Greening the Campus Webcast
Building Design & Construction presents its Greening the Campus webcast at 2:00 PM Eastern time on Thursday, April 21. Over the last decade, hundreds of colleges and universities have built individual LEED-certified facilities, all the way up to LEED
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Build Boston 2010
Don’t forget to attend Build Boston 2010, the Northeast’s largest tradeshow for the design and construction industry, held this November 17-19. Build Boston 2010 features workshops, seminars, keynote speakers, tours and social/networking events. Topics include Passive House history
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LEED for Homes Awards Announced at Greenbuild
The Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced the winners of its LEED for Homes Awards, recognizing projects, builders and developers who have demonstrated green leadership in residential building. Announced at Greenbuild 2009 in Phoenix, AZ, the awards
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Interior Design Magazine's Best of Year Awards
On December 3, Interior Design magazine announced the winners of its 2009 Design Awards during a gala celebration at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Sixty-five categories in products and projects were recognized. Best of Year
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USGBC 2010 Natural Talent Design Competition
The U.S. Green Building Council has announced that its 2010 Natural Talent Design Competition, in partnership with the Salvation Army’s EnviRenew Initiative, will focus on the rebuilding effort in New Orleans, Louisiana. The competition will be divided
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GreenBuild 2009 Coverage
Nobel Laureate and former U.S.Vice President Al Gore addressed thousands of building professionals at Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ, at the end of the first day of Greenbuild 2009, the eighth annual such conference/expo. Gore applauded the U.S. Green Building
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2009 American Architecture Awards
The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, along with the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, and Metropolitan Arts press Ltd., has announced the winners of the 2009 American Architecture Awards. Sixty-four new buildings, interiors,
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2009 Stirling Prize
The Royal Institute of British Architects has awarded the 2009 Stirling Prize to Rogers Stirk Harbour Partners for "Maggie's Centre" in London, a "home-like sanctuary to help patients with cancer". Selected from a field of six building projects, including
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Natural Inspiration for Energy Efficient Design
Inspiration from nature is not all that uncommon in architecture and design. Mick Peace, an architect practicing in Zimbabwe, was inspired by termite mounds found in Africa and Australia. Following cues from the blade shape and north/south orientation (optimally
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Sears Tower Going Green
With a new name, comes an updated green outlook. Chicago's famous Sears Tower, renamed the Willis Tower for tenant Willis Group Holdings, will soon feature wind turbines on its roof, solar panels, and upgrades in cooling, heating and lighting systems.
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