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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

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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

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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

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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/

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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/

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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

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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

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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.

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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/

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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/

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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

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http://www.platinumleedhome.com/index.html

Platinum LEED Home Colorado

Integrated Systems: Geo-exhange Solar Hot Water Energy Recovery Ventilation Radiant Hydronic Solar Photovoltaics