Certified Case Studies
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PNC Bank Davies & Andrew Branch
Fort Lauderdale
Net Zero Energy Certified
LBC 3.0
With the Davie & Andrews Branch in Ft. Lauderdale, PNC sets a new industry benchmark for high-performance retail bank branch design by achieving net zero energy. This project represented an evolution of PNC’s Green Branch® prototype which was the first design to receive LEED Volume Certification and which led PNC to build more newly-constructed LEED certified…
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SUSTAINABLE DREAMS
Edmonds, WA
Net Zero Energy Certified
LBC 3.0
Owner David Kendall spent his career as a marine biologist, acutely aware of the impacts of climate change upon ecosystems and human life. Upon retirement, he and his wife decided to take environmental responsibility into their own hands and lower their carbon footprint as much as possible. In 2012, they downsized to a house in…
Renovation
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Sacred Heart Lower & Middle School Stevens Library
Atherton, CA
Net Zero Energy Certified
The Sacred Heart School (SHS) Lower and Middle School campus includes four new buildings that have been arranged around a large, landscaped space to preserve existing heritage oak trees. The new buildings include two classroom spaces, a performing arts and assembly hall, and the Stevens Library. The Stevens Library is the academic and social heart…
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WEST BERKELEY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Berkeley, CA
Net Zero Energy Certified
LBC 3.0
In 2009, The City of Berkeley adopted their climate action plan with an aggressive goal: reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 33% (below 2000 levels) by 2020 and by 80% by 2050. To reach their target, the city realized they would need every new building to operate at net zero energy. In 2008, a measure was…
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WILLOWBROOK HOUSE
Austin, TX
Net Zero Energy Certified
LBC 2.1
Sunshine Mathon designed and remodeled the Willowbrook house with the primary goal of providing his family with an inspiring and comfortable place to live. A critical aspect of the inspiration was to reduce the impact of his family’s lifestyle on the land, and the community in which they live. Though Mathon had a tacit goal…
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ZERO COTTAGE
San Francisco, CA, USA
Zero Energy Certified
LBC 2.1
Zero Cottage is an investigation of compact, sustainable urban development. Composed of a 66-square-meter loft townhouse set over a 40-square-meter workshop, Zero Cottage pairs with an existing renovated Edwardian to complete an active mixed-use complex combining cultural, commercial and residential uses on a typical neighborhood lot. The project continues the evolution of an urban site…
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BILL FISCH FOREST STEWARDSHIP AND EDUCATION CENTRE
Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON
Living Certified
LBC 2.1
The Bill Fisch Forest Stewardship and Education Centre (BFFSEC) is designed to be an integral part of one of the most successful forest regeneration projects in the world with the purpose of helping residents of York-Region, and the extended community, learn about the importance of natural resources and forest ecosystems. The DIALOG Project Team with…
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BURH BECC AT BEACON SPRINGS FARM
Ann Arbor, MI
Living Certified
LBC 2.1
The name of the house, Burh Becc, stems from the Old English origin of the owners’ family name, meaning “dwelling by a creek.” Burh Becc was designed to be a “Living” farmhouse, meshing perfectly with the owners’ goal of restoring their entire 15-acre (6 hectares) plot of depleted farmland one mile (1.6 kilometers) southwest of…
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Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Environmental Center
Accokeek, MD
Living Certified
LBC 2.1
Alice Ferguson Foundation (AFF) is a nonprofit organization, chartered in 1954, that is based at Hard Bargain Farm Environmental Center in Accokeek, Maryland. The Foundation’s mission is to provide experiences that encourage connections between people, the natural environment, farming and the cultural heritage of the Potomac River Watershed that lead to personal environmental responsibility. As…
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Old Oak Dojo
Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA
Living Certified
The Old Oak Dojo is a small, privately owned ancillary building, built next to a multi-family residence. It resides on a wooded lot in a dense urban neighborhood of Boston. The multipurpose studio space is available for educational gatherings and performances, and serves as a community space where neighbors can congregate to create healthy and…
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