Project Haiti: Challenges
At the opening charrette for Project Haiti, we asked a few of the designers about the challenges they anticipated for this unique project. Their responses covered everything from technology to...
View ArticleReimagining Toronto
When it comes time for Greenbuild each fall, host cities go at great lengths to showcase their most recent, cutting edge, and sustainably designed buildings...
View ArticleProject Haiti Takes Center Stage at Greenbuild 2011
HOK is the USGBC’s official design partner for Project Haiti, a pro bono effort to build a LEED-certified orphanage and children’s center in Port au Prince. Sustainable Design Director Mary Ann Lazarus...
View ArticleGreenbuild 2011: HOK Invades Toronto
Alright, alright, this was not a full scale blockbuster style alien invasion. Even better, it was the USGBC’s Greenbuild Conference 2011. And those little green people? They were 25,000...
View ArticleHOK’s Bill Valentine on What’s Next for Sustainable Design
As we look forward to 2012, we recently came across a video from Greenbuild 2011 in Toronto focused on what’s next for sustainable design. In this Greenbuild interview, HOK Chairman Bill Valentine...
View Article@Greenbuild – San Francisco 2012
Graphic courtesy of USGB Northern California Chapter Greenbuild, the international green building conference and expo hosted annually by the US Green Building Council, will finally make its way to...
View ArticleTour the Bay, Green Building-Style
San Francisco has long been one of the world’s great tourist attractions, and this year it will have a great new set of offerings: 20+ tours developed for the Greenbuild Conference and Expo, plus many...
View ArticleThe Road to #Greenbuild is Paved in Social Media
Greenbuild is finally making its way to San Francisco this November – and those of us in the Bay Area are pretty excited. The conference theme is aptly “@ Greenbuild,” referencing the astounding array...
View ArticleSee You @Greenbuild 2012: Nov. 14-16 in San Francisco
Greenbuild 2012, the world’s largest green building conference, is coming to San Francisco Nov. 14-16. This year’s social media focus brings together technology and sustainability to advance the green...
View ArticleBuilding Codes and Rating Systems: Carrots or Sticks?
Thanks to Anica Landreneau, director of Sustainable Consulting, for this guest post. Greenbuild is always a great time to meet up with clients, peers and industry leaders while learning about the...
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