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Sustainable Neighborhoods The Next Big LEED Thing

Uptown Circle in Normal, Illinois. (image via Uptown Normal)

The LEED-ND program awards communities for planning that reduces dependence on cars while encouraging mass scale sustainability practices. Read more →

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Minimalist Apartments Behind The Veil

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New apartments in Galata, Istanbul offer a novel and very Middle-Eastern solution to the problem of how to adjust solar heat gain seasonally. Read more →

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Starting Over From Scratch In The Motor City

A concept of the central Innovation Square that will anchor TechTown in Detroit. Image via Sasaki Associates.

The TechTown urban redevelopment project plans to replace crumbling Detroit infrastructure with sustainable development and collaborative, high-tech startups. Read more →

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An Imaginative Design For Research In Amazonia

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A group of young architects in Sao Paulo float a concept to help protect the Amazon rain forest. Read more →

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Uber Green Building Has Uber Smart Energy Management

The Earth Rangers Centre monitors several hundred points in its 60,000-square-foot facility. (image via Earth Rangers Centre)

If you want to see one of the smartest buildings in the world, head to the Earth Rangers Centre for Sustainable Technology just outside of Toronto. Read more →

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Updated Apartment Block From ‘60s Wins Prize

The renovated Bois le Pretre tower on the outskirts of Paris. Image via Lacaton & Vassal.

The Tour Bois-le-Prêtre proves that it is possible to create more efficient living spaces at less cost by improving existing structures rather than demolishing them. Read more →

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Green Roofs As A Haven For Native Plants

Rooftop Grassland at Nueva School

Green roofs have been touted as a means of saving energy, improving water management and expanding natural space within urban environments, but can they also help save native plants? Read more →

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Home Away From Home For 20,000 Creatures Of The Sea

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Northern Europe’s largest aquarium has just reopened to the public in an imaginative new building. Read more →

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Seattle’s Bertschi Science Wing Is World’s Fourth ‘Living Building’

The Bertschi School's Living Building science wing. Image via Bertschi School.

The new science wing at the Seattle school includes solar panels, a green roof, a green wall, a composting toilet, sustainably harvested wood and a rainwater collection system. Read more →

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New Zealand House Fits In With Spectacular Nature

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An organic, stony house design in Wanaka, New Zealand leaves scarcely a carbon—or a visual—footprint. Read more →

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