LEED Points

Tag: Vegetation

  • Simple Prefab Elegance in Üsslingen Switzerland Home

    Constructed of prefabricated timber on a foundation basement of pre-cast concrete, this 300 square meter single family home integrates the topographical setting of a hillside slope on the edge of a quaint Swiss village in the Kanton Thurgau. Residents enter into the living area of the home from the top floor to descend beyond the…

  • Vertical Garden at Spanish Hotel Ushüaia is a Green Air Conditioning System

    This living wall vertical garden at Hotel Ushüaia de Ibiza in Ibiza, Spain was designed by Urbanarbolismo who were assisted in the construction by Alicante forestal and Alijardín, and was the first greenwall garden system of its type. Ceramic terracotta containers are interconnected but can retain unique substrates and vegetation. and porosity of the terracotta…

  • Visitor Centre at Vancouver Botanical Garden Features Undulating Green Roof

    Of of Canada’s first buildings to be certified under the International Living Future Institute’s Living Building Challenge and designed to exceed LEED Platinum status for a significant model of sustainability, the 1,765 square meter VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, was designed by Perkins+Will in partnership with Sharp & Diamond Landscape Architecture…

  • 1970s-Era Toledo Building Transformation Achieves LEED Platinum

    This 1970s-era neo-classical building underwent significant transformations to achieve LEED Platinum certification, but the architects, Duket Architects and Centerbrook Architects and Planners, were tasked with retaining the original facade, which was thought of as a local landmark. To do so, while bringing more natural light into the building and allowing for fabulous views of the…

  • The World’s Greenest Commercial Building Now Leasing for Spring 2013 Opening

    Seattle’s Bullitt Center, a project of the Bullitt Foundation, has been designed to take the spot as the most energy efficient commercial building on the planet and put Seattle on “the forefront of the green building movement,” according to the project’s website. With the first floor already leased to the International Living Future Institute and…