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A Green and Healthy Urban Health Clinic
The LEED CI Gold-certified Tom Waddell Urban Health Clinic is a green renovation developed as a part of the overall sustainable development of the Kelly Cullen Community (KCC) located in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco, California. KCC is the result of an environmentally conscious transformation and historic preservation of a 100-year old YMCA building.…
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Building Health Forum
The What: Join more than 275 of the world’s preeminent experts and thought leaders pioneering the healthy buildings and healthy communities movement at USGBC Northern California Chapter’s upcoming Building Health Forum for a series of provocative keynotes, educational sessions, tours, and networking receptions. The Building Health Forum is the first feature-length event produced by the Building Health Initiative, an unprecedented…
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Water Wise Homes Conference
The What: Join leading experts and your peers at Build It Green’s upcoming Water Wise Homes Conference to learn about new technologies, techniques, and strategies to save water in the homes we design, build, and remodel, overcome water conservation barriers, and fight California’s drought. Presentations will explore: Landscape Design and Strategy; Behavior and Water System Design; Water-Energy…
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Hey World, Get Up and Green Up!
World Green Building Week is here! During the week of September 22-27 2014, Green Building Councils in countries in the Americas, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and Middle East and North Africa and representing more than 27,000 organizations will host more than 200 events to celebrate World Green Building Week under the theme: “Get Up, Green Up.”…
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Greener Builder 2014: Climate of Change
The What: Join leading experts at Greener Builder 2014 organized by the USGBC Northern California Chapter. The conference will set the stage for a high-profile discussion at the intersection of green building and technology. This year’s theme is Climate of Change, and will feature sessions that address LEED v4 credits and implementation, healthy buildings, technology…
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Developing Your Zero Net Energy Strategies
The What: The Zero Net Energy Early Adopters Leadership Network will host its series’ third workshop titled “Developing Your ZNE Plan” along with a tour of the host facility, the LEED Platinum SMUD East Campus – Operations Center, one of the largest net zero energy projects in North America. The Workshop is designed to help…
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Sustainability Around the Bay
The 2014 AIA SF Design Awards Gala last month honored San Francisco Bay Area architecture firms for their work in creativity and bringing positive impact to the built environment. Four projects winning in the Energy + Sustainability Category represent a strong testament to our industry’s commitment in making progress towards building net zero energy buildings. Two…
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California’s First Net Zero Energy Library
Editor’s Foreword: During my college years, I used to swing by the West Berkeley Public Library on University Avenue after shopping at the nearby art stores for my studio projects. I remember its dismal entrance, dim lighting, and run-down furniture squeezed into tight quarters. I’m so excited to learn that it has been replaced with…
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2014 AIA COTE Top Ten Green Project Winners Announced
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have just announced this week their selection of the 2014 Top Ten Green Projects, examples of sustainable architecture and ecological American design projects that protect and enhance the environment. The projects include new and adaptive re-use buildings, ranging from government offices to…
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Toyo Ito Continues to Inspire
Last fall, I had the chance to meet Mr. Toyo Ito up close and personal soon after I toured the Taiwan National Stadium he designed. It was during a press conference held in Taipei New Horizon, his most recent project completed in Taiwan. He was invited by the Fubon Art Foundation to meet the press in the afternoon and give…