LEED Platinum Splendor: California Academy of Sciences museum opens
The new California Academy of Sciences museum in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park recently opened its doors to the public. The building achieved the Platinum (top-tier) rating in the LEED (Leadership...
View ArticleLEED Platinum Certified Projects Worldwide: An Updated Listing
I recently added the latest set of Platinum rated projects to my listing of LEED Platinum certified building projects worldwide. The listing is organized by countries and states, and some of the...
View ArticleSalmon Creek Falls Environmental Center: First LEED Platinum Building in...
The recently certified Salmon Creek Falls Environmental Center is the first LEED Platinum certified K-12 public school in California, and it is also the first building in Sonoma County to achieve LEED...
View ArticleSustainable Neighborhoods and Communities: Certifications, developments,...
Several certification programs have emerged to rate the sustainability of mixed-use, neighborhood and community-scale developments—addressing a wider range of issues than previous rating systems for...
View ArticleModel Sustainable Neighborhoods: LEED ND Developments in the U.S., Canada,...
Among LEED ND (Neighborhood Development) certified projects that have been built or are currently being built (i.e., construction is already well underway), the following have gotten the highest...
View ArticleLEED Platinum Leaders: Top-Ranking States and Countries
NOTE: This post has been superceded by a newer post with updated data. Please click here for the more recent (2012) update and analysis of LEED Platinum projects. Platinum is the highest rating in...
View ArticleLEED Platinum Leaders: 2012 Update of Top-Ranking States and Countries
Platinum is the highest rating in the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building certification program. Building projects that have attained this rating are among the greenest...
View Article13 Super-Green Buildings
The 13 buildings that are highlighted in this post are among the greenest building and renovation projects of recent years. They include Living Building Challenge certified projects (and a couple of...
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