Tag: LEED Platinum
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Grand Junction Federal Courthouse May Become First Net-Zero Building on U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Recently rededicated following almost two years in construction, the 95-year old Wayne S. Aspinall Federal Building and Courthouse in Grand Junction, Colorado has seen the last of its transformations by the U.S. General Services Administration. Building systems performance will be measured and verified against energy targets by project architect, Westlake Reed Leskosky (WRL), for one…
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LEED Platinum Texas Home Has Net-Zero Water Use
This 3,600 square feet home in Leon Springs, Texas is LEED Platinum-certified and features several affordable green building strategies that contribute to its net-zero water use. The homeowners asked architect Karla Greer (of Lake Flato Architects of San Antonio, Texas) for a sustainable home that celebrated nature and provided space for entertaining and energy-efficient living.…
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SFPUC Headquarters earns LEED Platinum certification
SFPUC, by Bruce Damonte The statuesque new $147 million San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Headquarters this week achieved LEED Platinum certification. The 13-story, 278,000-square-foot headquarters at 525 Golden Gate Avenue, a half block away from San Francisco City Hall, offers Class A office space for roughly 900 workers. SFPUC provides water and waste services to…
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Press Release: Structural Insulated Panels Envelope Chicago Health Center
MARIETTA, GA — (July 2, 2013) – SIP Supply’s Greenix Panels structural insulated panels specified for flagship LEED Platinum health center, first in state. Heartland Health Centers (HHC) recently received two grants in recognition of the energy saving measures being implemented at the new 1300 W. Devon site, in Chicago, …
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LEED Case Study: Ashland Youth Center
The building serves as an educational model for sustainable building, as it is expected to become the first Alameda County building to receive the coveted LEED Platinum designation from the U.S. Green Building Council. From top to bottom, the designers featured green elements including a vegetated green roof, integrated roof-top photo-voltaic panels, rain gardens, natural…