Tag: sustainability
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In The Ground and On The Boards: Chapel Hill Architect Arielle Condoret Schechter, AIA, Greets Spring with Modern, Custom Houses at Every Phase of Design and Construction
MASON-GRABELL MODERNISM (All renderings by Arielle Condoret Schechter, AIA) May 1, 2018 (Chapel Hill, NC) — A family of transplants from hurricane-prone Florida can’t wait for construction to begin this summer on their spacious, modern house perched on a hillside in Orange County. Cheryl and Ken Serdar are showing off their new, modern, Net Zero, Micropolis® house in Hillsborough,…
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Chapel Hill Architect and Builder Continue To Raise The Bar For Green Design and Construction
After stealing the show during the 2015 Green Home Tour with “Happy Meadows,” the modern, net-zero passive house she designed in Pittsboro, NC, Chapel Hill architect Arielle Condoret Schechter, AIA, now has another modern, net-zero, passive house-inspired home under construction – this time in Chapel Hill, and this time for the custom green homebuilder who helped her create Happy Meadows: Kevin…
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Duke University’s Ocean Conservation Center Achieves LEED Platinum
The highest Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification. Raleigh architect Frank Harmon, FAIA, principal of Frank Harmon Architect PA, recently learned that the Ocean Conservation Center (OCC) his firm designed in Beaufort, NC, for Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment Marine Laboratory has achieved LEED Platinum certification. Platinum is the highest Leadership in…
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Frank Harmon Architect PA Makes National 2014 “Architect 50” Ranking
Based on business success, design quality, and commitment to sustainability. Frank Harmon Architect PA, a multi-award-winning firm based in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, is included in Architect magazine’s 2014 Top 50 firms in the nation. Harmon’s firm ranks fifteenth in the professional journal’s sustainability category. The “Architect 50” places great emphasis on the firm’s commitment to sustainability and design excellence. As…
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Umicore Ranks in Top 10 of the World’s Most Sustainable Corporations
Based on key performance indicators, such as innovation, diversity, and eco-friendly productivity. January 26, 2012 (Raleigh, NC) — Umicore, a global materials technology group and the parent company of Umicore Building Products USA in Raleigh, NC, has been included once again in the top 10 of the world’s most sustainable companies. Corporate Knights, an independent…
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