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11.17.11
Today, leading design firm Perkins+Will launched the built environment's first free, universally accessible database aimed at creating greater transparency into building materials...
11.14.11
Fantastic examples of reinvented waterfronts: Cathy Simon, design principal and a leader of Perkins+Will's Preservation and Reuse practice, examines Crissy Field and Brooklyn...
11.11.11
In 2009 the U.S. Green Building Council - Georgia (USGBC-GA) launched its High Performance, Healthy Schools Program. The program helps Georgia school systems and private schools...
11.09.11
Sometimes, taking a wrong turn can change your life. That's exactly what happened to Luma Mufleh one day while getting lost on her way home stumbling upon a group of refugee...
11.03.11
The University of British Columbia, Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) is an internationally recognized research institution whose mission is to accelerate...
11.03.11
The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS), a net-positive living lab, opens at the University of British Columbia today. Built in response to the global...
10.28.11
The final phase of the new Samuel Brighouse Elementary School is complete giving students full access to the new facility and surrounding landscape. The new school puts...
10.28.11
Created for the grand opening of Brighouse Elementary School in Richmond BC, this video outlines the collaboration that took place throughout the design and construction of the...
10.27.11
Atlanta BeltLine creator Ryan Gravel and BeltLine communications director Ethan Davidson discuss considerations made in designing the Atlanta BeltLine, an innovative 22-mile loop...
10.14.11
The liveliest public spaces share a few core ingredients. Read Carl Meyer's Fast Company Co.Design blog article on the keys to creating great third places.  Image...
10.11.11
Institute for Systems Biology's Tenant Improvement project received the award for "Design IN Mass
10.05.11
The Stouffville Clippers Sports Complex in Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON has been selected to receive a Facility of Merit Award from Athletic Business at the annual conference in...
10.05.11
Today, leading manufacturer of commercial architectural products Construction Specialties (C/S), and leading design firm Perkins+Will, revealed the industry's first building...
10.05.11
We live, we're told, in an age of transparency. I can point my iPhone at a box of cereal in the grocery store and GoodGuide will tell me how healthy it is for my family. Wikileaks...
10.05.11
A few years ago at Greenbuild, USGBC President Rick Fedrizzi held up a box of animal crackers, showed the audience the list of ingredients, and pointed out that nothing like that...