Clarkson University’s new Student Center is a great example how functionality can be combined with sustainable features in order to minimize the impact of the building onto the environment. The goal of its construction is to unite student programs in one building and to link the new center to the other academic buildings on campus…. »
The University of Wyoming wanted a green design for its new Visual Arts Center that would incorporate the latest technology, provide a safe and healthy environment for all users promote interdisciplinary collaboration, and provide a welcoming gallery/lobby to encourage community outreach. The resulting building managed to achieve all those goals, while being sustainable and aiming… »
The Williams-York family lived in their ranch style home for 28 years before they decided to build their modern dream home with both passive and active solutions to increase its sustainability. The new Williams-York Residence in Leawood, Kansas has recently been awarded with LEED Platinum certification, the highest certification level from LEED for Homes by… »
Although it represents an office building whose sustainability in general is sometimes questionable, the 25 York Street (Telus House Toronto) still serves as an example how office buildings can be improved in order to conserve resources and provide healthier working environment. Located on the northeast corner of York Street and Bremner Boulevard in downtown Toronto,… »
The Crystal – a Sustainable Cities Initiative by Siemens, has recently been opened in London. Located at the Royal Docks area, the structure homes Siemens’ global Center of Competence Cities – a team of multi-disciplinary urban experts, who aim to encourage the growth of sustainable cities through partnerships, research and expert collaboration on solutions as… »
Here’s an architectural project which differs from the rest we wrote about thus far by the fact it is a renovation which aside raising aesthetics and functionality managed to incorporate many green building features. James Madison University’s Wayland Hall is the first completely renovated residence hall to achieve LEED Platinum certification under the USGBC’s New… »
Here’s a project that earned its spot in our green architecture series, despite the fact it is a complex of 27 buildings. Although this project is from few years ago and there are a few counter-sustainable facts about the complex, we had to write about it to demonstrate how a complex could be built with… »
Beachaus II is among the first independently certified sustainable homes built in the White Rock/South Surrey area which received LEED Platinum certificate from the Canadian Green Building Council (CAGBC) LEED program. The home has been carefully planned from the ground up, and it was inspected and verified through every stage of planning and construction to… »
