MONUMENTAL, GREEN, BUILDING
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015
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features
+ Monumental Green
The federal government sets the bar high for sustainability around the nation’s capital.
+ Global Green Building
South Korea had developed one of the greenest cities on the planet.
+ America’s Greenest College Town
Washington, D.C.’s institutions of higher learning are graduating to new heights of sustainability.
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Monumental Core Framework Plan
The Framework Plan builds on the extraordinary assets of Washington, D.C., to address the social, cultural, economic, and environmental needs of the 21st century. The Framework Plan aims to create locations for future cultural destinations, introduce a mix of uses, revitalize stagnant areas, establish a new “eco-district,” and transform the Washington experience.
National Capital Planning Commission and the US Commission of Fine Arts
LEED impact categories
+ climate change
A conversation with Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Kolbert on the subject of the health of our planet.
+ community
Eco-Conscious real estate developer EYA builds homes for the betterment of all.
+ ecosystems
The Metro Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority of Monrovia, California, adopts sustainable design principals despite the seemingly limited options./p>
+ green economy
A look at green building adoption in Chicago, New York, and Washington, D.C.
departments
+ LEED ON
Letter from our leaders
+ community
A food bank, plus a demonstration garden, plus an outdoor classroom equals a recipe for feeding the capital’s hungry.
+ local pulse
Q & A with Kevin Kampschroer, GSA chief sustainability officer and senior climate change adaption official; federal director, office of federal high-performance green buildings.
