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CEC Launches Online Green Building Library
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is proud to announce the launch of its online library of green building resources featuring close to 400 publications, databases and articles. Visit www.cec.org/gblibrary to access news and analysis of green building construction in the North American region and beyond: from green policy initiatives and financing models, to training…
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Global Exchange of Green Design and Construction at Ecobuild 2014
Ecobuild in London will take place from March 4-6, 2014 at the ExCel Center. It is an international and leading event for sustainable design, construction, and the built environment. More than 500 exhibitors will be present this year and more than 43,000 people from 121 countries attended Ecobuild 2013. Ecobuild will also launch the 2014 Climate…
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Zero Competition Architecture Responds to California’s 2020 ZNE Goals
Team Folium, consisting of Herman Coliver Locus Architecture, EBS Consultants, and Architectural Lighting Design, won the Special Recognition Award from the Architecture at Zero 2013 design competition. The Folium concept presents a fresh urban design solution that brings a sense of vitality and adds architectural interest to the surrounding neighborhood. A high-density, residential-commercially zoned site…
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Gilroy’s First LEED Platinum Project
Gilroy, California is well known for its garlic crop, but it also has at least three LEED projects within its 16 square miles. The newly built Gilroy Sobrato Apartments developed by South County Housing is the first LEED for Homes Platinum rated project in Gilroy. It provides 25 studio units of permanent affordable housing for chronically…
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Karuna House Achieves Green Building Triple Crown
Last December, the Karuna House earned its LEED for Homes Platinum rating with 101.5 points, making it the first home in the world to achieve a total of three green building certifications. The project not only achieved Passive House PHIUS+, but is also the first Minergie-certified home in North America, earning the top rating of…
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Green Engineering Insights from Integral Group
International Living Future Institute and Integral Group are pleased to announce the publication of Integral: Revolutionary Engineering. The Integral Group is a U.S. based company consisting of a team of local leaders with global voices and a passion for deep green engineering solutions. From concept and design through performance, they specialize in elegant systems for…
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Sustainable Building Advisor Program Introduces Online Video Library
If you don’t have time to attend lectures, symposiums, and conferences to stay up-to-date, there are plenty of online resources that provide current information on green building products and sustainable design via online libraries. The Sustainable Building Advisor Program has a new SBA Video Library featuring presentations on sustainability and design matters given by SBA…
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Taiwan National Stadium Sculpted from Concrete, Steel, and BIPV Panels
Taiwan has one of the coolest looking and greenest stadiums in the world. I first saw photos of this amazing building, the Taiwan National Stadium, at the Symposium on Taiwan-France Cooperation in Intelligent Green Buildings. Last fall, on a perfect sunny day, I joined a group hosted by the Taiwan Green Building Council for a…
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Växjö Tennis Hall Concept Wins World Architecture Community Award
Editor’s Foreword: Italian architect Alessandro Rollino recently won an award from the 20+10+X World Architecture Community Awards (2013 -14th cycle) for his conceptual project, Växjö Tennis Hall. The project was initially developed for an international architectural design competition held in Växjö, Sweden. The 20+10+X World Architecture Community Awards promotes the talent of young architects and students from all over the…
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5 Terre Vertical Farm Concept Addresses Urban Population Growth
Editor’s Foreword: Capellini Architects is an architecture studio based in La Spezia, Italy. The firm was selected as one of the 30 finalists among hundreds of contestants for the 2013 Vertical Farm & Botanical Garden SkyScraper (Seoul) Competition organized by SuperSkyScrapers. For its competition entry, Capellini Architects created a 250-meter tall skyscraper built to cultivate fresh, high…
