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  • Kansas Project Relies on Solar and Geothermal Energy for Nearly Net Zero Living

    Modern LEED-Platinum home is sealed tight but open to fresh air and sunshine.

  • Turning Blight into Bright

    Regenerative design is applied to a community scale at Manheim Park in Kansas City, serving as a model for next-generation urban neighborhood renewal and revitalization.

  • Joplin's Return

    Rebuilding in a recession's and a tornado's wake.

  • A Dialogue of Discovery

    Bob Berkebile has seen the impact of climate change firsthand. In Tuscaloosa, Ala.; New Orleans; Greensburg, Kan.; and Springfield, Mass., among 10 cities severely damaged and in some cases all but wiped off the map by recent natural disasters.

  • Sustainable Transportation Planning

    Author Jeffrey Tumlin discusses why transportation figures prominently as a key element in sustainable cities and neighborhood developments.

  • Biomimicry: Your Next Green Standard

    Design that celebrates and embraces its natural surroundings feeds a human instinct and delivers a better living environment.

  • Affordable Housing Goes Green

    Five ultra-green projects that also happen to be affordable.

  • The 2011 Evergreen Awards Greenhouse Winner

    Sustainable Residence in Kansas City, Kan., by Studio 804.

  • 2011 Evergreen Awards Greenhouse Winner

    Sustainable Residence in Kansas City, Kan., by Studio 804.

  • Across the Institute

    Kansas City; Birmingham; Daegu, South Korea; and Orlando