2013 | Green Building

Yearly Archives: 2013

Brooks + Scarpa

Yin-Yang House Location of Project: Venice, CA Total Square Footage: 4200 sq. ft. Total Cost: $1.7 mil The Yin-Yang House is a net-zero energy single-family home in a quiet Venice, CA....

A benchmark in North America

Innovative sustainable home near St. Louis certified as industry’s first Active House An innovative sustainable building project near St. Louis, Missouri, has been certified as the first Active House in North....

Wood Solutions – Innovations and Opportunities for the 21st Century

By Adam Robertson, M.A.Sc., EIT When Gustave Eiffel, proposed building a skeletal steel structure for the Paris World Fair, he was ridiculed by professional engineers and most of high society in....

Ahead of the curve

Sloot Construction’s custom home in Guelph receives first certification in Canada in new Energy Star for New Homes standard John Sloot realizes his company is a step ahead when it....

Attention to [green] detail

SevernWoods Construction works with eco-minded couple for award-winning renovation of 1950s home By Greg McMillan Completing a successful green renovation of an older home is easier than most people think. Look no further....

World’s largest wooden structure

Spain’s Metropol Parasol a magnet for tourists, with a honeycomb design featuring museum, farmers’ market, elevated plaza and panoramic terrace Its claim to fame – recognition as the world’s largest....

Working together

CaraCo Development reaps benefits of innovative project partnership with Union Gas CaraCo Development Corporation is attracting attention from cost-conscious new home buyers. The Kingston-based company, known as a leader in lifestyle development,....

STUDIO NICOLETTI ASSOCIATI – The fleet of Putrajaya

Putrajaya residential waterfront development Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2008 – 2013 Under construction; International competition, first prize; Cityscape Dubai international award 2008; Cityscape Asia Singapore international award 2009. Project Studio Nicoletti Associati and Hijjas Kasturi Associates SDN. Client Putrajaya Holdings Ltd.,....

Aedas – Abu Dhabi Investment Council

New headquarters Al Bahr Towers PROJECT DESCRIPTION The design concept for Aedas’ innovative competition- winning design is derived from an algorithmic composition, influenced by Islamic principles of design, that has been supplemented by the application....

ATENASTUDIO – Landscape and Waterscape

At the heart of Atenastudio’s mixed use building complex in China Atenastudio, in collaboration with Archmaster studio, has developed a master plan for a new district in Wuxi, China. The plan would....