The new GroupHealth Medical Center, near Seattle, is the first-ever building to earn a LEED-Healthcare certification, adjusting for the demands of a sterile hospital environment.
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LEED-Platinum Bush Library Campus Opens May 1
The George W. Bush Presidential Center, which harvests its rainwater and uses solar power, is the first presidential library to earn a LEED Platinum rating.
Passive Vs LEED Vs Net-Zero Energy
Here’s a little help understanding differences among some of the competing standards for green building design.
LEED Gold Hides Among the Red Rocks
A new interpretive center outside Las Vegas works to keep its visitors outside, even in hot weather.
D.C. Elephants Get New LEED Gold Home
All urban buildings should do what they can to reduce their carbon footprints — even those whose residents weigh up to 4 tons and tend to leave enormous actual footprints.
Island Near Seattle To Open Rare LEED Gold Museum
The nearly completed Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, near Seattle, will prove that it is possible to be a steward of both the arts and the environment at the same time.
Calif. Office Park Secures Three Dozen LEED Certs
Basic LEED certification may not have the respect it once had. But when 37 office buildings and 6 million square feet of space earn LEED certs all at once, it deserves a nod of recognition.
Meier’s Italcementi Design Earns LEED Platinum
Richard Meier’s self-cleaning Italcementi.Lab is one of the first projects in Italy to earn a LEED Platinum rating, incorporating materials and systems to reduce energy use.
LEED Goes To College: Top 10 New Campus Additions
Here’s a roundup of 10 innovative university and community college green building projects that made the grade with LEED certifications in the first few weeks of 2013.
Canada Catches LEED Certification Bug In 2012
Canada had a record-setting year for LEED certifications in 2012, with more than 300. Here are a few noteworthy recent projects that added a green tinge to Canada’s red maple leaf.
To Retrofit Or Build New? That’s The LEED Question
Recent studies report that some older, retrofitted towers, such as New York’s Chrysler and Empire State buildings, are performing better than much newer LEED Gold-certified structures.
Sri Lankan Rainforest Chalets Earn LEED Platinum
A newly opened Sri Lankan resort sited in a tropical rainforest has earned LEED Platinum status, the first-ever such designation for the country’s tourism sector.
Knock On Wood: Consumer Group Calls LEED Out On FSC-Wood
The American Consumer Institute has a bone to pick with the US Green Building Council on the Forest Stewardship Council’s monopoly on LEED points for eco wood.
Oregon Eco-Winery Goes Beyond LEED
Stoller was the first winery in the U.S. to achieve LEED Gold in 2006, and its new tasting room furthers that green focus with solar power and reclaimed wood.