Architect: Nathan Kipnis Architects
Developer: Scott Simpson Builders
Location: 370 Washington, Glencoe, IL
By Jason LaFleur
With an eye to the future, more homeowners are building green. In the North Shore village of Glencoe, Ill., Barry and Natalie Slotnick are building a resource and energy-efficient single-family home for their growing family, planning to achieve the LEED for Homes Gold [...]

Project Location: 3000 River Road, Des Plaines, IL
Owner: Midwest Gaming and Entertainment, LLC
Development Manager: Development Management Associates, LLC
Architect: Klai Juba
General Contractor: Pepper Construction
By Wendy Berger Shapiro
In December 2008, Midwest Gaming and Entertainment, LLC was awarded the exclusive right to apply for the 10th Illinois casino license. The company, led by Chairman Neil Bluhm, began plans [...]

Owner: Doug Sandberg
Architect: Sandberg Architecture, http://parkhouseconstruction.blogspot.com
Building Use: Single-family home
Floor Area: 2600 square feet, including basement & garage
Number of Floors: 2 + basement/garage split level
6728 North Seeley Avenue, Chicago, IL 60645
By Katherine Darnstadt
“No way!”
That was the initial response from architect Doug Sandberg when his wife Catherine first mentioned an available 18-foot-wide infill lot as the [...]

Developer: McCaffery Interests
Architect: Antunovich Associates
MEP Engineer: Lehman Design
Structural Engineer: Matsen Ford
Civil Engineer: Space Co.
General Contractor: W.E. O’Neil Construction Company
Commissioning Agent and LEED Consultant: AECOM
Landscape Architect: Wolff Landscape Architecture
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By David Eldridge and Azmina Alimohd
The Morgan at Loyola Station is a newly constructed residential building located at Arthur Street and Sheridan Road near the Loyola University campus. McCaffery Interests has a [...]

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 [...]