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SUSTAINABILI TY ‘Green’ of the crop AIA’s Committee on the Environment recognizes Top 10 sustainable designs of 2015, which range from offices to schools to apartments to hospitals. By LIISA ANDREASSEN Correspondent T he American Institute of Architects recently announced its top Committee on the Environment green projects of 2015. These awards honor the best in sustainable architecture and ecological design. AND THE WINNERS ARE…
Overland Partners | Hughes Warehouse Adaptive Reuse, San Antonio The 1917 Hughes Plumbing Ware- house was transformed into an inno- vative yet functional office and studio space. The renovation preserves the openness and industrial character of the original building, maintaining its expansive 18-feet ceilings and preex- isting structural grid.
The Miller Hull Partnership |The Bullitt Cen- ter, Seattle A multi-story office building, the goal of the Bullitt Center is to drive change in the marketplace faster and further by showing what’s possible today. The designers have created a demon- stration that a six-story building can achieve net-zero energy with a low life-cycle impact.
SERA Architects and CO Architects | Collab- orative Life Sciences Building for OHSU, PSU and OSU, Portland This $295 million building brings to- gether Oregon Health & Science Uni- versity, Oregon State University and Portland State University.
Interface Studio Architects and Urbanica De- sign | E+ // 226-232 Highland Street Townhouses, Boston A high-performance market-rate housing design, this net-zero project has super-insulated walls and pays at- tention to minimizing air infiltration and reducing energy usage in order to reduce the sizing of the renewables, exemplifying high performance and style.
Diamond Schmitt | CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory, Hamilton, Ontario This state-of-the-art metallurgical fa- cility for Natural Resources Canada achieved LEED Platinum certification for sustainable design and is targeting the 2030 Challenge.
RTKL | Military Medical Hospital, San Antonio This Veterans Affairs project exhibits a strong sensibility to sustainable prac- tice throughout its high-intensity pro- gram, comprised of in-patient beds, a national burn center and a surgical re- search center.
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THE ZWEIG LETTER JULY 20, 2015, ISSUE 1112
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