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Largest Passive House office building in the U.S. will be built in Chicago?s West Loop

BD+C

Sangamon in Chicago’s West Loop will become the largest office building in the U.S. to achieve Passive House certification (and only the second building overall) if plans recently unveiled by Mark Goodman & Associates, Inc. A 12-story office building planned for 310 N.

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First existing multifamily buildings to earn Energy Star certification unveiled

BD+C

River City is a mixed-use, 16-story high rise with 448 condos, located within Chicago’s South Loop along the Chicago River. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Multifamily Housing Construction' Body Image: read more.

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Greenbuild Clearly Showed the State of LEED is Strong

Green Building Law Update

This post is a compilation of the highlights from the just completed Greenbuild International Conference and Expo that took place last week in Chicago. And the After-Party at Chicago’s House of Blues was not only this Greenbuild’s biggest and best after party, but brought back memories of the last time Greenbuild was in Chicago.

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The New Frameworks Philosophy

Natural Building

” Jacob Deva Racusin, who directed the natural building certificate program at Yestermorrow Design/Build School joined New Frameworks in 2009. McArleton grew up in suburban Chicago and Ann Arbor, Mich. . “‘What are its best areas and areas that need work? “We’re not just interested in doing hippie s**t.

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Best and Worst of 2010: Commercial Construction Trends

HardHatChat

And of course the industry did see some notable shopping center renovations in 2010, such as Randhurst Mall in Chicago and Hamilton Plaza Shopping Center in New Jersey. Or worse, the work they did, which is usually done in-house, actually highlights flaws in their temporary space or creates a safety hazard. Low – Green building.

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Crystal Ball 2014

Business Facilities

– White House blames Internet crash on Miley Cyrus twerking video. – Amazon test drone shot down over New Hampshire house by man wielding 12-guage shotgun. – Kim Jong Un sells three nuclear warheads to Koch brothers, uses proceeds to buy Chicago Bulls, names Dennis Rodman head coach. – CA Gov. .”

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Sustainable construction products and technologies

GCP Applied Technologies

The VERIFI® system can help ready-mix plants earn sustainability certification. Check out VYCOR® enV-s weather barriers on a recent This Old House project. . From Chicago City Hall to Tokyo’s Imperial Hotel, green roofs are growing like wild. Learn about in-transit concrete management. . Green roofs are growing like wild.