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brick house by Booth Hansen
A Near Net-Zero House in Chicago

A triangular site in Lincoln Park is home to a sustainable experiment by Booth Hansen that doesn’t compromise on style

U.S. Department of Energy Headquarters
Pen on Paper

U.S. Department of Energy issues national definition of a zero-emissions building

Fire Design

gh3* uses open weave brick pattern for Windermere Fire Station

Prefab Collab

Olson Kundig debuts a net-zero, single-family prototype in the Bay Area

All Along the Watchtower

Seattle City Council passes the most progressive legislation in its history to reduce building emissions

building with arched windows and a stone base
Challenge Accepted

Illinois Institute of Technology among the first cohort of universities to receive DOE’s Zero Energy Design Designation

Elevation rendering of a building
Humid Houston

Kevin Daly Architects and PRODUCTORA’s Houston Endowment headquarters will bring net-zero design to Texas

geometric entry to a building clad in gold panels
Breath of Fresh Air

ZGF debuts a net-zero powerhouse for the California Air Resources Board in Riverside

The sprawling averne east housing complex, with solar panels on top of buildings
Rockaway Resiliency

New York’s Rockaway Peninsula will be home to the city’s first net-zero development

aerial view of climate pledge arena at seattle center
When the Name Fits

Climate Pledge Arena debuts in Seattle as the world’s first net-zero-carbon arena

aerial view of a solar panel-topped elementary school campus, forest edge elementart
Learning Experience

HGA’s Forest Edge Elementary School is Wisconsin’s first net-zero energy school

rendering of a residential tower surrounded by elevated train tracks and historic buildings
In the Loop

Studio Gang and The Community Builders named winners of Chicago’s C40 Reinventing Cities competition

A series of cascading green roofs, built with sustainability-minded materials
Overcoming Hurdles

A new AIA report points to cost and culture as main barriers to building sustainably

An angular building with wooden sunshade
Literally A House of Power

Snøhetta’s fourth Powerhouse office building was designed to be energy-positive

exterior photograph of a contemporary glass government building with landscape and paving
Services For All

Frederick Fisher & Partners’ addition to Santa Monica City Hall touts its net-zero bona fides

computer rendering of a contemporary library with large windows, disparaged by president trump
Window Dressing

Op-ed: Trump says Dems want to ban windows. He couldn’t be more wrong.

exterior of a McDonald's store in Florida
Yes, Imagineers Were Involved

Net-zero flagship McDonald’s at Disney World is a feat of climate-responsive efficiency

an illustration of a net-zero library design
One for the Books

AIA California announces winners of ninth annual net-zero design competition

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