The National Renewable Energy Laboratory campus in Golden, Colorado had an ambitious goal to make their entire campus net-zero energy and to promote the use of the renewable energy resources they study. Read more

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When the Chartwell School decided to remodel their Monterey Bay campus, a primary goal was to use the new architecture to help develop “sustainability natives” – kids for whom sustainability is second nature. Read more

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Ecotrust, an environmental non-profit organization, restored an 1895 warehouse to create its headquarters, the Jean Vollum Natural Capital Center. Read more

The 1999 relocation of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) office to the historic 1930′s Gus Solomon Courthouse building in downtown Portland called for an extensive renovation project.   Read more

It is not often that a natural disaster advances the sustainability agenda of a project, particularly when that disaster occurs during construction.  However, this is exactly what happened when Hurricane Rita blew through Orange, Texas in September 2005. Read more

Two architecture firms used the need for  new workspace as an opportunity to introduce their staff to green building. The firms jointly purchased a former tractor trailer manufacturing facility and junkyard near downtown San Antonio. Read more