Showing posts with label Green Design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Green Design. Show all posts

Friday, July 18, 2014

The Top 100 Green Design Firms

The Top 100 Green Design Firms, click here for FULL list by Engineering News Record
There is no lack of interest in sustainable design, as shown in the results of ENR’s Top 100 Green Design Firms list. As a group, the Top 100 generated $5.21 billion in design revenue in 2014 from projects registered with and actively seeking certification from third-party ratings groups under objective sustainable-design standards such as LEED. For the group, this revenue is a 10.1% increase from the $4.73 billion in 2013. Domestically, green design revenue rose 5.8%.ENR: Engineering News Record | McGraw-Hill Construction

Sustainable Architecture | Habitat 67

Of the many different styles and kinds of architecture and building design, you may ask what are the Most Interesting Sustainable Innovation Design Architecture....here is one. Habitat 67, or simply Habitat, is a model community and housing complex in Montreal, Canada, designed by Israeli–Canadian architect Moshe Safdie. It was originally conceived as his master's thesis in architecture at McGill University and then built as a pavilion for Expo 67, the World's Fair held from April to October 1967. It is located at 2600 Avenue Pierre-Dupuy on the Marc-Drouin Quay next to the Saint Lawrence River. Habitat 67 is widely considered an architectural landmark and one of the most recognizable and significant buildings in both Montreal and Canada. It has been reported many times as one of the top 10 ugliest buildings in North America and the world.