Factor 10 House in Chicago was named for the philosophy behind its design; the philosophy that claims structure consumes a tenth of the environmental resources used by the average home. Therefore, using green design can help minimize the ecological footprint of a house by the factor of ten. The Chicago Department of Environment and Housing's Green Homes for Chicago program … [Read more...] about Green Homes: Ten Out of Ten for The Factor 10 House in Chicago
Green Building
Architects Practice Their Skill at Passive Solar House: Solar Umbrella House
The number one priority of the Solar Umbrella House, initially built for the principals, Angela Brooks and Lawrence Scarpa and their child, was sustainability. The goal of the construction of a passive solar house was to aid responsible living in the 21st century. Solar Umbrella House was inspired by an umbrella house designed by Paul Rudolph back in 1953. Little did they know … [Read more...] about Architects Practice Their Skill at Passive Solar House: Solar Umbrella House
Government’s Example of Green building: CDC Division of Laboratory Sciences, Building 110
The U.S government has embraced green building and partnered with Perkins+Will to design their new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) building in Atlanta, Georgia. By incorporating a variety of sustainable building techniques, the developers have managed to achieve LEED Gold status, making it the first ever high-performing government building to receive this … [Read more...] about Government’s Example of Green building: CDC Division of Laboratory Sciences, Building 110
UBC’s LEED Platinum Certified Building
The UBC Student Union Building, Vancouver, BC, set to open in 2014 is a state-of-the-art example of sustainability that demonstrates how buildings can benefit their inhabitants and the environment at the same time. The Student Union Building is one of 108 LEED Platinum buildings in the country and was designed to promote innovation and research into sustainability. It is UBC's … [Read more...] about UBC’s LEED Platinum Certified Building
Project GreenHome – Beyond Platinum LEED
Started in 2009 and completed in late 2011, Project Green Home is a Palo Alto, California project initiated by the Thesen family, in partnership with Arkin Tilt Architects to create a low-impact, “Zero-Net Energy” home. Graduate students from both Stanford and Berkely were enlisted to help in the design of a home that would produce as much energy as it consumed, balancing … [Read more...] about Project GreenHome – Beyond Platinum LEED