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Oasis Of Green Education To Appear In The Desert

Artist's rendering of the planned West Valley campus that will cater to 3,400 students. Image via HGA Architects and Engineers.

Phase One of the new College of the Desert campus in Palm Springs is expected to produce more energy than it consumes, largely through a 60-acre solar farm. Read more →

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Amazon Goes Back To The Future With Biosphere Design

The new Seattle headquarters for Amazon will feature three conjoined glass spheres. Image via NBBJ/Studio 216.

A recent revision to Amazon's planned Seattle campus includes “retro-futuristic” biospheres that will be built to LEED Gold standards and house plants from around the world. Read more →

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Washington State Facility Earns First-Ever LEED-HC Designation

The new GroupHealth facility in Puyallup, Wash., is the first in the nation to receive the LEED-HC designation. Image via CollinsWoerman.

The new GroupHealth Medical Center, near Seattle, is the first-ever building to earn a LEED-Healthcare certification, adjusting for the demands of a sterile hospital environment. Read more →

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Greenwashers Seek To Ban LEED Standard In North Carolina

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A North Carolina bill would ban the LEED green building standard because it refuses to acknowledge a fake forestry certification program. Read more →

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NASA Uses Space Age Technology For Sustainable Offices

The NASA Sustainability Center, located at the Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif. Image by Cesar Rubio via William McDonough + Partners.

With the goal of improving the environmental quality of the site, NASA's Sustainability Base may be one of the greenest government buildings in the country. Read more →

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