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District of Columbia Studies Net-Zero Building Practices

May 23, 2014May 23, 2014 1954 Views Correctional officer, e2e Materials, Eastern U.S., energy performance contract, First Potomac Realty Trust, personal protective equipment, South County Detention Facility, Zero Waste Energy

WASHINGTON — A new study released by the District of Columbia Department of the Environment details how the district can best craft policy and create incentives to build zero energy, zero water and Living Buildings.

Entitled “Net Zero and Living Building Financial Study: A Cost Comparison Report for Buildings in the District of Columbia,” the research was conducted by the New Buildings Institute, International Living Future Institute and Sweden-headquartered Skanska.

Smith College Classroom Achieves Living Building Challenge

May 21, 2014May 28, 2014 1305 Views Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, Cordon Gill, Correctional officer, Eastern U.S., Federation of Korean Industries, National Patient Safety Foundation, Zero Waste Energy

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — With the utmost devotion to sustainability in both purpose and design, the Smith College’s Bechtel Environmental Classroom has become the fifth building in the world to achieve the meticulous standards of the Living Building Challenge.

Smith College Classroom Achieves Living Building Challenge

March 5, 2014March 12, 2014 1875 Views Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, Cordon Gill, Correctional officer, Eastern U.S., Federation of Korean Industries, National Patient Safety Foundation, Zero Waste Energy

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Iowa Nature Center Aims for Living Building Challenge

December 12, 2013 1769 Views Alfred Moser, anaerobic digestion, Andakidz, Central U.S., Correctional officer, High Plains Architects, Smartferm, Zero Waste Energy

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Indian Creek Nature Center, slated for completion in 2016, will attempt to achieve the Living Building Challenge, only four other buildings in the world have achieved Living Building status.

Locally based Solum Lang Architects will design the 11,600-square-foot nature center. In order to meet the Living Building Challenge, the new nature center must be a net-zero building and meet the challenges 20 of categories of measurable sustainability features.