Developer: Chicago Custom Green Homes
Architect: Northlight Architects
Structural Engineer: The Structural Shop
MEP Engineer: Creative Systems and Associates
Wall Panel Manufacturer: ELFI Wall System
By Abir Ali
1943 N. Albany is a sustainably-designed single-family spec house that achieves a Chicago Green Homes two-star rating. It is the first development by Lindsey Lee and Ben Gault, the developer-builder team of Custom [...]

Project location: 168 Elm Ave., Elmhurst, IL 60126
Firm: de la fleur LLC
Project Landscape Architect: Marcus de la fleur
By Kareeshma Ali
Quite often when it comes to implementation of innovative design, people shy away saying, “not in my backyard!” This “NIMBY” attitude was a big driver in the transformation of Marcus de la [...]

5354 N. Paulina
Architect: Alphonso Peluso, Vertex Architects, LLC
By Jason La Fleur, LEED AP
On a cold February day, Alphonso Peluso of Vertex Architects, LLC laughed when asked about his motivations for pursuing LEED certification. “We were doing all of the right things anyway, so we figured why not get LEED-certified as well?”
During one of Alliance for [...]

By Garratt Hasenstab
Owners: Beth & Jim Masterson
Architect: Sullivan Goulette & Wilson – www.sullivangoulette.com
Engineer: dbHMS – www.dbhms.com
Builder/ General Contractor: Crescent Rock – www.crescentrock.com
The Masterson Residence, located at 735 West Willow St. in Lincoln Park, is a truly striking example of “Adaptive Reuse”—the greenest of green building practices. Projected for completion in February 2010, this charming brick [...]

By Rick Prohov
Oct. 26, Evanston City Council voted 8-1 in favor of an ordinance requiring large new commercial buildings to meet the LEED Silver standard of green building. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a comprehensive building rating and certification system maintained by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).
The green building [...]

By Kareeshma Ali
Owner/Developer: Hospice of Northeastern Illinois
Architect: Harley Ellis Devereaux/Hospice Design Resources
Contractor: Pepper Construction
The “green revolution” has often been associated with its attempts to address the adverse impacts of development footprints. However, too often the issues of public health and safety take a backseat during the design process and are overshadowed by the high-tech gadgetry. [...]