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Santa Monica Civic Center Parking Structure This building was the first LEED certified parking garage in the United States
http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/14/first-leed-certified-parking-garage
BC Cancer Research Center Vancouver, British Columbia
This structure upholds the highest green standards for private development in North
America.
http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/vancouver-developments-green.html
Eco Friendly Sustainable Architecture
This house by Hiroshi Iguchi uses natural qualities of the environment and blends them with the architecture and design of the home.
http://www.trendir.com/house-design/sustainable-architecture-in-japan-a-greenhouse-for-a-house.html
30 St. Mary Axe: The Gherkin
By incorporating many energy conserving methods, the 2nd largest
building in London consumes half the energy of a conventional building.
http://greenstructures.wordpress.com/2009/09/07/30-st-mary-axe-%E2%80%93-a-sustainable-skyscraper/
The Casey Condominiums
On track to be the first residential building in the U.S. to receive LEED Platinum certification.
http://www.jetsongreen.com/condominium/page/3/
Hellisheiði Geothermal Plant
Situated at Hengill, an active volcanic ridge in SW Iceland.2008 - electricity production in two 40-45 MW turbine units
with steam from Stóra-Skarðsmýrarfjall mountain.
http://www.or.is/English/Projects/HellisheidiGeothermalPlant/http://farm1.static.flickr.com/142/324731289_4dbc2dfd59.jpg
Rocky Reach Hydro Project
Washington state on the Columbia River. More than 7 million people throughout the Northwest benefit from clean, renewable
energy produced at Rocky Reach.
http://www.chelanpud.org/rr_relicense/process/facts.htm
Eco Architecture: McLaren construction completes £23m
eco-warehouse.
http://www.ecofriend.org/entry/eco-architecture-mclaren-construction-completes-%C2%A323m-eco-warehouse/
Facility uses Biomass Energy Generation.
Enercon E-126Emden, Germany
The world’s largest wind turbine. This turbine has a rotor blade width of 126 meters (413
feet). The E-126 is a more sophisticated version of the E-112, formerly the world’s
largest wind turbine and rated at 6 megawatts.
http://dreamschooner.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/worlds-largest-wind-turbine-now-7-megawatts/
PS20 Solar Power Tower Seville, Spain
The plant can generate 20 megawatts, it will produce enough solar energy to
supply 10,000 homes.
http://www.geni.org/globalenergy/library/technical-articles/generation/solar/renewableenergyworld.com/
worlds-largest-solar-power-tower-commissioned/index.shtml
UNIQA Tower Vienna, Austria
The UNIQA Tower uses geothermal technology and incorporates an
environmentally friendly heating and cooling system. This process reduces
their annual CO2 emission by 84 tons.
http://www.uniqagroup.com/uniqagroup/cms/eng/press/press_release/archive/2004/pae_towereroeffnung.jsp
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
The QR5 Vertical Axis Wind Turbine, produced by English company Quiet
Revolution, generates 6 kilowatts of power and pays for itself within 15 years.
http://www.kidwind.org/lessons/SFdesign.html
Horizontal Axis Offshore Wind Turbines
Talisman Energy Inc. and many other companies are constructing wind turbines offshore where harvesting the wind would produce much more wind energy.
http://equitygreen.typepad.com/blog/2007/11/index.html
Danat Al Emarat Hospital
The facility offers the latest in sustainable and innovative architecture and modern technology,
all in compliance with the Abu Dhabi Pearl Standard for ‘Green Building Design
http://www.danatalemarat.ae/sustainable-design.html
Gwinnett County Educational Center
Gwinnett County, Georgia, sought an architecture firm to design its first "green" building - an educational center envisioned to be a working model of ecologically sustainable design.
http://www.dexigner.com/design_news/8861.html
The first 5 Star Green Star office design rating for a commercial property in Perth, Australia.
http://www.conwag.com/news/news_articles_view.asp?pgID=222
AECOM Engineers Win Top Award for Western Australia's Greenest Building
[The building] Include[s] three helical wind turbines on the roof to provide renewable power, use of active chilled beams as the primary form of air conditioning which provide significant energy savings and an automated western façade to facilitate natural lighting while eliminating the negatives of radiant temperature and glare.
http://www.aecom.com/Where+We+Are/Australia+-+New+Zealand/_carousel/AECOM+Engineers+Win+Top+Award+for+Western+Australia%27s+Greenest+Building
1100 BroadwayOakland, California
1100 Broadway uses photovoltaic solar panels, high efficiency HVAC system, green roof and rainwater collection, filtration and reuse system
which reduces operating costs for the tenants.http://www.1100broadway.com/
CDC Division of Laboratory Sciences
Atlanta, Georgia
The first government building to achieve LEED Gold status using
water conservation systems, high performance HVAC systems, and renewable energy materials were
used to construct the building.
http://science.howstuffworks.com/10-sustainable-buildings.htm/printable
http://www.platinumleedhome.com/index.html
Platinum LEED Home Colorado
Integrated Systems: Geo-exhange Solar Hot Water Energy Recovery Ventilation Radiant Hydronic Solar Photovoltaics
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