GreenBuild Blog

Western Australia’s Greenest Building Sets High Design Standards

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Located in Perth’s central business district, 2 Victoria Avenue is a 7,185-square-meter (77,000-sq.ft.), four-story Class-A office building, designed to be a benchmark for new sustainable office developments.

First LEED Gold Green Building in the Czech Republic

Friday, September 23, 2011

What once served as a dumping ground for hazardous waste is now the site of one of the greenest buildings in the Czech Republic. CSOB, a commercial bank, member of KBC Group, decided to consolidate its headquarters offices in southwest Prague, and developed the first LEED Gold certified building in the country.

San Francisco Bay Area Ohlone College Leads the Way in Green Building

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Ohlone College President Douglas Treadway insisted that the Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology building prioritize sustainability principles throughout the design, construction, and operation phases. The state-of-the-art research and teaching facility, housing laboratories, classrooms, offices, a library, and an exercise center, was completed in January 2008 and awarded a LEED for New Construction Platinum certification.

Sustainable Building Visit: Marketable 2000 Sq. Ft. Tucson Home is “Super Energy Efficient”

Monday, September 05, 2011

Michael Ginsburg’s ENERGY STAR rated beautiful, 4 BR, 2 BA ranch style home includes radiant heating AND cooling in the concrete floor slab and 3.4-kW of solar photovoltaics on the roof, and uses 80% less energy than a conventional home.