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Solar-powered innovation center targets LEED Gold in Toronto

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Sustainability, indigenous culture and contemporary design come together in Perkins and Will’s design for the new $85 million Centre for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CITE) at Seneca College’s Newnham Campus. CITE presented the perfect opportunity to show how Indigenous knowledge can guide post-secondary education.

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Architecture students design and build a LEED Platinum smart home in Kansas

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Every year, graduate students at the University of Kansas Department of Architecture enroll in the nonprofit Studio 804 program to design and build a sustainable, affordable and innovative home over the course of the year. The home takes flooding into account and makes water conservation and management a central theme in its design.

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Best of GBB in 2021: Green Businesses Leading the Sustainable Business Movement

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Our members continue to amaze us with their commitment to sustainability and their innovative green and social responsibility initiatives. We’ve selected six members who stood out, created great greener businesses and demonstrated their commitment to sustainability with tangible actions and results! Operating in most major U.S.

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Solar-powered home embraces tree canopy views in all directions

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Positioned for passive solar design and to maximize views over the surrounding tree canopy, the sustainable dwelling was engineered to minimize impact on the existing terrain. The aluminum sliding doors are also outfitted with double glazing, while the double-hung, sashless windows can be opened for natural ventilation.

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Prefab Morgan Motor Company Experience Centre uses sustainable timber

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-based Hewitt Studios has given a stunning makeover to Morgan Motor Company’s aging café, museum and showroom with the new Experience Centre, a prefabricated visitor center made from sustainably sourced timber. Timber and easily recyclable aluminum flashings were used for the cladding and are detailed for easy dismantling and recycling.