment to green.
11/2012	CASE STUDY: David and Lucile Packard Foundation David and Lucile Packard Foundation EHDD crafts a luxe, carbon-footprint conscious new headquarters for the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
11/2012	CASE STUDY REVISIT: Double Platinum Double Platinum Opened in 2008 to critical acclaim, the California Academy of Sciences soon earned LEED for Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance and has not let up since.
11/2012	CASE STUDY: Proxy Proxy Proxy is a vibrant focal point for commerce and community in San Francisco’s bohemian and diverse Hayes Valley residents.
11/2012	CASE STUDY: Public Utilities Commission Public Utilities Commission An unusual seismic system ties together the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s green strategies.
11/2012	CASE STUDY: Richardson Apartments Richardson Apartments A mixed-use facility provides housing and social services for the formerly homeless.
11/2012	CASE STUDY IN BRIEF: Transbay Transit Center Transbay Transit Center San Francisco has made a hefty economic and political investmenr in its 1 million-square-foot, $4.2 billion Transbay Transit Center.
09/2012	CASE STUDY REVISIT: Bank of America Tower Bank of America Tower Bank of America Tower's actual performance closely matches predicted energy use; site energy use is very high; on-site cogeneration and ice storage are effective at reducing sourc...
09/2012	CASE STUDY: Bertschi School Living Science Building Bertschi School Living Science Building A two-room science classroom building in Seattle aims for the Living Building Challenge.
09/2012	CASE STUDY: Gloria Marshall Elementary School Gloria Marshall Elementary School Teachers use green design elements for interactive learning at the Gloria Marshall Elementary School in Spring, Texas.
09/2012	CASE STUDY: LearningSpring School LearningSpring School The LearningSpring School was first building in New York State to receive a LEED for Schools Gold certification.
09/2012	CASE STUDY: Netherlands Institute of Ecology Netherlands Institute of Ecology The Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO) in Wageningen is a scientific research facility designed as a test bed for technological innovations.
09/2012	CASE STUDY: Timayui and La Paz Preschools Timayui and La Paz Preschools Bogotá-based architect Giancarlo Mazzanti develop an architectural model for effectively sustainable, low-maintenance facilities for early-childhood development and education.
07/2012	CASE STUDY: Biomass Power Plant Biomass Power Plant A high-performing biomass power plant in rural southern Germany becomes a regional attraction and role-model for sustainable design.
07/2012	CASE STUDY: Denver Central Platte Campus Denver Central Platte Campus A public works campus by RNL Design in the Mile High City raises the bar for civic design with a series of distinctive buildings.
07/2012	CASE STUDY: Halifax Seaport Farmers' Market Halifax Seaport Farmers' Market A dramatic green makeover transforms a former cruise ship terminal into a vibrant new home for a historic farmers' market in Halifax.
07/2012	CASE STUDY: Pixel Pixel With an outrageously colorful facade, Melbourne’s Pixel building demands attention—and little else—from the city.
07/2012	CASE STUDY: San Francisco International Airport Terminal 2 San Francisco International Airport Terminal 2 Improving travel experience and building a sense of place drive sustainability in an unlikely building type.
07/2012	CASE STUDY: SDB1 Office Building SDB1 Office Building Side-by-side installations of high-efficiency variable-air-volume and radiant slab cooling systems show huge saving opportunities for radiant cooling.
05/2012	CASE STUDY: Cornell Plantations Welcome Center Cornell Plantations Welcome Center A project for Cornell University's arboretum combines visitor orientation, classrooms, and social spaces while keeping the focus on the surrounding landscape.
05/2012	CASE STUDY REVISIT: Alberici Construction Headquarters Alberici Construction Headquarters For its own headquarters, Alberici Construction gains enough experience to launch a LEED consulting business.
05/2012	CASE STUDY: Bar Agricole Bar Agricole Located on a gritty street in San Francisco, Bar Agricole's green interiors accommodate food, drink, and fellowship, establishing a sustainable community resource.
05/2012	CASE STUDY IN BRIEF: House of Cards House of Cards Though shipping containers are ubiquitous in temporary construction, there's a new, perhaps unexpected, alternative: paper. Designed by brothers Ben and Daniel Dratz, of the Oberh...
05/2012	CASE STUDY: Inzell Speed Skating Stadium Inzell Speed Skating Stadium Enclosing a venerated oval with a light touch, Behnisch Architekten and Transsolar create a striking venue for skaters.
05/2012	CASE STUDY IN BRIEF: ThinkHouse ThinkHouse A cedar-clad writer's retreat sits atop Y-shaped supports, reducing its impact on the terrain while providing panoramic views.
05/2012	CASE STUDY IN BRIEF: Up in the Air Up in the Air In the age of the smartphone, getting kids excited about nature is increasingly difficult, says Alan Metcalfe, principal of Philadelphia-based Metcalfe Architecture & Design (...
03/2012	CASE STUDY: Gunning House Gunning House The care that architect Robert Nebolon took in designing this three-story home with the living space on top for ocean breezes and views has paid off. After five years, "the archit...
03/2012	CASE STUDY: Quaker Meeting House Quaker Meeting House After students at the Sidwell Friends School pass through the entry lobby of their new Quaker Meeting House, the laughter and chatter begin to die down as they set aside their bac...
03/2012	CASE STUDY: Seattle Children's Bellevue Clinic Seattle Children's Bellevue Clinic The architects, general contractor, and consultants working on a new outpatient clinic and surgery center for Seattle Children's Hospital faced a big challenge to incorporate sust...
03/2012	CASE STUDY: Solhuset Climate-Friendly Nursery Solhuset Climate-Friendly Nursery During a mid-afternoon play period at Solhuset Nursery ("sunhouse" in English), rosy-cheeked children run energetically through the light-drenched rooms of the 13,000-square-foot ...
03/2012	CASE STUDY: YMCA—PG&E Teen Center YMCA—PG&E Teen Center If the idea of a teenager handling important construction documents makes you shake in your steel-toed boots, you are probably not alone. Yet, in an effort to turn an old, two-sto...
01/2012	CASE STUDY: Centra at Metropark Centra at Metropark The architects at Kohn Pederson Fox Associates (KPF) and their client, real estate development company Hampshire, saw an aging office park in a quiet New Jersey town as an opportu...
01/2012	CASE STUDY: Century Building Century Building What Lies Behind: A 100-year-old office building's quiet exterior conceals a chic affordable housing and mixed-use development—a first for Pittsburgh's downtown core.
01/2012	CASE STUDY: Clif Bar Headquarters Clif Bar Headquarters Going the Distance: ZGF's adaptive reuse project exemplifies design that sustains employees and the planet.
01/2012	CASE STUDY REVISIT: Idea Center Idea Center Idea Center at Playhouse Square is green in all the little ways that are common to projects today: energy-efficient equipment and lighting serves the occupants, low-VOC and recycl...
01/2012	CASE STUDY: Miller Ranch Porch House Miller Ranch Porch House A couple of years ago, the team at Lake \| Flato Architects got together to brainstorm ideas to help weather the recession. Even with a long list of design awards and a 2004 AIA Fi...
11/2011	CASE STUDY: Chandler City Hall Chandler City Hall Chandler, Arizona, had been setting aside funds to pay for a new municipal complex. The city wished to go beyond the expected program for such a building by creating a mixed-use f...
11/2011	CASE STUDY: Center of Excellence Center of Excellence The clamorous convergence of elevated highways I-81 and I-690, in the upstate city of Syracuse, New York, would be rather unremarkable were it not for the glass-fronted building n...
11/2011	CASE STUDY REVISIT: Hawaii Gateway Energy Center Hawaii Gateway Energy Center Four years after GreenSource originally published the Hawaii Gateway Energy Center, and seven years after it was completed, the facility continues to attract drop-in visitors fasc...
11/2011	CASE STUDY: Kiowa County School Kiowa County School Residents of Greensburg, Kansas, never returned after a 1.7-mile-wide, EF-5 tornado devastated their town in 2007. The remaining residents never looked back, seeing the tragedy as...
11/2011	CASE STUDY: Vai Avenue Residence Vai Avenue Residence The heart of Silicon Valley, Cupertino is home to Apple, where many a well-heeled tech professional lives in a green McMansion. "There are houses in the hills nearby trying to get...
09/2011	CASE STUDY: Education Executive Agency and Tax Offices Education Executive Agency and Tax Offices over old woods and a highway bypass, the city of Groningen's newly opened Education Executive Agency and Tax Office—known locally as the cruise ship or the lantern—is built to ca...
09/2011	CASE STUDY: Make It Right Make It Right - Six years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, the Lower Ninth Ward is finally starting to look like a community again—thanks in large part to the ambitious work of Make It Right.
09/2011	CASE STUDY: Weill Hall Weill Hall - Richard Meier & Partners - A Closer Look Pays Off: Remarkable energy efficiency and water savings, but ambivalent tenants, at a cutting-edge medical facility.
09/2011	CASE STUDY: Butaro Hospital Butaro Hospital - MASS Design Group - Once torn by war, Rwanda has made great strides in recent years, but poverty persists. For a remote region that had no doctors, a new hospital is providing vital services — and hope.
09/2011	CASE STUDY: Centre for Green Cities at Evergreen Brick Works Centre for Green Cities at Evergreen Brick Works - Diamond and Schmitt Architects - Reimagining an Industrial Relic: Evergreen, an environmental organization dedicated to making cities more livable, breathes new life into a defunct manufacturing complex in the heart of Toronto.
09/2011	CASE STUDY IN BRIEF: Small but Significant Small but Significant - South Mountain Company - Transparently Efficient: A cluster of eight subsidized LEED Platinum homes on Martha's Vineyard show that energy use is manageable—and trackable.
07/2011	CASE STUDY: Mason Lane Farm Operations Facility Mason Lane Farm Operations Facility, De Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop - A local firm reimagines the traditional barn aesthetic for a new farm facility in Kentucky.
07/2011	CASE STUDY: Park Street Clinical Laboratory Building Park Street Clinical Laboratory Building, Svigals + Partners with Behnisch Architekten (LA) - A hospital facility mends an urban wound while also providing the means to heal patients.
07/2011	CASE STUDY: U.S. Land Port of Entry U.S. Land Port of Entry, Julie Snow Architects - Julie Snow Architects' U.S. Land Port of Entry in the wetlands and woods of Northern Minnesota beckons travelers like a light at the end of a tunnel.
07/2011	CASE STUDY: NRDC High-Performance Expansion Prototype NRDC High-Performance Expansion Prototype, Croxton Collaborative Architects PC - Croxton Collaborative has designed LEED Platinum offices in New York City for the NRDC, a leader in environmental advocacy.
07/2011	CASE STUDY REVISIT: Center For Health And Healing Center for Health and Healing, GBD Architects - Remarkable energy efficiency and water savings, but ambivalent tenants, at a cutting-edge medical facility.
05/2011	CASE STUDY: KFW Westarkade KFW Westarkade, Sauerbruch Hutton - A new bank headquarters in Frankfurt may well be the world's most energy-efficient office tower.
05/2011	CASE STUDY: Hover House Hover House, Glen Irani Architects - To reduce material for construction and energy for use, a house minimizes indoor area and creates an outdoor room that's perfect for enjoying a Southern Californian lifestyle.
05/2011	CASE STUDY: Energy Lab at Hawaii Preparatory Academy Energy Lab at Hawaii Preparatory Academy, Flansburgh Architects - A little more than a year after opening, a laboratory dedicated to the study of renewable energy is performing even better than the ambitious goals set by its project team.
05/2011	CASE STUDY: Mercy Corps Global Headquarters Mercy Corps Global Headquarters, THA Architecture - The new headquarters of Mercy Corps accomplishes multiple goals for its employees, for the local community, and for the environment.
05/2011	CASE STUDY: REVISIT: Lewis & Clark State Office Building Lewis & Clark State Office Building, BNIM Robust systems and good management deliver consistent energy savings.
04/2011	CASE STUDY: Lofts at Cherokee Studios Lofts at Cherokee Studios, Brooks + Scarpa Architects (formerly Pugh + Scarpa Architects) - A new building’s dynamic metal veil yields morphing compositions,while enhancing thermal efficiency.
04/2011	CASE STUDY: LOTT Regional Services Center LOTT Regional Services Center, The Miller Hull Partnership - Innovative approaches to wastewater reuse puts LOTT in an energy-efficiency class of its own.
04/2011	CASE STUDY: Passive House Passive House, Karawitz Architecture - A bamboo-clad passive house outside of Paris breaks free from local tradition.
04/2011	CASE STUDY: Vanke Center Vanke Center, Steven Holl Architects - Steven Holl fuses architecture and landscape to make one of the most sustainable buildings in China.
04/2011	CASE STUDY REVISIT: CalPERS Headquarters Complex CalPERS Headquarters Complex, Steven Holl Architects - Commissioning was initially truncated due to schedule constraints, but facility managers are back on the case.
04/2011	CASE STUDY REVISIT: Thomas L. Wells Public School Thomas L. Wells Public School, Baird Sampson Neuert Architects - Passive measures and effective management have a school performing better than anticipated.
02/2011	CASE STUDY: Artscape Wychwood Barns Artscape Wychwood Barns, du Toit Architects - A former transportation facility is reinvented to serve its community in a whole new way.
02/2011	CASE STUDY: Bagley Classroom Bagley Classroom, Salmela Architect - A classroom building brings an artistic touch to stringent efficiency standards.
02/2011	CASE STUDY: Melbourne Convention Centre Development Melbourne Convention Centre Development, Woods Bagot and NH Architecture - A new convention center introduces sustainability to a historically inefficient building type.
02/2011	CASE STUDY: OS House OS House, Johnsen Schmaling Architects - Overlooking Lake Michigan, the OS House finds balance in sustainability and modern design.
02/2011	CASE STUDY: Tassafaronga Village Tassafaronga Village, David Baker + Partners - In Oakland, California, the brownfield site of severely distressed housing is sustainably reborn.
02/2011	CASE STUDY REVISIT: Carnegie Global Ecology Center Carnegie Global Ecology Center, EHDD Architecture - Innovative strategies serve this small lab and office complex well, though some required slight adjustments.
02/2011	CASE STUDY REVISIT : Heifer International Center Heifer International center, Polk Stanley Rowland Curzon Porter Architects - Popularity and expanded use drives up energy bills and accelerates an expansion.
09/2010	CASE STUDY: Bank of America Tower Bank of America Tower, Cook+Fox Architects - A Manhattan skyscraper wraps a package of tightly coordinated technologies inside a faceted glass skin.
09/2010	CASE STUDY: Mills College Graduate School of Business Mills College Graduate School of Business, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson - A graduate school marries energy-saving modern technologies with classic modern design.
09/2010	CASE STUDY: Mother House of the Sisters of St. Joseph Mother House of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Teeple Architects - A new convent reflects the mission of its occupants by connecting to the surrounding environment and community.
09/2010	CASE STUDY: Herman Miller Showroom Herman Miller Showroom, tvsdesign - tvsdesign expresses Herman Miller’s identity in an interior that’s open, progressive, and green.
09/2010	CASE STUDY REVISIT: Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation, Ross Barney Architects - Sophisticated energy-efficiency measures and active occupants lead to surprising savings.
09/2010	CASE STUDY REVISIT: Loyola University Information Commons Loyola University Information Commons, Solomon Cordwell Buenz - At this bookless library, a web of systems has to function flawlessly for optimal energy savings, and it’s almost there.
09/2010	CASE STUDY: David Brower Center David Brower Center, Daniel Solomon Design Partners - A home for environmental and social action is true to the legacy of its namesake.
09/2010	CASE STUDY: Walter Cronkite School of Journalism Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, HDR Inc. - ASU’s School of Journalism embraces the urban community with its downtown campus.
09/2010	CASE STUDY: The Green Building The Green Building, (fer) studio - A green retrofit serves as the cornerstone for regenerating a distressed neighborhood.
09/2010	CASE STUDY: Green Depot Flagship Store Green Depot Flagship Store, Mapos, LLC - A young firm revamps the lower floors of a landmark building into a green supply store.
09/2010	CASE STUDY: Marin Country Day School Marin Country Day School, EHDD Architecture - With the second phase of its campus plan, a private school on an idyllic site aims for net-zero.
07/2010	The Premier Design Awards The 2010 AIA COTE awards reflect the escalating standards of sustainable building—in both design and performance.
07/2010	CASE STUDY: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), HOK - Traditional Saudi design merges with modern technology and forms in the large and ambitious King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), establishing a benchmark for sustainable design in the Middle East.
07/2010	CASE STUDY: Twelve West Twelve West , ZGF Architects - Rooftop turbines draw attention to this new mixed-use high-rise in Portland, but it’s the less visible systems and design choices that make it a beacon of green.
07/2010	CASE STUDY: Homer Science & Student Life Center Homer Science & Student Life Center, Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects - Marrying ecological concepts and spiritual values, a century-old Catholic school?s new facility promises substantial energy savings and a sustainable legacy.
07/2010	CASE STUDY: Manassas Park Elementary + Pre-k Manassas Park Elementary + Pre-k , VMDO Architects - VMDO Architects uses sustainable buildings systems and natural cycles to demonstrate eco-conscious living to the next generation.
07/2010	CASE STUDY: Special House No. 9 Special House No. 9, KieranTimberlake - KieranTimberlake tackles housing for the NOLA Lower Ninth Ward region with sleek sustainable strategies and safety as a top priority.
07/2010	CASE STUDY: Watsonville Water Resources Center Watsonville Water Resources Center, WRNS Studio - Four separate agencies collaborated to create an integrated water management and educational showcase for an agricultural region of California.
07/2010	CASE STUDY: Omega Center For Sustainable Living Omega Center For Sustainable Living, BNIM Architects - A new building on the campus of the Omega Institute performs a very practical function, but also serves the organization?s loftier, pedagogical goals.
07/2010	CASE STUDY: Previously Published: Manitoba Hydro Place, 355-11th-Street and Kroon-Hall Manitoba Hydro Place, 355-11th-Street and Kroon-Hall, Dano, Burkina Faso - Architect Francis Kéré relies on simple solutions for a humble learning space near his hometown in West Africa.
05/2010	CASE STUDY: Dano Secondary School Dano Secondary School, Dano, Burkina Faso - Architect Francis Kéré relies on simple solutions for a humble learning space near his hometown in West Africa.
05/2010	CASE STUDY: European Investment Bank European Investment Bank, Luxembourg - A Building For All Seasons: Located on the Luxembourg City?s Kirchberg Plateau, the European Investment Bank addition endorses sustainability with a spirited tubular glass design that ensures year-round high performance.
05/2010	CASE STUDY: French Embassy French Embassy, Tokyo, Japan - French Connection: Supported by piloti and board formed concrete, Tokyo’s new French Embassy bows politely to the past while its high CASBEE rating bodes well for the future.
05/2010	CASE STUDY: Surry Hills Library Surry Hills Library, Sydney, Australia - Library Down Under: A new library is transforming one of Sydney?s most diverse neighborhoods with a design that places passive ventilation at the heart of the project.
05/2010	CASE STUDY: Unilever Headquarters Unilever Headquarters, Hamburg, Germany - Glass Haus: With a host of green features and a clever layout, a new office building in Hamburg?s harbor is anything but ordinary.
05/2010	CASE STUDY: Victor Civita Park Victor Civita Park, São Paulo, Brazil - In São Paulo, the transformation of a brownfield into green space creates a model for landscape reuse and management in Brazil.
03/2010	CASE STUDY: Manitoba Hydro Place Manitoba Hydro Place, Winnipeg, Canada - Cold Comfort: One of North America’s most complex energy-efficient buildings is also sited in one of its most challenging climates.
03/2010	CASE STUDY: West Building VCC West Building VCC, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Build It and They Will Come: With poetry and fluidity, the new West Building of the Vancouver Convention Center connects the city to the wild and majestic scenery around it.
03/2010	CASE STUDY: Gray Middle School Gray Middle School, Tacoma, Washington - Higher Education: A new school in Tacoma, Washington, weaves itself into the local community and the surrounding landscape, while teaching environmental stewardship by example.
03/2010	CASE STUDY: Climate Works Foundation Climate Works Foundation, San Francisco, California - Naturally Inspiring: A nonprofit’s office interior in the City by the Bay gives off abstract, natural vibes in its design, but in practice, this group is changing the world for the better.
01/2010	CASE STUDY: Aqua Tower Aqua Tower, Chicago, Illinois - Aqua, a new 82-story residential tower and hotel near Lake Michigan, adds a new dynamism to the city?s skyline.
01/2010	CASE STUDY: Brooks Avenue House Brooks Avenue House, Venice, California - How the Vancouver firm of Bricault Design reinvigorated a pre-war Venice cottage, raising the bar on living the sustainable life.
01/2010	CASE STUDY: Live/Work Studio II Live/Work Studio II, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - The designers and owners of this infill house and studio use their project to tell the gritty history of the neighborhood, while also proving to clients the viability of a small project in an urban site.
01/2010	CASE STUDY: Step Up on Fifth Step Up on Fifth, Santa Monica, California - Pugh+Scarpa Architects executes sustainability with a social conscience at a non-profit?s multifamily housing project for the homeless of Santa Monica.
01/2010	CASE STUDY: Martin Residence Martin Residence, Raleigh, North Carolina - Architect Tina Govan’s disciplined response to an urban infill lot in downtown Raleigh yields a thoughtful living space for a sustainability-minded family.
11/2009	CASE STUDY: The Visionaire The Visionaire, New York City - A high-rise apartment building in lower Manhattan tests the boundaries of urban sustainability by using a five-point guideline system to set realistic goals.
11/2009	CASE STUDY: USGBC headquarters USGBC headquarters, Washington, D.C. - A new headquarters for the U.S. Green Building Council translates the organization?s values into material reality earning a Platinum rating under the group?s own recently revamped system.
11/2009	CASE STUDY: 355 11th Street 355 11th Street, San Francisco, California - New skin reveals the past: A beer warehouse in San Francisco?s South of Market area finds new life as a mixed-use building without forsaking its industrial heritage.
11/2009	CASE STUDY: Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center, Bellevue, Washington - Teaching in Trees: A new Washington Nature Center elevates its educational mission?literally?preserving fragile ecosystems on the ground and lifting visitors into the forest canopy.
11/2009	CASE STUDY: Circular Congregational Church Addition Circular Congregational Church Addition, Charleston, South Carolina - Green, and of its time: A 328-year-old congregation, in an architecturally conservative city, commissions a modern church classroom addition with a multitude of sustainable-design initiatives.
11/2009	CASE STUDY: Blue Ball Dairy Barn Blue Ball Dairy Barn, New Castle, Delaware - Old Barn learns New Tricks: A renovated dairy barn in Delaware transforms to a modern, multi-purpose space by embracing green design without sacrificing its historic roots.
11/2009	CASE STUDY: ASU Polytechnic Academic Complex ASU Polytechnic Academic Complex, Mesa, Arizona - Made in the Shade: Formerly an air force base, Arizona State University’s new classroom and lab complex proves that even for buildings, it’s cool to wear shades.
09/2009	CASE STUDY: Cavallo Point Cavallo Point, Fort Baker, Sausalito, California - Historic Expansion: Combining meticulously restored buildings with unobtrusive new ones turns an army base at the Golden Gate into a luscious resort.
09/2009	INTERIORS CASE STUDY: Founding Farmers Restaurant Founding Farmers Restaurant, Washington, D.C. - Agrarian Values in the City of Pork: In its design, construction, and even its operation, a Washington, D.C., restaurant provides healthy portions of sustainability along with some attention-getting spaces.
09/2009	CASE STUDY: Kroon Hall, Yale University Kroon Hall, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut - Vaulted Roof, Ambitious Goals: Yale transforms the site of a defunct powerplant into a low-carbon home for its School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.
09/2009	CASE STUDY: Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve, Moose, Wyoming - Where Buffalo Roam: The 10,400-square-foot Laurance S. Rockefeller Visitors Center, part of the Grand Teton National Park, prepares visitors to appreciate the vast natural resources and beauty of the place.
07/2009	COTE TOP TEN WINNER - CASE STUDY: Chartwell School Chartwell School, Seaside, California - Chasing Net-Zero: A school for students with learning differences reaffirms its core values with a new campus.
07/2009	COTE TOP TEN WINNER - CASE STUDY: The Terry Thomas The Terry Thomas, Seattle, Washington - No A/C? It’s a breeze: In Seattle, the four-story Terry Thomas building takes the LEED with a less-is-more approach by Weber Thompson.
07/2009	COTE TOP TEN WINNER - CASE STUDY: Shangri-La Botanical Gardens Shangri-La Botanical Gardens, Orange, Texas - Finding Shangri-La: Outdoor classrooms, exhibition space, and public buildings make up this campus in a southeast Texas cypress swamp.
07/2009	COTE TOP TEN WINNER - CASE STUDY: Great River Energy Headquarters Great River Energy Headquarters, Maple Grove, Minnesota - Setting a Green Example: A non-profit electric co-op brings open-space office design and unique energy-saving strategies together under one roof.
07/2009	COTE TOP TEN WINNER - CASE STUDY: Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation, Evanston, Illinois - Repairing the World: A LEED-Platinum synagogue uses passive strategies to achieve greater-than-expected energy savings.
07/2009	COTE TOP TEN WINNER - CASE STUDY: Portola Valley Town Center Portola Valley Town Center, Portola Valley, California - How green is my valley: When a community founded on environmental principles had to move its civic center from an unsafe site, a highly sustainable replacement evolved.
07/2009	COTE TOP TEN WINNER - CASE STUDY: Charles Hostler Student Center Charles Hostler Student Center, Beirut, Lebanon - Rooted in Beirut: A new student center for the American University of Beirut combines state-of-the-art sustainable innovation with the region’s traditional solutions.
07/2009	COTE TOP TEN WINNER - CASE STUDY: International fund for Animal Welfare International fund for Animal Welfare, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts - The Call of the Wild: One of the largest wildlife defense funds in the world proves its commitment to holistic sustainability with a new headquarters on a green campus.
07/2009	COTE TOP TEN WINNER - CASE STUDY: Gish family Apartments Gish family Apartments San Jose, California - All in the Family: This multifamily housing project provides healthy, affordable accommodations for low-income residents in Silicon Valley.
07/2009	COTE TOP TEN WINNER - CASE STUDY: Synergy at Dockside Green Synergy at Dockside Green, Victoria, British Columbia - Green Harbor: The first phase of a mixed-use development in Victoria, B.C., has exceeded social and ecological expectations.
05/2009	CASE STUDY: Council House 2 Council House 2, Melbourne, Australia - Melbourne’s Great Experiment: Technological ambition and daring-do provide a wealth of lessons for aspiring green designers
05/2009	CASE STUDY: World Wildlife Fund World Wildlife Fund, Zeist, Netherlands - Where The Wild Things Are: From architectural shapes to mechanical systems, the WWF’s dutch headquarters harmonizes with nature
05/2009	CASE STUDY: Elm Park Elm Park, Dublin, Ireland - Letting Nature Do the Work: Elm Park’s buildings use natural ventilation and daylighting to radically reduce energy use even as they reinvent the suburbs with new ideas about density
05/2009	CASE STUDY: Nanyang Technological University Nanyang Technological University, Singapore - View From the Roof: This new school of art, design, and media at nanyang technological university preserves open space, while serving as a green icon for the community
05/2009	CASE STUDY: Alila Villas Uluwatu Alila Villas Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia - Sustainable Luxuriance: An eco-resort in Bali, Indonesia, sets a new standard for green vacation destinations without sacrificing comfort
03/2009	CASE STUDY: California Academy of Sciences California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California - A multi-faceted institution sheltered by a undulating green roof takes a holistic approach to sustainable design
03/2009	CASE STUDY: Alley24 Alley24, Seattle, Washington - A LEED-certified speculative development in seattle is both environmentally and economically sustainable
03/2009	CASE STUDY: Tillamook Forest Center Tillamook Forest Center, Tillamook, Oregon - The Tillamook Forest Center tells the story of past human stumbles while embodying a leap into the future
03/2009	CASE STUDY: Lost Dog Wash Trailhead Lost Dog Wash Trailhead, Scottsdale, Arizona - This sustainable visitors? center celebrates a new entrance to the nation?s largest urban nature preserve
03/2009	CASE STUDY: National Audubon Society National audubon society, New York City, New York - FXFOWLE’s Manhattan headquarters for the National Audubon Society offers lessons in how to maintain green leadership
01/2009	CASE STUDY: Ehrlich Residence Ehrlich Residence, Santa Monica, California - John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects skillfully satisfied their client’s sustainability mandate
01/2009	CASE STUDY: Judkins Park House Judkins Park House, Seattle, Washington - In a quiet residential neighborhood, a century-old house gets a bold new neighbor—parked inside its own driveway
01/2009	CASE STUDY: Gunning House Gunning House, Hermosa Beach, California - Transcending a tight urban site, architect Robert Nebolon creates a house open to sunlight, ocean breezes, and views
01/2009	CASE STUDY: The Galleries At Turney The Galleries At Turney, Phoenix, Arizona - A developer blends the single-family home mentality of old Phoenix with the urban density of the row house to create a new south western sensibility
01/2009	CASE STUDY: Dockside Green Dockside Green, Victoria, B.C., Canada - A Platinum Setting: This 15-acre, mixed-use, harbor-front development in Victoria, B.C., will set records for sustainability at the neighborhood scale
01/2009	CASE STUDY: Thin Flats Thin Flats, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Onion Flats cements its commitment to Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties neighborhood—and sustainable design—with a multifamily building destined for LEED for homes platinum status
11/2009	CASE STUDY:Gish Family Apartments Gish Family Apartments, San Jose, California - A development group provides stylish hand sustainable low-income housing amidst the Silicon Valley housing boom
11/2008	CASE STUDY: Boston Children's Museum Boston Children's Museum, Boston, Massachusetts - The Boston Children’s Museum broadens it’s green agenda with a sustainable renovation and expansion by hometown firm Cambridge Seven Associates.
11/2008	CASE STUDY: Loyola University Information Commons Loyola University Information Commons, Chicago, Illinois - For the Information Commons at Loyola University in Chicago, Solomon Cordwell Buenz integrated passive and active technologies, demonstrating that transparency and energy efficiency aren’t always at odds.
11/2008	CASE STUDY: Downtown Transit Station Downtown Transit Station, Charlottesville, Virginia - In Charlottesville, Virginia, Wallace Roberts & Todd Architects designed a transit hub that links the past with the future.
11/2008	CASE STUDY: Orinda City Hall Orinda City Hall, Orinda, California - Siegel & Strain Architects took cures from Mother Nature to lessen the footprint of Orinda, California’s City Hall.
11/2008	INTERIORS CASE STUDY: Haworth Showroom Haworth Showroom, New York City, New York - Haworth’s flagship showroom by Perkins+Will shines green with touches of red.
09/2008	CASE STUDY : Normand Maurice Building Normand Maurice Building, Montreal, Quebec - Beauchamp-Bourbeau Architectes and ABCP Architecture & Urbanisme, with Busby Perkins+Will as lead designer, which led the design of The Normand Maurice Building shows how multiple federal agencies can go green in a renovated historic building.
09/2008	CASE STUDY: Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, Chicago, Illinois - On A Prominent Chicago Site, A Building With A Striking Faceted Facade Satisfies An Ambitious Environmental Agenda.
09/2008	CASE STUDY: Soflo Office Studios Soflo Office Studios, San Antonio, Texas - In South Flores, An Up-And-Coming Area Bordering Downtown San Antonio, A Former Factory On A Brownfield Gets A Face-Lift From The Architects For Their Own Offices.
09/2008	CASE STUDY: EPA Headquarters EPA Headquarters, Denver, Colorado - A Dramatic Central Atrium And A Green Roof Elevate The Profile Of This Federal Office Building.
09/2008	CASE STUDY : Bowman and Brooke LLP Bowman and Brooke LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota - These light-filled, colorful law offices convincingly defy The profession’s stuffy reputation.
07/2008	CASE STUDY: COTE TOP TEN WINNERS : Nueva School Nueva School, Hillsborough, California - Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects, which led the design of Nueva School’s Hillside Learning Complex in suburban Hillsborough, California, saw the project as more than just an addition.
07/2008	CASE STUDY: COTE TOP TEN WINNERS : Lavin-Bernick Center Lavin-Bernick Center , New Orleans, Louisiana - The new Lavin-Bernick Center at Tulane University is built on the same site as the old university center, which was stripped of its concrete structure, expanded and redesigned with sustainability in mind.
07/2008	CASE STUDY: COTE TOP TEN WINNERS : Discovery Center Discovery Center, Seattle, Washington - To market more than a dozen new developments in the South Lake Union neighborhood in Seattle, developer Vulcan Inc. hired Miller Hull Partnership to design a discovery center?Something between a model home and a World?s Fair Futurama?that could be disassembled, moved, and reused.
07/2008	CASE STUDY: COTE TOP TEN WINNERS : Yale Sculpture Gallery Yale Sculpture Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut - Some observers describe Yale University?s new sculpture building as a contemporary take on the university?s traditional gothic-style. But Stephen Kieran says the design team let the building?s environmental performance drive its aesthetic.
07/2008	CASE STUDY: COTE TOP TEN WINNERS : Macallen Condominiums Macallen Condominiums , Boston, Massachusetts - The Macallen Condominiums in Boston are not only the first residential LEED Gold-certified building in New England; they are also the subject of a new documentary and a 2008 COTE award winner.
07/2008	CASE STUDY: COTE TOP TEN WINNERS : Garthwaite Center Garthwaite Center, Weston, Massachusetts - The Boston-based firm Architerra developed a simple aesthetic for the Garthwaite Center for Science and Art at the Cambridge School that does not immediately convey the innovation of its exemplary bioclimatic design.
07/2008	CASE STUDY: COTE TOP TEN WINNERS: Leopold Legacy Center Leopold Legacy Center, Baraboo, Wisconsin - Kubala Washatko Architects designed the headquarters of the Leopold Foundation, which features a high percentage of Forest Stewardship Council-certified lumber, in the spirit of its conservationist namesake.
07/2008	CASE STUDY: COTE TOP TEN WINNERS: Pocono Environmental Education Center Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania - The Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC) wanted its new visitor activity center to be highly sustainable, and more importantly, economical to operate.
07/2008	CASE STUDY: COTE TOP TEN WINNERS: Queens Botanical Garden Queens Botanical Garden , Flushing, New York - The LEED Platinum-certified visitor and administration center at the Queens Botanical Garden boasts innovations ranging from a green roof to an entry plaza covered by a folded canopy that harvests rainwater.
07/2008	CASE STUDY: COTE TOP TEN WINNERS: Cesar Chavez Library Cesar Chavez Library , Laveen, Arizona - Responsible management of water from all sources is one of the significant achievements of the Chavez library. It not only derives its form from the lake it borders, but it uses the body of water as a storage basin for water harvesting.
04/2008	CASE STUDY: Grand Rapids Art Museum: Temple of Green Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan - In the Grand Rapids Art Museum, a measured approach to design reveals that elegance and environmentalism are not incompatible.
04/2008	CASE STUDY: Queens Botanical Garden: Setting Down Roots Queens Botanical Garden, Flushing, New York - A new building raises a botanical garden’s profile as an institution focused on environmental stewardship.
04/2008	CASE STUDY: Aldo Leopold Legacy Center: Building on Aldo Leopold?s Legacy Aldo Leopold Legacy Center, Baraboo, Wisconsin - The Aldo Leopold Foundation aims to uphold the land ethic in its new headquarters.
04/2008	CASE STUDY: Santa Monica Library: A City Turns The Page Santa Monica Library , Santa Monica, California - The City Of Santa Monica Goes Green With Its High-Performance Main Public Library.
04/2008	CASE STUDY: Nau: Redefining Retail Nau, Boulder, Colorado - Nau?s unique concept unifies its stores with web-based shopping.
01/2008	CASE STUDY: Arizona State University Biodesign Institute: Crossing Boundaries Arizona State University Biodesign Institute, Tempe, Arizona - Interdisciplinary science and innovative design set a standard for the next generation of research facilities.
01/2008	CASE STUDY: Tim and Karen Hixon Visitor Center: Cool Water Tim and Karen Hixon Visitor Center, Helotes, Texas - A visitor center doubles as an aquifer, collecting and conserving water in a region suffering from drought.
01/2008	CASE STUDY: University of California: Enlightening Sustainability University of California, Merced, California - University research facility is a teaching tool for eco-minded students.
01/2008	CASE STUDY: Zhong Xiao Pavilion: Treehouse in A Concrete Jungle Zhong Xiao Pavilion , Taipei, Taiwan - Architect Sergio Palleroni and Taipei students break through asphalt to create a garden and green office space.
01/2008	CASE STUDY: Merck Serono: Ecological Antidote Merck Serono, Geneva, Switzerland - A biotechnology company considers environmental health and sustainability for its new headquarters.
01/2008	PROJECTS: Shamrock Heights [links to: greensmart.construction.com]