Sûreté du Québec Mlll District Regional Headquarters in Mascouche, Canada

The Sûreté du Québec Mlll District Regional Headquarters designed by Services intégrés Lemay et associés is located in Mascouche, Canada. The distribution in a cross shape, slightly off-centred, allowed the public entrance to be moved away from the secured entrances. The architects  proposed a compact volumetry, reducing the building’s footprint and envelope, maximising interior / exterior... 

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Johnson Controls, Inc. in Glendale, Wisconsin, United States

Designed by Gensler, Johnson Controls, Inc is located in Glendale, Wisconsin, United States. The entire JCI campus achieved LEED Platinum status; the highest number of LEED Platinum buildings in one location. To do that, every LEED point had to be addressed, including daylighting and landscaping. Restored 13 acres of native prairie on the site and created 32,000 sq ft of rain gardens that will cleanse... 

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Bardessono, LEED Platinum pursuing Luxury inn and spa completes in California, United States

The Bardessono, LEED Platinum pursuing Luxury inn and spa completes designed by WATG is located in California, United States.  The inn includes a spa with four treatment rooms, a 75-foot-long rooftop infinity pool, a fine-dining restaurant, and meeting space. The design reflects a blending of the Valley’s agrarian character, the high refinement associated with its wines, and the indoor/outdoor... 

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HealthCare Chaplaincy in New York, United States

HealthCare Chaplaincy that located in New York, United States, was designed by FXFOWLE Architects. The projected LEED Platinum Certified campus will include a 108-unit Enhanced Assisted Living Residence for persons with serious progressive illnesses; a geriatric and palliative care outpatient medical practice; as well as educational, research, clinical practice and administrative facilities. With its... 

Tags: Aging, Anti-aging, Chaplain, East River, Environment, Environmental design, Geriatrics, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED Platinum Certified campus, New York City, Sustainability, United States

A Silver Cloud to house a LEED Platinum hotel in prime seafront site in La Coruña, Spain

A Silver Cloud to house a LEED Platinum hotel in prime seafront site that located in La Coruña, Spain, was designed by miyarq. The form of miyarq’s buildings evolves in response to critical drivers and morphs as the project is progressively refined, while respecting the knowledge derived from traditional forms of architecture. The balance of thermal mass, orientation, the aspect of internal... 

Tags: A Coruña, Building engineering, building systems technology, Construction, Engineering, Environment, Environmental design, Green building, Heating ventilating and air conditioning, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, Low-energy building, Passive cooling, Passive solar building design, prime seafront site, Spain, sustainable building, systems technology