LEED Points

Tag: Green Design

  • Top US Cities with the Most ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings in 2012

    An ENERGY STAR certified building meets strict energy performance standards set by EPA and uses less energy, is less expensive to operate, and produces fewer greenhouse gas emissions than its peers. Which US cities perform best in terms of number of certified buildings and annual cost savings? Top 25 US Cities Los Angeles maintains top…

  • EU Restricts Bee-Harming Insecticides

    European Union Restricts Bee-Harming Insecticides (via Environment News Service) BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 29, 2013 (ENS) – The European Commission will restrict the use of three neonicotinoid insecticides harmful to bees, imposing the world’s first continental ban on the popular chemicals. The proposal restricts the use of three neonicotinoids – clothianidin, imidacloprid…

  • Building Projects: BIG & small from Anonymous Architects

    To maximise usable floor space the shape of the house follows the shape of the site which is somewhat of the parallelogram. This opened up the possibility of some interesting geometries of the building which in turn helps dilute the mass.

  • Building Projects: BIG & small from Anonymous Architects

    To maximise usable floor space the shape of the house follows the shape of the site which is somewhat of the parallelogram. This opened up the possibility of some interesting geometries of the building which in turn helps dilute the mass.

  • Building Projects: BIG & small from Anonymous Architects

    To maximise usable floor space the shape of the house follows the shape of the site which is somewhat of the parallelogram. This opened up the possibility of some interesting geometries of the building which in turn helps dilute the mass.