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The Zen Barn by Christopher Simmonds Architect is a home in a historic Ottawa neighborhood. It achieved LEED Platinum for homes status while maximizing on a casual, modern style. The second story is cantilevered over the...

Trellis House in Washington D.C. goes above and beyond to deliver on climate promises to residents of this new eco-friendly apartment building. What's better than a new LEED Platinum mixed-income apartment building? A LEED...

Atelier C by Nicholas Francoeur is an artists' residence in Quebec that transcends common forms of green design. The house incorporates multiple sustainable design strategies and has even received LEED Platinum certification.[...]

Nestled between two pre-existing structures in Rome, the Ghella Meeting Center is the first LEED Platinum V4 building in Italy. The building serves as a sustainable, energy-efficient and economical space for the Ghella Headquarters.[...]

Frost Bank Tower by Duda|Paine Architects is the fifth tallest building in Austin, Texas, with 33 floors and 515 feet in height. Recertified from LEED Gold to Platinum, the over 500,000-square-foot facility reaches new milestones...

The Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank Headquarters in China is a living, breathing building by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The project is a 94,049-square-meter biophilic design made to respond to the area's tropical climate...

There’s no better place to ensure a healthy physical and mental environment than at a university undergraduate program for psychology. So when UCLA received $30 million in funding from the Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker Family...

This summer, Google opened its first retail storefront in New York City. The landmark event is notable for a variety of reasons, perhaps the most noteworthy being that the location was planned, designed and built with sustainability...

A new office tower stands tall in Austin, and its sustainability features are breaking records. Indeed Tower, a recently completed AA office tower, earned 82 points toward a LEED v4 Core & Shell (CS) Platinum Certification....

California State University Long Beach (CSULB) is setting the bar for campus buildings that serve the health of students and staff as well as the environment. The most recent student housing, completed by McCarthy...

California State University Long Beach (CSULB) is setting the bar for campus buildings that serve the health of students and staff as well as the environment. The most recent student housing, completed by McCarthy...

The Saltbox Passive House is located in Bromont, Quebec, and is a residence for a family of four. The 3100-square-foot home sits in a meadow at the edge of a 2.5-acre wooded plot. Its design combines elements of the local...

Built on a suburban lot in Menlo Park, California, this home blends into the natural landscape, a beautiful escape from the world. Made with connected pavilions and gorgeous redwood, the home by Butler Armsden Architects...

Often, high-rise buildings and sustainable building practices are on opposite ends of the environmentally friendly spectrum. But a recent groundbreaking at 555 Greenwich in the Hudson Square neighborhood of New York City...

Habitat for Humanity is a long-standing nonprofit whose mission is to provide affordable home ownership to low-income families around the world. Currently, that includes areas of the United States where affordable housing...