Tag: Sustainable Buildings
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Off the GRID
Before and after of the new SED facilities There is a lot of attention given to a new green LEED building, but to truly make a building g…
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Case study: Mennonite Church office building
For Mennonite Church USA, the desire to build its new office complex to LEED-Gold was deeply ingrained in the organization’s culture and history. “We have always been conscious of th…
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LEED-ing the nation
In April 2012, Washington, D.C., Mayor Vincent Gray made a statement that caught many people’s attention: he wants the District to be “fossil-free” by 2030.Does it sound a litt…
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Milwaukee’s Green Corridor
What began as one man’s mission to spread the word about rainwater management has grown into a community-wide green movement in Milwaukee’s Garden District. Led by a steering committ…
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Six Sigma
Whether driven by a genuine desire to reduce their environmental footprint, or simply to insulate themselves against rising costs, energy efficiency is becoming a significant organizational goal…