Location: 449 North Clark Street, Chicago
Owner/Developer: Rick Bayless
Architect: Farr Associates
General Contractor: Goldberg General Contracting
By Garratt Hasenstab
Most “foodies” associate the name Rick Bayless with innovative Mexican cuisine, however now Bayless also stands out as a leader in Chicago’s sustainable development scene.
First came the groundbreaking gourmet Mexican restaurant, Frontera Grill. Then Bayless brought Topolobampo to the scene, [...]

Owner: Chicago Botanical Garden
Design: Archeworks
Location:
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By Kareeshma Ali, assignment editor

Not long ago, a lot on the southern tip of Bridgeport was in as desolate a state as the other 75,000 vacant lots in Chicago. But now when one walks past the corner of 29th St. and Halsted Ave., they will see splashes of color, [...]

Location: 1818 West Wilson, Chicago, Illinois 60640
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Developer: Cleetus Friedman
Architect: 2 Point Perspective
By Todd Kaiser
Entrepreneur, writer and performer Cleetus Friedman worked with local eco- architecture firm 2 Point Perspective to create an urban grocery and deli that would adequately reflect a simple mission statement: “Local. Sustainable. Delicious.”
Opened in September 2010, the [...]

Location: 1260 W. Adams St. Chicago, IL 60607
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Owner/Developer – Public Building Commission of Chicago (PBC)
Architect – Schroeder Murchie Niemiec Gazda-Auskalnis (SMNG-A)
By: Angela Timmons
As school begins each year, students across Chicago show up for classes with new back packs, the latest in back-to-school fashions and pristine notebooks waiting to be filled. On the [...]

Location: 330 N. Wabash, Chicago, IL 60611
Contractor: Bear Construction
Owner: Prime Group Realty Trust
By William Olson
At the Chicago River’s southerly hiccough, a modern icon has gone green.
The building at 330 N. Wabash, Mies Van der Rohe’s architectural encore in America, recently underwent a sustainable renovation and earned the USGBC’s Silver Certification for Existing Buildings (EB) Operations [...]

Name: Exelon City Solar
Location: 1201 W. 120th Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60643 View Larger Map
Company: Exelon Corporation
By Rosie Powers
Chicago’s South Side has been swept by sustainability, now housing the largest solar power plant in the United States.
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley was one of many local officials who were present for the July 21 dedication of the [...]