By Susan D. Turner, AIA, PMP, LEED AP
Developer: Matt Phillips, Integrated Design Development Group LLC (IDG)
Architect: Larry Booth, Booth Hanson (Chicago)
HVAC Consultants: Deirdre McDaniel, WMA Engineering (Chicago)
Interior Design Bonnie Mason, Interior Design Associates (Nashville)
Estimated Cost: $ 150,000,000
Designed in 1924 by Jarvis Hunt, the former Lake Shore Athletic Club is a twenty story, 370,000 square-foot Beaux Arts building, built of masonry [...]

1314 N. Moorman is a 2,600 sf (3,600 sf with basement) speculative single family green home with many basic energy efficiency features and a bit of ‘green bling’.

Location
1110 W. Belden, Chicago, IL 60614  Map
Owner
DePaul University
Architect
Antunovich Associates
The Andrew J. McGowan Science Building is a new 5-story, 130,000 sf academic building to be located immediately south of the existing William G. McGowan science building which opened at DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus in 1998. McGowan South will house the DePaul Chemistry Department and accomodate the [...]

Location
1927 W. Potomac, Chicago, IL 60622  Map
Owner
Private Owner
Architect
URBANWorks
1927 W. Potomac is a 5-unit, 9,300 sf new construction condo building. This is a modest project demonstrating that a for-profit developer can build a reasonably green building without breaking the bank or pushing the envelope. And to top it off, the design team set a Green Permit [...]

Location
2202 N. Orchard, Chicago, IL 60614 Map
Owner
Private Residence
Architect
Dirk Denison Architects
The Orchard Residence is a 9,700 sf, 3-story plus basement single-family home currently under construction (6,600 sf with basement and garage). This is the largest home we’ve covered yet and is certain to raise some eyebrows because of the materials and energy consumption associated with such [...]

Location
1101 S. Canal, Chicago, IL 60607 Map
Owner
Whole Foods Market Group, Inc.
Architect
Heights Venture Architects, LLP
The South Loop Whole Foods Market is a 53,000 sf organic foods grocery store located within the new Southgate Market development. This will be Whole Foods’ largest store in Chicago and is seeking a Certified rating under LEED® for Commercial Interiors. There [...]