Prologis Evergreen, located near Toronto, Canada, is pioneering a new kind of industrial development—one that successfully integrates healthy and sustainable building materials. Built with mass timber certified by FSC, the 250,000-square-foot (23,200 sq m) warehouse demonstrates that industrial buildings can lead the industry in decarbonization. For Prologis, the building’s developer, the choice to build with […]
505 First is a 288,000-square-foot class A office building that is on track to become the first existing building to obtain Core Green Building certification (Core) from the International Living Future Institute. In a world where most green building certification schemes are usually only attainable for new developments, 505 First demonstrates the power of existing […]
The Othello Square Affordable Homeownership Building demonstrates that equitable affordable homeownership can be good for both the well-being of people and the planet. Developed by Seattle-based nonprofit housing developer HomeSight, the project aims to improve the health of communities affected by generational barriers to holistic wellness and economic stability. The project will include 68 permanently […]
Designed in accordance with the world’s most rigorous sustainability standards, the PAE Living Building in Portland, Oregon, is the first developer-driven and largest commercial urban Living Building in the world. Constructed with mass timber and nontoxic, bio-based materials, the building sequesters carbon while delivering health and economic benefits to its occupants and owners. The five-story, […]
Sven is a 71-story residential tower developed by the Durst Organization and located in Long Island City, New York. Embodying Durst’s commitments to sustainability and environmental stewardship, Sven incorporates low-impact materials and is the first building in the world to achieve LEED v4 BD+C: New Construction Multifamily Platinum certification. The building is the second tallest […]
As the first commercial development to use low-carbon concrete bricks in Hong Kong and mainland China, Westlake 66 is taking an important step forward for sustainability. The 2.1 million-square-foot (194,100 sq m) mixed-use development—including five office towers, a hotel, and a retail podium—is ocated in Hangzhou, China, a rapidly growing tech hub, home to online […]
Commercial tenant selection is a critical piece of expanding access to high-performing net zero buildings, while also boosting social equity outcomes. L+M Development Partners in New York’s tristate area exemplifies this practice. Committed to “fostering economically diverse communities by developing mixed-income and mixed-use buildings,” L+M has also gone all in on sustainability. Its portfolio includes […]
Veridian at County Farm is a collaboration between THRIVE Collaborative (a building, development, design, and consulting firm based in Detroit and Ann Arbor) and Avalon Housing, a nonprofit affordable housing developer. Transforming the site of a former juvenile detention facility in Ann Arbor, the Veridian neighborhood aims to be a model for low-carbon, climate-resilient, socially […]
Pittsburgh’s Bridging the Gap Development (BTG), led by chief executive officer Derrick Tillman, is pushing the boundaries of what an energy-efficient redevelopment in an underinvested area can accomplish. Its Fifth and Dinwiddie project, a $66 million mix of new construction and existing building rehabilitation, will provide 171 new apartments—20 percent of which will be affordable—alongside […]
“We’re immensely proud of what we have achieved at 25 Cannon Street working with the City of London Corporation and our project partners. This repositioning programme is strengthening the City’s offer of sustainable, high-spec office spaces. The refurbishment of 25 Cannon Street is a prime example of working within an existing building structure and reusing […]