In our newest Web-only feature, GreenSource explores innovative solutions to the challenges presented by designing for sustainability. This month, we profile Lord, Aeck & Sargent’s use of Trombe walls. The Atlanta firm reinvented the method of passive solar heating popularized in the 1960s for a project in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Photo © Robert Benson
The Boston Children’s Museum broadens it’s green agenda with a sustainable renovation and expansion by hometown firm Cambridge Seven Associates.
Photo © Steinkamp Photography
For the Information Commons at Loyola University in Chicago, Solomon Cordwell Buenz integrated passive and active technologies, demonstrating that transparency and energy efficiency aren’t always at odds.
Photo © Jeffrey Totaro
In Charlottesville, Virginia, Wallace Roberts & Todd Architects designed a transit hub that links the past with the future.
Photo © David Wakely
Siegel & Strain Architects took cures from Mother Nature to lessen the footprint of Orinda, California’s City Hall.
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Image courtesy William Hanley
Greenbuild 2008: The U.S. Green Building Council’s annual expo comes to Boston November 19-21, and GreenSource has sent a team of reporters to cover the conference. Read blog posts, browse the Greenbuild
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Courtesy Armstrong World Industries LEED for Existing Buildings: While the U.S. Green Building Council’s other rating systems may be better known, LEED EB is picking up speed as designers take it boldly into the country’s five million pre-existing commercial buildings.
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Recent Stories: We look at changes contained in LEED 2009, the debate about certified wood, the business of garbage, and the greening of mega cities in the developing world. Plus, we profile the city of Boston’s newfound enthusiasm for sustainability.
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Photo Courtesy Nancie Battaglia Man on Fire: Bill McKibben is a leading voice in the modern environmental movement. The volume and timbre of his work convey his belief that a massive, immediate effort is required to wean us from coal, gas, and oil.
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Photo © David Wakely Case Studies: We look at five projects that mix aesthetics and environmental considerations, including a children’s museum in Boston, a university building in Chicago, a city hall in Northern California, a Virginia transit hub, and a furniture showroom in New York City.
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Green Planet Clay Paints
Green Roundup: We feature a diverse mix of products, including Green Planet clay paints and custom storage systems, to water-treatment, cabling, septic, and HVAC systems.
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Earn Continuing Education Credits:
In this month’s CE feature, read about LEED for Existing Buildings, and then take a related online test to earn valuable health, safety, and welfare credits.
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