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LAX Unveils Sustainable Utility Plant

May 5, 2015May 14, 2015 1288 Views Building Performance, Caledonia, Council of State Governments, environmental center, James T. Powers, Knapp, New Public Elementary/Middle Schools, Olympia Brown, Renewable Social Benefits Funds

LOS ANGELES — A replacement central utility plant (CUP) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) completed last month is considered the first sustainable utility plant at a U.S. airport.

New Plaza Debuts on Coney Island

June 26, 2013July 16, 2013 992 Views Eastern U.S., Maxwell Construction, Minnesota Correctional Facility, Moose Lake State Hospital, Renewable Social Benefits Funds

NEW YORK — Steeplechase Plaza, a new piece of sustainable architecture, recently debuted on Coney Island — marking the first milestone in the City of New York Economic Development Corporation’s plans to breathe new life into the amusement park and resort destination.

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First Algae-Powered Building Debuts in Germany

April 24, 2013 1228 Views Panasonic, Renewable Social Benefits Funds, sustainable living, University of Colorado Boulder

HAMBURG, Germany — On March 23, the world’s first algae-powered building was unveiled at Hamburg’s International Building Exhibition. The five-story Bio Intelligence Quotient (BIQ) house features a bioreactor façade that will generate enough heat to warm the building’s 15 apartments.