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ARQUIETECTONICA

More than computers Microsoft headquartered in standout sustainable building in Paris, France The Microsoft brand has always been synonymous with change and innovation – and that link often goes far beyond the....

HUMBER RIVER HOSPITAL

The future of healthcare: lean, green and digital Humber River Hospital, designed by HDR In 2008 the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC) approved funding for Humber River Hospital (HRH),....

When the classroom becomes the teacher

Eco-friendly portable features ideals of health, sustainability and energy efficiency It’s probably safe to say that it’s a rare occurrence when parents, students, educators, school administrators, custodians and maintenance personnel are....

Archetype Sustainable House: Celebrating Five Years of Demonstration and Research

By Tracy Hanes and Tim Van Seters When it was constructed at the Kortright Conservation Centre in 2009, the Archetype Sustainable House (ASH) was intended to be a state-of-the-art "green" abode....

Vincent Callebaut Architectures: THE FLAVOURS ORCHARD

CONSTRUCTION OF 45 PLUS-ENERGY (BEPOS) VILLAS IN A SMART GRID KUNMING 2014, YUNNAN PROVINCE, SOUTHWEST CHINA 1. CHINA’S ECO-HIGH-TECH CITIES : TOWARDS AN ENERGY EFFICIENT COMMUNITY IN KUNMING Stepping out of your....

A ‘Garden Bridge’ across the Thames

Garden Bridge is a planned stunning new public garden and pedestrian crossing over the River Thames in London, England. Designed by London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic cauldron designer, Thomas Heatherwick....

LEED VS. GREEN GLOBES

LEED and  Green Globes - a Comparison By Jiri Skopek  AA DIP.,OAA, MCIP, RIBA With the sudden re-emergence of Green Globes as a recognized green building rating system, practitioners may be wondering....

EPA – POSSIBLE SHILL GROUP VS. LEED CERTIFICATION?

This time around, below, we are reprinting an article courtesy of China-based Bisagni Environmental Enterprise (BEE), dealing with the subject of whether LEED leads to better energy performance. We....

Tower of Power

Dutch architects hold out hope that skyscraper project utilizing wind power will come to fruition With an eye trained directly on a sustainable future, Amsterdam-based NL Architects has come up with....

WORLD GREEN CENTER

Sustainable shakeup The World Green Center in Chile improves quality of life for workers and provides business district makeover By GREG McMILLAN Decisions, decisions, decisions – cCe Architects of Santiago, Chile, had one....

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