The GSA has set ambitious goals for the renovation and construction of federal buildings. Now they need architects to fulfill that vision.
At a time when public officials at all levels of government are looking for ways to cut budgets, architects should help elected officials understand design is their greatest resource.
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The General Services Administration and U.S. Customs and Border Protection talk land port of entry design, security, and design excellence with ECO-STRUCTURE.
Five winners of the GSA 2010 Design Awards blend security and sustainability.
Part 1 of 5 examining five winning projects of the GSA’s 2010 Design Awards
Part 2 of 5 examining five winning projects of the GSA’s 2010 Design Awards
Part 3 of 5 examining five winning projects of the GSA’s 2010 Design Awards
Part 4 of 5 examining five winning projects of the GSA’s 2010 Design Awards
Part 5 of 5 examining five winning projects of the GSA’s 2010 Design Awards
Belzberg Architects devises a profound way to integrate the lessons of the past with hopes for the future.
The Canadian redevelopment that transformed a historic brick factory into a multipurpose public space venue connects history and ecology.
A new Danish waste-to-energy plant outside of Copenhagen will double as a downhill ski slope.
Pillars, a low-profile, high-output 20W LED track fixture from Nora Lighting, has a slim vertical driver housing and deeply set single LED light source.
Marvin Windows and Doors has introduced Tripane with Krypton, an option for the company’s windows that enables the windows to perform to a U-factor of 0.2 or lower.
Lutron’s new dimmer product, Skylark Contour, is available in four versions. The C-L preset dimmer can be used with dimmable CFLs and LEDs and with incandescent and halogen bulbs.
The SmartPod Luminaire from Lumetric is a direct drive fully digital solid state driver for HID lamps.
Lucite has added EcoShade IR reflective continuous cast acrylic sheet to its line of LuciteLux products.
Illumra has introduced the solar-powered wireless Door/Window Sensor. The battery-free sensor communicates using the EnOcean protocol to a variety of compatible actuator and controller products.
Cooper B-Line has introduced the Arista Monolithic Rooftop Mounting system for solar photovoltaic commercial rooftop applications.
CarbonCast High Performance Insulated Wall Panels from AltusGroup comprise two concrete wythes separated by rigid foam insulation boards connected by C-Grid carbon fiber grid shear trusses.
William McDonough, FAIA, reflects on encouraging human imagination and the joy and determination in realizing spaces that connect people with their environments.
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Green team and product and materials information for Eco-Structure's March/April feature stories.
Using the right lighting calculation tools can affect a project's success or failure, so how do designers choose the right ones for the job?
The adaptive reuse of the Thoreau Center for Sustainability transformed a military hospital into offices for environmentally conscious nonprofit organizations.
Roger Chang, the director of sustainability at Westlake Reed Leskosky, looks at the path ahead for energy codes, standards, and benchmarking.
The General Services Administration doesn't want to reduce its environmental footprint. It wants to eliminate it.
USGBC lists the top 10 states, including the District of Columbia, for LEED-certified commercial and institutional space per capita.