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is an independent writer based in Chicago, with two Eddie Awards and a book to his credit. He renovates and manages vintage properties, maintains organic gardens, is an avid urban bicyclist who has competed in 65 triathlons on three continents.
Russ Klettke
Invisible Solar with Endless Possibilities
Onyx Solar CEO Alvaro Beltran explains the benefits of building-integrated photovoltaics
Wetland Real Estate
Cambridge Discovery Park rests squarely on the tenet that commercial building must planned with the site in mind
In the Heart of the Garden
The team behind the Nevin Welcome Center at Cornell Plantations create an aesthetic and educational hub for all visitors
Balancing Lifestyles and Budgets in Denver
Mixed-bags of public and private investment keep affordable housing healthy while power-purchase agreements make electricity renewable and cost-effective
Fairmount Avenue Homes
HUD finds a perfect project in Hefferlin + Kronenberg’s strip of LEED Platinum affordable housing townhouses
Technology Vital to DFW Terminal Renewal
Apps, LEDs, and fan-wall technology will bring substantial energy savings and much-improved flyer experience
Manhattan Cultivar
41 Bond Street raises questions about how to live more sustainably. And then it answers them.
10,000 Smiles
The Dugoni School of Dentistry’s shrewdly sustainable renovation will benefit thousands of lower-income patients
Landscapes Go Native
Everyone loves a pretty bed of flowers, but within the ASLA wildness reigns supreme. Why our cities are blooming with unruly native plants and why we should applaud it.
UAlbany Leverages Social Media for Energy Savings
SUNY institution pushes Green Scene website to engage students