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Rooftop View of 130 kW Solar Photovoltaic System at Mosaica
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Affordable Housing Project Incorporates Largest Residential Solar Photovoltaic System in San Francisco

June 3, 2009 Mignon O'Young 0

What do you do when your project has close to 40,000 square foot of roof space in one city block, good sun exposure, and no shading impediments?  Go solar, of course, and generate your own …

Fireside project under framing stages
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Maximizing the Green Footprint: How Much Green Impact Can You Make?

May 18, 2009 Mignon O'Young 0

In our article The Story of the Fireside:  Seeing the Green in Value Engineering, we discussed how value engineering helps one take a systematic approach to evaluating a building system or product from different perspectives.  …

Kitchen cabinets with no added urea formaldehyde at the Fireside Apartments
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The Story of The Fireside: Seeing the Green in Value Engineering

May 4, 2009 Mignon O'Young 0

Value engineering.  The term often evokes trimming down a project.  However, used properly, it can be a positive tool that helps one take a systematic approach to evaluating a building system or product from different …

Mosaica at 601 Alabama and 18th Street
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Mosaica: A Sustainable Community

April 29, 2009 Mignon O'Young 0

Years ago, I came upon a bustling weekend flea market situated on a lot disfigured by broken concrete and asphalt, and anchored by a dilapidated warehouse structure in the middle of the site.  Who would …

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The Story of The Fireside: Green, Affordable Housing

April 27, 2009 Mignon O'Young 0

Right off of California Highway 101 and along the way to Stinson Beach, there sits a project “that could.”  It accomplished many feats over the course of its development.  As the construction manager on this …

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Berkeley’s Latest Super-Green Project

April 26, 2009 Mignon O'Young 0

During my student days at U.C. Berkeley, my friends and I would go to the Great China Restaurant for dinner and the California Theaters for a movie.  Along the way, there was a big parking …

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Professional Honor Award Recipient: “Estuary” by MITHUN in San Francisco, CA
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Architecture at Zero 2015 Winners

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Recently the winners of Architecture at Zero 2015 were announced and awarded by PG&E and the American Institute of Architects, California Council. Now in its fifth year, this zero net energy design competition open to …

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perFORM Design Competition Extended

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Calling all emerging architectural professionals! The deadline for the third annual perFORM Design Competition has been extended to Friday, July 15, 2016. Design a Net Zero Energy, mixed-use, multifamily building in the Rainier Beach neighborhood …

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Carbon Smart Building Day

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The What: Carbon Smart Building Day is a conference for building professionals supporting the Global Climate Action Summit. Its purpose is to inspire you to lead the built environment toward Zero Net Carbon, and equip …

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