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• The Original Platinum Office

  After more than 10 years in operation, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Philip Merrill Environmental Center provides a number of lessons.

• Solar Decathlon Winner Focuses on Water Conservation

  University of Maryland's design harvests, recycles, and reuses water via built-in wetlands.

• Solar Decathlon 2011 Profile: Team Maryland

  An interview with Amy Gardner, AIA, and Brian Grieb, AIA, faculty advisors for Team Maryland’s WaterShed house, which won the 2011 Solar Decathlon.

• Solar Decathlon Homes Showcase New Technologies

  Student-built projects demonstrate real world applications of cutting-edge products.

• Design Ethic

  How do we decide what's right?

• University of Maryland Wins Solar Decathlon 2011

  Purdue University and New Zealand (Victoria University of Wellington) take second and third place in the biennial competition.

• Lots to See, If You Could Find It

  Kudos to all of the teams of the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2011 Solar Decathlon, and special congratulations to the winning team from the University of Maryland. But shame on the DOE and National Park Service for giving it such a bad location.

• University of Maryland Wins Solar Decathlon Architecture Competition

  The University of Maryland, Appalachian State University, and Team New Zealand take the top three architecture competition spots.

• Ryan Homes Unveils Maryland County's First Designated Green Neighborhood

  The Energy Star-certified dwellings will feature rain barrels, energy-efficient appliances, and a solar-powered community center.

• May Legislative Update

  A roundup of local, state, and federal legislation and government news affecting green home building.