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  • Star Struck

    The Voyager at Space Center is the largest multifamily project certified by the National Green Building Standard.

  • Across the Institute

    Houston, Des Moines, Dayton, Washington, D.C., and Richmond

  • Custom Builder Taps Market for High-Performance, High-Tech Homes

    A Houston building firm offers an expandable home automation system standard on its LEED-Certified homes.

  • Across the Institute

    What's happening at AIA chapters across the country.

  • 2010 Evergreen Awards: Lone Star

    In the nation's oil capital, one house—ECO-STRUCTURE's 2010 Greenhouse winner—proudly declares its independence from fossil fuels.

  • Taking a Public Site From Gray to Green

    Discovery Green, a 12-acre park on a formerly forlorn parcel of land, cultivates new life in downtown Houston.

  • Thinking Big About Going Green

    When it comes to the issues of size and sustainability, it's time to think big about the scale of going green, not about consumption.

  • Houston Commits $23 Million to Energy-Efficient Retrofits

    As part of its participation in the Clinton Climate Initiative Energy Efficiency Building Retrofit Program, the city of Houston commits to improve energy efficiency in 19 city facilities.

  • Product Review: Clothes Washers

    Special cycles, smart sensors, and new designs help the latest crop of washers save more energy and water than ever before.

  • Listening to the Land: Site Design Merges with Building Design

    The fundamental principals of landscape architecture and site design are now resonating with developers, investors, and corporate users and in turn, also are influencing building design.