FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 1, 2015 Today the Bullitt Center proved its status as the greenest commercial building in the world by becoming the first office building to earn Living Building certification, the most challenging benchmark of sustainability in the built environment. To earn the certification, the Bullitt Center demonstrated that it produces more…
Read MoreIn late February, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) released a comprehensive case study about the Bullitt Center, along with a video featuring interviews with project team members. As one of the most respected real estate organizations in the US, ULI’s case study includes in-depth research into the development process, project team, site selection, planning and…
Read MoreNote: This article was originally published on Ensia. It is re-published here with their permission. October 28, 2014 — Of all the things people build, cities are the most important. Cities are the largest things we build, and most people now live in them. But that’s not why cities are our most important invention. Cities…
Read MoreAs part of the Living Building Challenge, the Bullitt Center team worked to screen out endocrine-disrupting chemicals from products used in the project. In this post, Kris Weber offers some background on EDCs. – Editor Over the past 50 years, chemicals—both synthetic and natural—have become an intractable element of our society. Indeed, advances in chemical…
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