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Green architecture – Okanagan College Centre of Excellence

By Damir Beciri
7 August 2011

okanagan-college-centre-of-excellence-1The Okanagan College Centre of Excellence is being designed as an innovative, sustainable post-secondary facility that is highly adapted to its site, climate and context. Aside being example of green architecture, the Centre of Excellence features a syllabus with a focus on sustainable building technologies and processes, as well as research and development of alternative… »

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Green architecture – Hotchkiss Residence, Vancouver

By Damir Beciri
4 Comments31 July 2011

hotchkiss-residence-vancouver-1Hotchkiss Residence is a beautiful example of architecture created in the northwest modernist tradition of Belluschi and Storrs. Located near the Columbia River in Vancouver, Washington, the house is carefully sited and designed to take full advantage of the impressive surrounding views. Hotchkiss Residence has a contemporary, yet warm design, and it features various examples… »

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Green architecture – Wake Forest University Welcome Center

By Damir Beciri
One Comment24 July 2011

wake-forest-university-welcome-and-admissions-center-1Since Wake Forest University restructured its admissions process and became test-optional in 2008, the personal interview has played a central role in evaluating applicants and changed the way the admissions office operates. On March 22, Wake Forest cut the ribbon on the new 23,000-square-foot Welcome and Admissions Center which as been awarded with LEED Gold… »

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Green architecture – Cohen Home in Lenado, Colorado

By Damir Beciri
2 Comments17 July 2011

cohen-home-lenado-colorado-1Cohen Home in Lenado, Colorado, is located on altitude of 2,636 meters (8650 feet) where there are only 4 and a half hours of sun per day in the dead of winter, manages to generate more power than needed. The off-grid Cohen Home is one of the most energy-efficient homes in the state with HERS… »

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Green architecture – Crosby Street Hotel, New York

By Damir Beciri
2 Comments10 July 2011

crosby-street-hotel-1The Crosby Street Hotel has been awarded LEED Gold certification and it is verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI). The 11-story hotel has nearly 7,900 square meters (85,000 square feet) with 86 guest suites, a 99-seat screening room, meeting rooms, a guest library, drawing rooms and a lounge, as well as a lobby… »

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Green architecture – Cottonwood Cove Floating Marina

By Damir Beciri
3 July 2011

cottonwood-cove-floating-marina-1Scottsdale-based Forever Resorts formally announced the development of its new marina building at Nevada’s Cottonwood Cove Resort & Marina on Lake Mohave, just outside Searchlight, Nevada. The marina building replaces the old 30-year-old structure and moorage for more than 220 vessels, and it is the first floating structure that has applied for LEED Gold certification…. »

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Green architecture – Oregon Convention Center

By Damir Beciri
27 June 2011

oregon-convention-center-1The Oregon Convention Center (OCC) is the largest convention center in the Pacific Northwest, which has led the industry in sustainable operations and business practices as the first to earn LEED-EB (LEED – Existing Building) in 2004 and in 2008, the first to be re-certified LEED-EB Silver. OCC was the first convention center to earn… »

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Green architecture – Botanical Research Institute of Texas

By Damir Beciri
One Comment15 June 2011

botanical-research-institute-of-texas-1The Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Inc. (BRIT) has one of the largest herbarium collections in the United States. When BRIT decided to build their new herbarium and library building, they used careful site design, responsible landscape management, and conscientious human behavior, in order to reduce the footprint on the natural world as well as… »