Building Profile: UIC’s Douglas Hall
In 2009, the University of Illinois at Chicago’s (UIC) Douglas Hall underwent a massive renovation and became incredibly energy efficient. So much so that the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)...
View ArticleBuilding Profile: The Alliance Center
The Alliance Center has been a multi-tenant office building since 2004 and has historically housed over 35 tenants working on sustainability in a converted century-old warehouse. Previous building...
View ArticleA LEED First Aproaching It’s First Decade: Grand Rapids Art Museum
The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM), in 2005, took to challenge two myths circulating art museums at the time and tried to offer real solutions. The first was the “Bilbao myth” that art museum...
View ArticleBuilding Award-Winning Energy Intelligence at the Australian Technology Park
The Australian Technology Park (ATP), located in the suburbs of Sydney, is a business and technology center that serves as an incubator for high-tech startups and brings together research and...
View ArticleCVS Goes Platinum
Design a retail store that can achieve LEED® Platinum Certification. That was CVS Health’s ambitious goal back in 2010. The retail giant believes that the sustainability of the planet is linked to...
View ArticleKeeping the Edge in Atlanta
Editor’s note: This article was originally published on USGBC.org. USGBC awarded Dagmar Epsten, LEED Fellow and CEO of Epsten Group, a LEED Platinum plaque for her LEED v4 Existing Buildings...
View ArticleBuilding Profile: Porter School of Environmental Studies
The Porter School of Environmental Studies was founded in 2000 with the generous support of Dame Shirley Porter. It was founded as a response to the growing demand for research specifically dedicated...
View ArticleLEED Project Spotlight: USCE Shopping Mall in Belgrade
After three years, the Ušće Shopping Mall, which straddles old and new Belgrade, became the first existing building in Serbia to receive LEED certification and is one of the first LEED EBOM shopping...
View ArticleAdelaide’s Newest Office Gets the Green Star Tick of Approval
Adelaide’s newest office, 185 Pirie Street in the thriving Hindmarsh Square Precinct, ticks all the boxes for A Grade buildings. Designed using computer simulation modelling, the building’s design is...
View ArticleCourse Preview: Reaching Triple Platinum: Skanska Sweden’s New Headquarters
With Education @USGBC you can grow your green building knowledge online, anytime. Ready to take your knowledge to the next level? Check out the preview below of this month’s featured course, Reaching...
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