Certified Case Studies

  • WEST BERKELEY PUBLIC LIBRARY

    WEST BERKELEY PUBLIC LIBRARY

    Berkeley, CA


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    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

    WILLOWBROOK HOUSE

    Austin, TX


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    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

    ZERO COTTAGE

    San Francisco, CA, USA


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    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

    BILL FISCH FOREST STEWARDSHIP AND EDUCATION CENTRE

    Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON


    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

    BURH BECC AT BEACON SPRINGS FARM

    Ann Arbor, MI


    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

    Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Environmental Center

    Accokeek, MD


    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


    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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  • Perkins Seed Classroom

    Perkins Seed Classroom

    Seattle, WA


    For the SEED (Sustainable Energy Every Day) Classroom, the SEED Collaborative sought to construct the nation’s first sustainable, modular classroom as an equitable and sustainable solution to the ongoing issue of classroom space, while also providing a hands-on teaching tool that would teach and inspire students to be stewards of their environment. Approximately one in…


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  • Smith College Bechtel Environmental Classroom

    Smith College Bechtel Environmental Classroom

    Whately, MA


    Smith College’s Bechtel Environmental Classroom in Whately, Massachusetts is a new, 2,500 S.F. single-story wood-framed classroom building, acting as a field station for a 233-acre forest and pasture property. For the past 60 years the property has accommodated an astronomical observatory. Recently, Smith College declared its intention to open the pastoral setting to class activity,…


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  • URBAN FRONTIER HOUSE

    Billings, MT


    LBC 2.1

    VITAL STATS PROJECT TEAM PLACE PETAL 01. LIMITS TO GROWTH In the summer of 2008, the Owners were driving through an older, established neighborhood in Billings, Montana looking for an infill lot upon which to build their house. They were hoping to find an undeveloped or greyfield site close to downtown – where they work,…