For 15 years, the AIA COTE Top Ten Green Projects have highlighted outstanding green buildings. Why hasn't a healthcare project made the list?
The high-performance unitized Liquid Wall system aims to revolutionize curtainwall systems.
Pliny Fisk III of the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems is still pushing green-building boundaries after more than 35 years in the industry.
A 2003 AIA COTE Top Ten project, the Chicago Center for Green Technology may have helped kick-start the city's green-building boom.
Attractive, green social housing is no illusion in this Spanish tower.
Two Stantec principals discuss integrating systems for habitability and energy conservation.
Searching for evidence of another New Orleans.
A new old skin for one Wisconsin barn.
The 2011 COTE Top Ten Green Projects are working examples of the power of a thoroughly integrated approach to architecture, natural systems, and technology.
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A look at the impact of active energy management on building efficiency.
USG expands its Compässo ceiling-trim systems with an extruded aluminum addition.
The vinyl-backed Cork Décor flooring line contains no formaldehyde and has more than 85 percent recycled content.
Three new additions to the company's broadloom carpet line are CRI Green Label Plus certified.
This one-step polymer-fortified mortar for glass tile applications is Greenguard certified and can contribute to LEED points.
These two modular carpet lines use reclaimed carbet fiber that is combined with fiber from salvaged commercial fishnets and post-industrial waste.
The line contains 75 percent renewable raw materials and is 100 percent recyclable at its end of life.
Manufactured from high-density fiberglass and featuring 75 percent recycled content, these ceiling panels offer 85 percent light reflectivity and 95 percent light diffusion.
The coating removes half of the formaldehyde in indoor air over 10 years of a building's use, according to the company.
This wood suspended-ceiling panel system is made from lightweight, farm-grown FSC-certified Pacific Albus.