Certified Case Studies
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The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Sarasota, FL, USA
Positioned on the shores of Sarasota Bay between the urban core of the city and an adjacent residential neighborhood, sits Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, the world’s only botanical research garden specializing in epiphytes, or air plants, such as orchids and bromeliads. Since its inception, Selby Gardens has become a leading botanical garden in the United…
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California State University Monterey Bay
Seaside, CA
California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB) is located Monterey County. It occupies a total land area of +1,300 acres (main campus is +600 acres) and occupies the site and some buildings that originally functioned as the Fort Ord military base from 1917 until 1994. The University seeks to transform the campus into a “21st-century setting…
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Williams College
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA
Williams College is a private, four-year residential liberal arts college located in Williamstown, a city located in the Berkshires in northwestern Massachusetts, 135 miles from Boston and 165 miles from New York City. The College’s attendance is approximately 2,200 students and the campus consists of 110 existing buildings, green space, and private infrastructure (including roads owned…
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Sacramento Valley Station
Sacramento, CA, USA
The Living Community at Sacramento Valley Station (SVS) and the associated Area Plan poses a unique opportunity to grow a regional transportation hub in the midst of a large developing urban center on a former Brownfield site. The project centers around goals of revitalizing a downtown liability to make a positive regional asset, reducing carbon…
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THE ECOLOGY SCHOOL
Saco, ME
SACO, ME Since 1998, The Ecology School has brought innovative ecology education programs to thousands of children throughout New England and nationwide. We accentuate the magic, mystery and wonder of nature so that students can better understand and care for the environment. The Ecology School is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. River Bend Farm will enrich our…
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San Francisco State University / Romberg Tiburon Campus
San Francisco, CA, USA
San Francisco State University’s Romberg Tiburon Campus is located on San Francisco Bay and is a scientific and educational bridge to the extraordinary physical, biological, and cultural diversity of nearby marine and coastal ecosystems. The 53-acre campus is set within a compelling landscape and bay shore replete with cultural and environmental history.
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Otago Polytechnic
DUNEDIN, NZ
Otago Polytechnic (OP) is a tertiary education institution that aims to engage with the wider Dunedin and New Zealand community. The Polytechnic is involved in a number of community projects and volunteer work supporting students and the wider community such as Food Share, Fair Trade Breakfast and providing resources for Aleipata College in Samoa. The…
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Veridian at County Farm (South Parcel)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
THRIVE Collaborative is transforming the site of a former youth prison into a Living Community. It is targeted to be a mixed-income net zero energy community: 100% all-electric, powered by solar, with resilient energy storage and no gas lines or combustion appliances of any kind. It is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, adjacent to a…
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Superior Essex CAT 6+ LSHF Cable
Superior Essex International LP is an industry leader in the manufacture of optical fiber and copper communications cable products and accessories used to interconnect enterprises, campuses, and communities worldwide. Product lines include Premises and Outside Plant (OSP) copper and fiber data cables, Wireless and Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) coaxial cables and accessories, and Fire Alarm…
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Song Saa Reserve
Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
Cambodia’s first Living Community Challenge project, the Song Saa Reserve is a mixed-use development featuring a combination of resort, hospitality, residential, art and culture, solar farm, and environmental and education projects, covering 233 hectares of former farmland in the Banteay Srei district, Siem Reap province, Cambodia. In design and operation the Song Saa Reserve will…