Portland Community CollegeProject OverviewPortland Community College (PCC), Oregon's largest institution of higher learning, serves residents in five counties. Its mission is to “advance the region’s long-term vitality by delivering accessible, quality education to support the academic, professional, and personal development of the…communities PCC serve(s)”.As part of a bond measure to expand cl..

AIA's 2014 top ten green buildings in the US The American Institute of Architects has revealed its pick of the top ten green buildings in the US for 2014 (Photo: Joe Fletcher) Image Gallery (68 images) The American Institute of Architects has revealed its 2014 selection of top ten green buildings in the US. As was the case with last year’s list, the judges came up with an interesting list of bui..

중국에서 첫 선을 보이는 Net Zero 건물 시골지역격인 도메니칼리에 위치한 이 지역은 석탄연료에 집중적으로 의존하는 지역이고 1백5십만이 인구가 이러한 연료의 사용에 의존하고 있는 실정이다. 따라서, CSET의 지속가능의 선구적디자인과 그 요소들은 아주 필연적이고 실질적인 요구에 있다. 건물의 친환경 디자인에 우선 시도한 것은 상당한 크기의 태양집열판이고 그 다음은 지열을 이용한 대체 에너지이다. 이 지열에너지를 통해 5층건물의 냉/난방부하를 해결한다. 이 대체에너지에 의해 생기는 추가적인 에너지는 베터리형태로 비축이되어 태양이 가리는 흐린 날씨에는 2주가치의 사용가능한 전기에너지를 제공할 수 있다. CSET의 이중창문 스킨은 태양열반사를 줄여주고 큰 지붕의 열린공간은 자연통풍을 제공한다. 동시에 낮..

Israel's First LEED Platinum Building Opens in Tel Aviv [PHOTOS]by Josh Marks, 07/24/14 Israel just cut the ribbon on the nation's first LEED Platinum certified building -- the Porter School of Environmental Studies (PSES) Building at Tel Aviv University! The building was designed by a collaborative group of Israeli architectural firms including Geotectura, Axelrod-Grobman Architects and Chen Ar..

Oakland University Achieves First LEED Platinum Certification The new Human Health Building also utilized cutting-edge technology that incorporated green design and targeted LEED certification at the Gold level, with the goal set to achieve Platinum. Oakland University was awarded a U.S. Department of Energy grant focused on increasing the energy efficiency of the new Human Health Building. In o..

Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green BuildingARCHITECTURECurrently pending construction in Singapore, the EDITT Tower will be a paragon of “Ecological Design In The Tropics”. Designed by TR Hamzah & Yeang and sponsored by the National University of Singapore, the 26-story high-rise will boast photovoltaic panels, natural ventilation, and a biogas generation plant all wrapped wi..