Green Home & Building

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.

Sliced Porosity Block, a massive mixed-use complex in China using geothermal wells, recycled greywater and energy-efficient equipment, earned a LEED Gold certification.

A winning model has been chosen for the adAPT NYC program, a six-month competition to design tiny apartments that can increase New York’s density while still meeting code.

In a nod to green building, the 10,000-square-foot stage upon which President Obama took his second oath of office was built with lumber using the controversial SFI label.

The Bullitt Foundation has announced that its nearly completed ultra-green Bullitt Center will begin moving in tenants this month and will open officially in Seattle on April 22, Earth Day.

Blu Homes has partnered with Maui contractor Cutting Edge Development to begin delivery of its famous, energy-efficient prefab homes to the Aloha State later this year.

To prepare for expected flooding of the countryside due to global warming, Dutch architects are designing a “climate-proof” prototype city that can rise along with the average sea level.

A Buddhist school in northern Thailand, echoing its tropical setting, embraces the interconnectedness of nature by incorporating natural or recycled materials in nearly every aspect of its design.

An expansion of St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport will not only provide vast interior vistas from all levels, but also save energy costs via natural lighting and passive solar features.

Soon after celebrating its 10th birthday, the Chicago Center for Green Technology earned its second LEED Platinum certification—this time for operations and maintenance.

A visitor center made out of 78 shipping containers at a Shanghai organic farm is turning heads for its good looks as well as its green building chops.

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.

With a 5-inch-thick shell of super-insulation materials, a retrofit apartment complex in Boston plans to reduce heating and hot water costs by 73 percent.