Case studies are currently organized by project type.
In the future, you will be able to search the case studies
database by a variety of criteria, including by cross-referenced
building materials listed on Green Building Pages and
by key sustainable design and construction features.
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Ocean
Arks
Contact: John Todd
(802) 860-0011 |
| Ocean Arks has
developed Living Machines which is a way to clean
and purify waste water. Living Machines can be used
in schools, slauterhouse and many other applications.
It purifies the water naturally with the use of
plants. This project in Burlington features the
use of Living Machines. |
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William
McDonough + Partners
Kevin Burke
Contact: Kevin
Burke
(434) 979-1111 |
| Winner of 2002
Top Ten Green Projects. Designed to be restorative,
and a net-energy exporter, the lighting and ventilation
enhance the two story atrium. |
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The
Rocky Mountain Institute
Alexis Karolides
Contact: The
Aspen Skiing Company
(800)-525-6200 |
| LEED recognized
for Construction Waste Management. LEED Bronze Pilot
Project, waste management program lead to an 85
% diversion of waste materials from the landfill.
Also featured for reduced light pollution. |
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Tom
Bender, AIA
Contact: Tom
Bender, Architect
(503) 368-6294 |
| Winner of the
2002 AIA Top Ten Green Projects. His design benefits
from daylighting, and only uses high-efficiency
flourescent lighting 1/4 of its occupied time. |
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Ken Latona, Architect
Contact: Jonathan Buist
Contact info. being updated |
| The lodge is reached
by foot at the end of a four-day trek through the
reserve. The buildings location was placed with
sensitivity to aborigine remains and visible location.
Featured in Architectural
Record. |
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Contact: Middlebury College
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| Campus building
for labs, classrooms, offices and a library. Used
125,000+ boardfeet of FSC-certified wood, native
to Vermont. Cost of FSC-certified wood products
estimated to be 3% greater than conventional wood. |
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Tom
Bender, AIA
Contact: Johnson
Controls, owner
(562)-799-8882 |
| LEED Certified
Pilot Project showcasing advanced building control
technologies that maximize energy efficiency and
IAQ. LEED recognized for measurement and varification,
LEED Certified Pilot Project showcasing advanced building control technologies to maximize energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality. |
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Matsuzaki
Wright Architects
Contact: University of British Columbia
(604) 685-3117
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| LEED highlighted
for Innovative Wastewater Technologies. Building
has all composting toilets that function
without water and transform human wastes into compost
that is applied to the site landscape. Liquid waste
is directed through a simulated wetland system. |
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Siegel
& Strain Architects
Contact: Henry
Siegel
(510) 457-8092 |
| Winner of 2002
AIA Top Ten Green Projects with Camp Arroyo in Livermore,
CA. Design is used for middle school aged children
and ill children, building was designed with bathhouses
made of stabilized earth and straw-bale building
for dinning hall. Solar panels for water heating
and backup radiant heat. Operable clerestory windows
used to keep cool. Biological wastewater treatment
system. |
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Contact: Mr. Crockett
Contact info. being updated |
| This town had
the worst air pollution in the nation until they
decided to do something about it. When they received
the results in 1969 for the worst air quality in
the nation they decided to change the quality of
standards for the industries in the area. Several
years later their air quality was in the safety
range. The town further decided to change its environmental
impact. They redesigned downtown district to include
an expansive green scape and walking paths along
the river. They made several efforts to clean up
the river. They also incorporated a public transportation
system of hybrid busses. Now the town is on its
way to minimal environmental impact. |
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No contact info.
currently available |
| Curitiba has a
revolutionary way of dealing with traffic and public
transportation. They have designed their infrastructure
to have seperate lanes for busses and cars. They
have express lanes for busses and cars that are
the arteries of the city. With the infrastructure
in place it makes bus travel fast and convenient. |
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Habitat
Studio
Contact: Marilyn
Miller Farmer, AIA
(805) 544-6075 |
Built in 1995
and occupied in January of 1996, the Claiborne &
Churchill Winery is an environmentally sustainable
and energy efficient building and the first commercial
strawbale building in California.
The 2,600 s.f. winery requires no heating or cooling
due to the passive solar design and the high insulation
value of the rice strawbale walls, a considerable
energy and economic savings both initially as well
as over its long expected lifetime of over fifty
years. The strawbale walls were built during an
old-fashioned barn raising party not only bringing
down construction labor costs but also providing
opportunity for community gathering and cooperation,
a warm welcome for the winery to its new location. |
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(805) 893-4339
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| A LEED Gold Pilot
Project, houses campus facilities including research
labs, teaching labs, and offices. Listed as Case
Study in LEED v.2 References for Erosion and Sedimentation
Control and Systems Controls. |
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HOK
Contact: Ripley
Rasmus
(314) 421-2000 |
| 2002 winner of
AIA Top Ten Green Projects with Edificio Malecon
in Buenos Aires. The 125,000 square-foot
office building was a reclaimed brownfield site.
It is a long and narrow slab to minimize solar gain
on the structure. North and south ends have a high-performance
curtain wall to minimize solar gain. Floors are
flexible to allow for a variety of uses in the future. |
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William
McDonaugh + Partners
Roger Schickedantz
Contact: Ford Motor Company, owner
Contact info. being updated |
| Center portion
of roof will be vegetated, approx. 10 acres total.
Installation anticipated for September 2002. |
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Contact info. being updated
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| Straw-bale walls,
combined domestic hot water/ radiant heating floor
system, salvaged cast iron columns, and composting
toilet system. |
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Paolo Lugari
No contact info.
currently available. |
| A group of Gaviotas
moved to a place in Columbia that was known to be
uninhabitable. They created a community there with
solar panels for electricity and heat. They planted
crops for food and Wind Mills for pumping water. They have
also introduced the pine tree to the land to tap
for resin. In doing so they have created an environment
that enables dormant local plant life to start to
grow. They also have a community hospital, community
centers and the town is regulated by consensus. |
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Native
Energy
Contact: Tom
Boucher
(800) 924-6826 |
| The Graber family
will use one acre of their farm land for three wind
turbines, as a result they will be able to supplement
their small family farms energy usage and 650 more
homes. |
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Gardner
+ Pope Architects
Contact: Gardner + Pope
(412) 460-FOOD |
| LEED recognized
for Recycled Content and IAQ management during construction.
LEED Silver Pilot Project. Recycled materials include
reinforcing steel, structural steel, metal framing,
ceramic tile flooring, sheet flooring, asphalt paving,
gypsum wall board, celing grid and tiles, and toilet
partitions. |
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Duany
Plater-Zyberk Architects and Town Planners
Contact info. being updated |
| The new town is
built in Caroline County in Virginia. The town will
have approximately 12,000 people, 4,000 homes, 250,000
square feet of retail space, 50,000 square feet of
commercial and light industrial space, 14 church
sites, numerous parks, 2 schools, and a college
campus, and an organic farm. Only one-third of the
land will be developed and the rest will remain
forested lands, wetlands, and farming areas. The
houses will use green building products. |
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RDG
Bussard Dikis
Contact: Kevin
R. Nordmeyer, AIA
(515) 288-3141 |
| Winner of 2002
AIA Top Ten Green Projects. Building uses 48% less
than conventional design in energy, uses 98%
daylite, has geothermal heat and cooling system, and
can see outside of building from anywhere in the
building. |
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Geoffrey
Bawa
Contact: Aitken Spence Hotels,
Ltd.
Contact info. being updated |
| LEED Bronze Pilot
Project. 162-room hotel resort located on picturesque
site with dense vegetation. Exemplary for reduced
site disturbance. Roof water routed to treatment
plant and returned as potable. Biologically treated
wastewater is reused for irrigation. 80% planted
roof reduces heat islands, adds insulation. Solar
water heaters, natural lighting in open corridors. |
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Contact info. being updated |
| LEED recognized
for Water Use Reduction, an office building that
houses several departments of county government.
Designed to collect rainwater and store in tanks. |
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KSBA
Architects
(412) 252-1500 |
| LEED Certified
Pilot Project located in Lawrenceville Section of
Pittsburgh. Rehabilitation project of 1888 building
and part of neighborhood redevelopment program.
Entire shell of building was reused, as well as
90% of the interior millwork. |
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Contact info. being updated |
| Brownfield redevelopment
in Long Beach, CA. Comprehensive background info. |
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Contact info. being updated
(715) 799-5114 |
| The Menominee
tribe has 234,000 acres of land in north-central
Wisconsin and they sustainably harvest forty-six
of Wisconsin's timber varieties. 95% of the reservation
is used to produce hardwood, pine and hemlock. |
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Contact: Monsato Company
Contact info. being updated |
| LEED Silver Project
featured for water efficient landscaping through
rainwater collection, as well as using local materials
where possible. 2/3 of the materials for the project
were sourced from within 300 miles of the site. |
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HOK
William Hellmuth, FAIA
Contact: William
Hellmuth
(202) 339-8700 |
| 2002 winner of
AIA Top Ten Green Projects. Building is 10,000 square-foot
and serves 300 employees, native plantings support
local wildlife and reduce the need for irrigation and
frequent mowing, and the building also capitalizes on solar
energy sources. All this is accomplished with a
low end budget. |
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(206) 440-9000 |
| Commercial office
facility housing NWFCU bank. Highlighted by LEED
for daylighting design. |
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Contact: Salt Lake Organizing Committee
Contact info. being updated |
| LEED Certified
Pilot Project that hosted the 2002 Olympics. Cable
suspension roof system reduced enclosed volume,
resulting in smaller HVAC system and costs, less
material usage and less cost in steel. |
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Contact: City of Pasadena
(626) 744-3374 |
| Combined retail
space and 400 apartments to revitalize an
area of downtown. |
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SMWM
Dan Cheetham, AIA
Contact: Dan
Cheetham
(415) 546-0400 |
| Winner of 2002
AIA Top Ten Green Projects. Project transformed
a dilapidated warehouse into a class A office space
with an acre of new public open space. Building
used green materials and natural light and clean
air for the occupants. Radiant tubes in floor slabs
for heating and cooling. |
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The Green Institute
Contact: The Green
Institute, owner
612-278-7100 |
Mixed-use building that houses organizations,
consultants and manufacturers involved with environmental
and energy efficiency issues. Highlighted by LEED
for its stormwater management and reuse of resources.
Materials reused were bricks, sinks, fire extinguisher
cabinets, furniture, doors, and windows, and structural
members from a demolished warehouse. It was designed
for disassembly. |
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SmithGroup,
Inc.
Contact: Chesapeake
Bay Foundation, owner
Contact info. being updated
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| LEED Platinum
Pilot Project. Landscape and exterior design reduces
heat islands. Recycled metal roof reflects heat
and light, parking lots are gravel, fire access
road is grass paved, 120 new trees were planted.
Water recovery system, composting toilets reduce
potable water use and sewage volume. Photovoltaic
sunshades and crystaline photovoltaic skylights
to generate energy. |
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L.
D. Astorino Companies
Contact: PNC Bank,
owner
Contact info. being updated |
| LEED Silver Project,
addresses transportation and HVAC issues. Combines
underfloor air dist. with conventional VAV system. |
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Mithun
Bert Gregory, AIA
Contact: Bert
Gregory
(206) 623-7005 |
| Winner of 2002
AIA Top Ten Green Projects Award. Wastewater is
treated on site and reused, rainwater in collected
for irrigation and other uses. Photovoltaic cells
profice more then half of the power , rooftop solar
hot water panels reduce hot water demand by fifty
percent., ventilation replaces air conditioning,
high-efficiency flourescent lighting with photocells
reduces energy use. |
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Occidental
Power
Greg Kennedy
Contact: Mike
Kappus, owner
(415) 386-3456 |
| Converted company
headquarters to solar power. His initial investment
was cut in half by government funded rebates for
alternative energy. The company also sells back
excess clean power back to the utility. |
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Real Goods Trading
Corp.
Contact: Real
Goods Trading Corp., owner
Contact info. being updated. |
| A retail facility,
learning center, and demo building for Real Goods
Trading Center. High recycled content in materials,
low embodied energy. Straw-bale walls and pressed
strawboard. |
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Contact: Energy
Resource Center
Contact info. being updated. |
| Leed Cergified
Pilot Project, efficient lighting, cooling and architectural
technologies exceed California's Title-24 Energy
Requirement by 38%. |
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Contact: Mike
Tidwell
(310) 270-3722 |
| Mike converted
his house to renewable energy and drastically reduced
their greenhouse gas emissions oon a tight budget.
They added solar panels, a corn burning stove for
heat and a solar hot-water system for a total price
of $7,500. The accomplished this by taking advantage
of local plans and incentives. The difference in
price per month for the upgrade is $38.83. |
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Sarah
Nettleton, AIA
Contact: Sarah
Nettleton
(612) 334-9667 |
| Winner of 2002
AIA Top Ten Green Projects. A renovation of a 1947
cabin is a model of sustainable design, an air-to-air
heat exchanger provides ventilation and a super-insulated
thermal envelope minimized the load on the geothermal
heat pump in-floor heating system. |
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Contact: Tufts
University
(617) 628-5000 |
| Tufts University,
and fifty-six college presidents in New Jersey have
desided to meet or exceed the Kyoto Protocol and
lauched a ÒCool Planet, Clean Air" initiative with
an alliance of New Elgland Colleges and Universities.
They are working with Oberlin college and the Rocky
Mountain Institute to become climatically neutral
by 2020. |
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CTG
Energetics
Malcolm Lewis, PE
Contact: Malcom
Lewis
(949) 790-0010 |
| 2002 winner of
AIA Top Ten Green Projects Design. Building was
designed with grey water systems, sustainable landscape,
photovoltaic power generation, natural ventilation,
indoor air quality monitoring and extensive use
of recycled building materials. |
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Town Planners
Contact: Mr.
Michael Corbett
(916) 756-5941 |
| Village Homes
is a small community that focuses on community living.
There are fruit and nut trees that can be harvested
by the cummunity at no charge. There are several
bike paths through out the community, nearly eliminating
any need of a car. All houses have solar panels
on the roofs. Many houses have solar hot water panels.
The community uses 50% less energy then surrounding
homes. The community has eliminated fenced in yards
and uses open comon areas instead. |
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Solar Energy
International
Contact: Laurie
Stone
Contact info. being updated |
| This company
has an essay in the Sustainable Architecture White
Pages: A Passive Solar, Straw Bale School. Solar
Heated, naturally lit school built from bales of
straw. |
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John Katzenberger
and Paul Rubin
Contact: Philippa
and Harold Whitcomb
Contact info. being updated |
| This company
has an essay in the Sustainable Architecture White
Pages: Seventies Solar: A Personal Account. Their
residence incorporates water and energy saving innovations.
They used low-flow toilets and showers and the countryÕs
first approved graywater system. They used a Trombe
wall and solar collectors for their hot water. They
used a six inch thick poured concrete wall system
with four inch insulation in the middle. They also
incorporated many salvaged and recycled materials.
The wood, marble, cement, the rubble and plaster
walls and the absence of gas appliances provide
an environment that is healthy and comfortable. |
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