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IDeA Z2 Design Facility Office in San Jose, California South Elevation with Sliding Glass Doors and Solar PV Shades
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Drawing More Power Than You Think

September 7, 2011 Janika McFeely 2

Energy efficient building design has come a long way to improve building system energy performance. But what happens when the users move in? Additional equipment and appliances added after occupancy can dramatically impact actual building …

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New Orlean’s First LEED NC-Silver Multi-Family Development

August 10, 2011 Mignon O'Young 0

In just over two weeks, it will have been six-years since the the category-5 Hurricane Katrina crossed into the United States and rebuilding efforts continue to this day.  New Orleans, Louisiana, was one of the …

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Exploratorium’s New Home Addresses Historic Preservation Design and Construction Challenges

August 4, 2011 Mignon O'Young 0

When I was working as a construction manager, I was involved with a handful of complex historic preservation projects including the conversion of a historically significant church into affordable housing (Buena Vista Terrace) for seniors …

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A Call to Reinvent the Toilet

July 25, 2011 Press Release 0

It has been a long time since we have seen any technological changes in the design of toilets.  We have come a long way since the 18th century when the first flush toilet was invented.  …

EcoPath floor mats waiting for their adhesive to set
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Find Your Ecopath to Cleanliness

July 20, 2011 Mignon O'Young 0

Having been raised in an Asian household, I was trained to remove my shoes upon entering a home so that I wouldn’t track in any dirt and debris.  I have maintained this ritual throughout my …

A rendering of the Exploratorium’s future new home at Pier 15 located between the Embarcadero and the San Francisco Bay
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San Francisco Exploratorium’s New Home to Become Largest U.S. Net-Zero Energy Museum

July 7, 2011 Mignon O'Young 0

Salty air breezes off of the Bay.  Seagulls are flying about.  A six foot diameter concrete pile gets driven into the sea floor.  An energizing hum of activity reverberates throughout a waterfront construction site–the future …

The wind turbine installed on top of SCU’s facilities building is being monitored for its effectiveness and energy production output
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Energy Strategy Brings About ROI for Santa Clara University

June 22, 2011 Mignon O'Young 0

Few universities can claim to have a 1-megawatt solar PV system, a wind turbine, a 60-collector solar thermal system, and a smart microgrid system that monitors and regulates the campus energy sources.  Santa Clara University …

2011 West Coast Green at PCBC Conference
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West Coast Green Brings Green Building Leaders to PCBC

June 21, 2011 Press Release 0

San Francisco, CA – West Coast Green, the world’s leading interactive conference on green innovation, has partnered with Pacific Coast Building Conference (PCBC), the region’s largest building conference. The two will converge this week, June …

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$20M NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE will challenge the world to reimagine what we can do with CO2 emissions
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$20M NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE

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Registration is open. The grand challenge has been put forth – how can we reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by converting it into something valuable? The $20M NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE will challenge …

HO[MIN]ID was designed by Winner Cameron Huber from the University of Oregon for the perFORM 2014: A House Design Competition
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Size Matters, Along with Good Design and High Performance

May 19, 2014 0

On Earth Day, Seattle- and Portland-based construction company Hammer & Hand unveiled the winners of perFORM 2014: A House Design Competition. The competition challenged emerging architecture professionals to fuse high design with high performance building …

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  During a road trip from San Francisco to Southern California, I observed the many facets of the landscape: beautiful rolling valleys, pervasive big box stores, and stockpiles of vehicle tires piled high and awaiting …

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