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Green architecture – Salmon Creek Falls Environmental Center

By Damir Beciri
One Comment2 May 2010

salmon-creek-falls-environmental-center-1Environmental Center, part of the Harmony Union School District which will serve grades K-8, became the first public elementary school building in California that reached LEED Platinum certificate. The building design was done by Persinger Architects and Symbios Design – part of the global “green” design and architecture movement. The goal for the building is… »

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Green architecture – 19 Fourth St. NE carbon neutral renovation

By Damir Beciri
26 February 2010

19-fourth-st-ne-3GreenSpur Inc., a design/build firm specializing in carbon-neutral building, and TriCon Construction, which specializes in air sealing and insulating, have worked together to retrofit a Civil War-era home on Capitol Hill to match the LEED Platinum-level standards. Renovating the residence at 19 Fourth St. NE (which dates to 1852) required working in a difficult physical… »