Case Studies

The Center for Human Ecology was designed by OPAL to Passive House standards despite being located in a cold climate.


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Case studies of buildings offer strategies that worked in the real world along with lessons learned about what could have gone better.

Case Studies

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Perspective

Thought-provoking opinions from the most trusted minds in sustainability.

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  • America’s Greenest Office Building

    Blog Post

    The Bullitt Center in Seattle is showing that a six-story, 52,000 square-foot building can meet the net-zero-energy, net-zero-water Living Building Challenge

Learning Resources

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  • Existing Buildings Are Architecture’s Future

    Feature Article

    Take a plain old building and turn it into something remarkable, and you’ll also help save the planet.

  • How Buildings Fail Their Users

    Feature Article

     A building doesn’t have to be falling down to fail. We share seven stories of green buildings gone wrong—along with tips for prevention. 

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