Trane Launches First High Performance Systems Portfolio for K-12 Schools at U.S. Green Building Council’s GreenBuild in Boston

Specifiers and school engineers attending the U.S. Green Building Council’s International Conference and Expo in Boston, will be the first to try Trane’s new “High Performance Systems Portfolio for K-12 Schools.” Where: Booth #1201 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center When: Nov. 19-21, 2008 The High Performance Systems Portfolio is the first and only web-based tool available at www.trane.com/K12Systems... 

Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis: Opportunistic Architecture

What if the constraints and limitations of architecture became the catalyst for design invention? The award-winning young architecture firm Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis calls their answers to this question ‘opportunistic architecture.’ It is a design philosophy that transforms the typically restrictive conditions of architectural practice—small budgets, awkward spaces, strict zoning—into generators of architectural innovation. Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis... 

Mayor Chuck Reed Presents Inaugural San Jose Prize for Green Vision Innovation to Winners of California Clean Tech Open

San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed at a press conference today announced that the inaugural San Jose Prize for Green Vision Innovation will be awarded to the 2008 California Clean Tech Open winners. Announced last night at the Clean Tech Open’s third annual awards gala, the winners and runners up include: Over the Moon Diapers, Viridis Earth, BottleStone, Focal Point Energy, Power Assure, ElectraDrive, Porifera, NexChem, GroundSource Geo, Solar Red,... 

Architectural Record Showcases Socially Conscious Design

In its October issue, Architectural Record turns its pages toward humanitarian design efforts led by architects, design firms, teachers and students. With stunning photography and thoughtful texts, Architectural Record’s editors and journalists show how socially conscious design projects around the world are making a difference by combating homelessness and hunger with practical ingenuity. “Architecture consists of more than three-dimensional... 

Foster Student Innovation Center at the University of Maine, Orono, Maine

Designed by Oak Point, the LEED-registered Foster Student Innovation Center was created as an incubator for knowledge-based business ventures that will lead to the creation of new Maine-based industries. Oak Point’s goal was to provide a stimulating environment that fosters innovation and creativity within a solution that encompasses a vision for the future through adaptability and green design.