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A New Approach to Carbon Reduction

The City of Ventura, Calif., adopts new planning methodology as it pursues reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
May 01, 2012

 Cities and counties are facing new policy challenges as federal and state regulators adopt greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets and other new environmental performance standards designed to reverse the degradation of our environment.  


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Winning the Battle of Energy Savings

Solar is helping to save taxpayer dollars while supporting a facility designed to help save soldiers’ lives.
May 01, 2012

 In 2004, Master Sgt. Mark Rizzo’s U.S. Army convoy was traveling north on a route in Baghdad, Iraq. 


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Historic Post Office Adaptively Reused

Contributed by Lord, Aeck & Sargent
November 01, 2011

A $62 million restoration turned a former Great Depression-era main post office into the headquarters for the GSA.


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Recognizing The Past with Modern Technology

The Oklahoma Army National Guard wanted a new facility that blended modern needs with historic appeal.
October 04, 2011
The devastation caused by the Great Depression is well documented. Almost equally well documented is the New Deal that helped pull the country from that dark time.
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Excellence in Design: A Walk in the Park

October 03, 2011

Environmental responsibility is a primary value for the Bend Park & Recreation District, and it was a critical element in the design of the LEED Gold-certified administration building by Opsis Architecture.


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It’s (Not) Rocket Science

NASA incorporates sustainable goals — and its own technology — into the first commercial office building built at Ames Research Base in 20 years.
October 03, 2011

While NASA’s shuttle program has come to an end, other, more earth-bound NASA programs are just beginning. The goal of one new program, Renovation by Replacement (RbR), aims to achieve sustainability by replacing dated, inefficient buildings with new, high-performance ones.


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Parking Industry Paves the Way

May 06, 2011
Since 2008, when the Santa Monica Civic Center garage became the first parking facility to earn LEED certification, the parking industry has quickly emerged as one of the leaders in the green movement.
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Interactive Design Sessions

NET-ZERO ENERGY BUILDINGS EXPERT ROUNDTABLE IV
May 02, 2011
Sustainable architect Bruce Haxton and ED+C’s Michelle Hucal organized the Net-Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) Roundtable IV: Interactive Design Sessions to present the latest techniques and information regarding NZEB interactive design sessions, plus the rationale for making specific NZEB design decisions, with the understanding that each project is site, program and client specific.
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Air National Guard Protects with Curtainwall

Beyond blast hazard mitigation, the Readiness Center’s curtainwall system contributes to daylighting, energy-efficiency and occupant comfort.
May 02, 2011
“On budget, on schedule and on green” is the new mantra of federal agencies for their facilities, according to AECOM’s sustainability principal for architecture, Anthony Bernheim, FAIA, LEED AP BC+C. AECOM demonstrated this in practice for the expansion of the Air National Guard (ANG) Readiness Center building at Joint Base Andrews.
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2011 Excellence in Design Awards

April 28, 2011
Each year, ED+C holds its Excellence in Design Awards to honor projects that demonstrate a clear commitment to green building and sustainable design. Whose projects? Yours. How do they get to us? You can submit them during our call for entries.
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