Certified Case Studies

SAN JOSE, CA In 2007, when green building typically meant incremental improvements in design and performance, Integral Group (formerly Integrated Design Associates “”IDeAs””) set out for radical change. This approach culminated in the creation of the The IDeAs Z2 Design Facility, a net zero energy building that emits no carbon dioxide. Through an integrated design…

SEATTLE, WA Bertschi School Living Science Building, located in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Neighborhood, was one of the first projects in the world to pursue the Living Building Challenge v2.0 criteria and the first to achieve it. This non‐profit elementary school science wing was collaboratively designed with the students’ input and pro‐bono by the entire design…

PHOENIX, AZ A living laboratory for the community, DPR Construction’s new office is a unique example of urban revitalization and sustainability. Conceptualized as a “net-zero energy workplace of the future,” DPR Construction (DPR) created an open-office environment housing 58 workstations and floater spaces, nine conference / training / innovation / mediated technology rooms, support spaces,…

SHELTON, WA The new Mason County Public Utility District Johns Prairie Operations Center acts as a warehouse, utility field operations, vehicle maintenance, engineering, and as a substation for the Oregon district.

SEATTLE, WA The Bullitt Center is a six-story commercial office building in the Central Area of Seattle, WA. The Center is home to a number of commercial office tenants who are successfully operating their businesses, while working in a net-positive energy environment. The Bullitt Center aims to advance the awareness and adoption of high-performance building…

PORTLAND, OR The General Services Adminstration’s Edith Green Wendell Wyatt Federal Building is an 18 story regional office in Portland, Oregon with 16 federal agencies and a visible PV array on the downtown high rise.

PORTLAND, OR The Vestas America Headquarters is a state of the art high performing office, heading up operations for one of the world’s largest Wind manufacturing companies.

CAMAS, WA

SACRAMENTO, CA Arch|Nexus SAC is an adaptive reuse of an existing 8,252 SF one-story structure located at 930 R Street in Sacramento, California from warehouse office to professional office for Architectural Nexus, Inc., an architectural firm with an integrated practice (planning, landscape architecture, interior design) reaching throughout the western United States and beyond.

OMAHA, NEBRASKA Morrissey Engineering Inc’s 4940 Building was the first building in Nebraska to be awarded LEED Platinum certification, the highest level of certification achievable. The project site, in a suburban area, is located in the Roanoke Business Park, a compact development with shared public spaces and close proximity to many current and future planned…