San Francisco Waldorf High School: From Shell to School
A concrete building shell isn’t a natural home for a school that prizes interaction with nature, but somehow it works
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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
Driving Innovation
Demattei Wong Architecture designs car rental facilities for airports to reduce their overall carbon footprints
Deep Wells, Deep Impact
Gallina Development looks into geothermal systems for its buildings to see what impact the green measures have on consumers
The Building is the Medicine
Every year, architects, contractors, and others gather every year in Chicago for the Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo. Event director Jenabeth Ferguson talks to gb&d.
Recycle, Reduce, Adaptive Reuse
Brookdale Senior Living recycles its old buildings to create new spaces
Bringing LEED to a Border-Town Trucking Terminal
A new shipping depot from Con-way Freight paves the way for sustainable growth in the Southwest
Taking Cues From Native Culture
In the East Bay, healthcare and affordable housing for Native Americans are under one roof in a green, community-centric building designed by Pyatok Architects
Intrepid Hospitality
Boston’s hippest hospitality space isn’t a hotel. It’s Hostelling International’s design-forward boutique hostel, which reused a 19th-century office building and is set to blow away the state’s energy codes.