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Every so often, an exceptional work of architecture emerges from an opportune convergence of just the right client working with just the right team of architects, engineers, and consultants on a building that is just right for the times. Kroon Hall at Yale University is one of these.
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For the new Christman Company headquarters in downtown Lansing, Michigan, SmithGroup set out to design modern, high-end offices within a historic building. What resulted, somewhat surprisingly, was a sustainable exemplar. Christman, a Lansing-based construction company, had purchased a 1928 building listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and set a modest goal for sustainable renovation: basic certification under LEED for Core & Shell.
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More Environment Bipartisan Group of 1,198 Stat Legistlators Urges Climate Bill — Climate Progress (blog), 2010.0125UN Scientist Refutes Daily Mail Claim That Glacier Error Was Politically Motivated — Climate Progress (blog), 2010.0125 Advancing the Flywheel for Energy Storage and Grid Regulation — New York Times, 2010.0125 Study Examines Costs and Benefits of Algae — New York Times, 2010.0125 Inside Indiana's Highest-Rated LEED-Certified Home. — Indianapolis Star, 2010.0125 Energy Efficiency to Shine in 2010 — Daily News Los Angeles, 2010.0125 The Next Page: An Acre of Possibilities, 841 Feet in the Sky — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2010.0124 Climate Change: Chinese Adviser Calls for Open Mind on Causes — Guardian Unlimited, 2010.0124 Home with Sustainable Style — Stuff, 2010.0123 Madison's Sustainability Mirage — Isthmus Daily Page, 2010.0121 New Report Says Green Building Design Fundamental to Carbon Cutting — Green Building Press, 2010.0121 Meet the New, Green Modular House — East Hampton Star, 2010.0121 California to Subsidize Solar Water Heaters — New York Times, 2010.0121 Interview: David King — Nature, 2010.0121 Past Decade Warmest on Record, NASA Data Shows — New York Times, 2010.0121 Regret on Himalayan Glaciers Estimate — New York Times, 2010.0120 San Rafael Council Passes Green-Building Reform — Marin Independent-Journal, 2010.0120 Homeowners Wasting Money on 'Eco-Bling' Which Makes Little Difference to the Environment — Daily Mail, 2010.0120 Studio 804 Residence in Kansas City Earns LEED Platinum Status — Infozine, 2010.0120 Green Firms Balk at Coalition's Lobbying Effort — San Francisco Chronicle, 2010.0118 Ski Property Faces Meltdown as Global Warming Chills the Market — Guardian Unlimited, 2010.0117 City's Green Groundbreakers — Philadelphia Inquirer, 2010.0117 Radon in Homes an Invisible Danger — ENN, 2010.0116 Giant Trellises Will Be Grown on 18-Story Federal Office Building in Portland, Ore. — Los Angeles Times, 2010.0115 Zinc Bromide: Mass Energy Storage for the Masses? — Green Energy News, 2010.0114 For Architects This Decade, Building Efficiency Will Replace Grandiosity — Washington Post, 2010.0114 Investors Urge Governments to Take Immediate Action on Climate Change — Guardian Unlimited, 2010.0114 White House Will Press Ahead with Climate Bill, U.S. Negotiator Tells Investors — New York Times, 2010.0114 Settlement Reached in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Lawsuit — Sive, Paget & Riesel PC (Blog), 2010.0114
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