A 70 million-year-old Mosasaur fossil, an extinct marine reptile that lived in a sea that existed in central North America, is displayed in the main entry hall of Northern Guilford Middle School.
Tags: New, Educational | Comments: (0) (Magazine Issue/Winter 2008)
In the period prior to Katrina, New Orleans often ignored its rich history of climate-responsive and cost-effective architecture, creating environments that were entirely artificially cooled, even in temperate weather.
Tags: Existing, Educational | Comments: (0) (Magazine Issue/Fall 2008)
Colorado’s Poudre School District reduces energy use, as well as, construction costs and time by using a prototype design that is progressively improved with each new school.
Tags: Existing, Educational | Comments: (0) (Magazine Issue/Winter 2010)
Originally built as an elementary school in 1915, Shattuck Hall now provides a learning laboratory for architecture students.
Tags: Existing, Educational | Comments: (0) (Magazine Issue/Winter 2011)
Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology demonstrates the affordability of sustainable strategies by dispelling the cost myth.
Tags: New, Educational | Comments: (0) (Magazine Issue/Winter 2010)
Warren County, (Ky.), Public Schools have saved more than $4 million in energy costs since 2003.
Tags: New, Educational | Comments: (0) (Magazine Issue/Fall 2009)
Sustainable buildings often feature photovoltaic applications. But, where does research and development of new photovoltaic technologies take place?
Tags: New, Educational | Comments: (0) (Magazine Issue/Summer 2008)
Before entering a 2,549-acre conservation park, visitors are welcomed by a center that, through sustainable design, contributes to the park’s purpose of protecting nature.
Tags: New, Educational | Comments: (0) (Magazine Issue/Spring 2008)
When Denver Public Schools identified the need for additional schools to serve a growing suburban area, it decided to pursue a net zero energy multi-school campus that teaches students to value sustainability.
Tags: New, Educational | Comments: (0) (Magazine Issue/Spring 2012)
The Cold Climate Housing Research Center in Fairbanks, Alaska, is a living lab that researches building techniques and materials, tests heating and energy systems, and designs sustainable prototype houses for rural areas in arctic climates.
Tags: New, Educational | Comments: (0) (Magazine Issue/Winter 2012)