eco-structure Magazine

Who’s the Greenest of Them All?

A look at how competition fosters innovation in the sustainable building realm.

Confessions of a Radical Industrialist: Profits, People, Purpose—Doing Business By Respecting the Earth

Ray C. Anderson's new book chronicles the journey of transforming a carpet manufacturing giant into a green leader

Best-Laid Plans

Scheduled for completion in 2011, NAU's Health and Learning Center is aiming for LEED Gold certification.
News Worthy

The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication creates headlines of its own with a sustainable new structure.
Good Chemistry

Two rival Arizona universities work together to build the Biomedical Collaborative #1 in Phoenix, designed by SmithGroup.

Home Office

Designing with the desert heat in mind, [merrz]project provides a versatile structure that accomodates a variety of functions while keeping operating costs low.

Listening to the Land

The fundamental principals of landscape architecture and site design are now resonating with developers, investors, and corporate users and in turn, also are influencing building design.

Forward Thinking

Energy technologies developed for the Solar Decathlon may take on a second life in mass-market production following the biannual competition.

Making (H2O)Sense

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its first WaterSense specification for a commercial building product: urinals.
Leading by Example

The White House continues to make sustainability a priority.
The Importance of Energy Efficiency Dims for Commercial Real Estate Investors

The economic downturn in the commercial real estate industry has diminished the importance of climate change and alternative energy sources as a factor in real estate investment decisions, according to a survey of U.S.
Team Germany Shines at the Solar Decathlon

Team Germany’s surPLUShome took first place in the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2009 Solar Decathlon.

It’s a Gas

Using a series of wells or blower, flare, or vacuum systems, landfill gas can be extracted and converted into usable energy

Recycled Fibers Make Low-VOC Textiles

KnollTextiles' Harmony Collection includes four styles featuring recycled content.
Deck Board Uses Recycled Aluminum

Wahoo Decks' AridDek is a waterproof aluminum deck board.
Wetland System Reuses Water

The Living Machine from Worrell Water Technologies is a decentralized, on-site ecological wastewater treatment and reuse system.
Light Shelf Brings Daylight Deep Into Interiors

The Luminance light shelf from YKK AP is made of aluminum extrusions and a honeycomb core panel with a highly reflective surface that diffuses daylight deep into inteiror spaces.
Solar Awning System Is Motorized

Tendal One, manufactured by Durasol Awnings Inc., is a motorized, retractable solar awning system designed for balconies, decks, verandas, terraces, and roof gardens.

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