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Green Homes: Ten Out of Ten for The Factor 10 House in Chicago

April 9, 2014 by admin Leave a Comment

Green Homes: Ten Out of Ten for The Factor 10 House in Chicago

Factor 10 House in Chicago was named for the philosophy behind its design;  the philosophy that claims structure consumes a tenth of the environmental resources used by the average home. Therefore, using green design can help minimize the ecological footprint of a house by the factor of ten. The Chicago Department of Environment and Housing’s […]

Filed Under: Green Building Tagged With: alternative energy, government, green homes, Passive Houses, sustainability

Government’s Example of Green building: CDC Division of Laboratory Sciences, Building 110

March 3, 2014 by admin Leave a Comment

Government’s Example of Green building: CDC Division of Laboratory Sciences, Building 110

The  U.S government has embraced green building and partnered with Perkins+Will to design their new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) building in Atlanta, Georgia. By incorporating a variety of sustainable building techniques, the developers have managed to achieve LEED Gold status, making it the first ever high-performing government building to receive this prestigious […]

Filed Under: Green Building Tagged With: government, green building, LEED, LEED Gold, sustainability

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