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
2020 W. Rice, Chicago, IL 60662 Map
Owner
Private Residences
Architect
Wolbrink Architects Chartered

2020 Green Dream is a 3-unit, 5,700 sf multifamily residence built as a speculative, for-sale development. This project exemplifies a straightforward, reasonable-cost approach to green that should be replicable by other for-profit developments. All units are Energy Star rated and the architect recently won a GreenWorks [...]

Location
6034 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL 60660 Map
Owner
True Nature Foods
Architect
Echo Studio
True Nature Foods, a community-oriented organic foods store has installed a 1,400 sf green roof on top of their building, a former auto shop. This modest project would be similar to many others in Chicago if it weren’t for the fact that this roof is to [...]

Location
1101 S. Canal, Chicago, IL 60607 Map
Owner
JPS Interests
Architect
Eckenhoff Saunders Architects
Southgate Market is a five-story ‘mall’ housing several big-box type retailers, including Whole Foods Market, Office Depot, and Linens and Things. The project is seeking a LEED® for Core and Shell Certified rating. The developer has publicly questioned the value of the certification, so hopefully his [...]

Location
3121 N. Clifton, Chicago, IL 60657 Map
Owner
Private Residence
Architect
Depree Bickford Associates
3121 N. Clifton is a renovation of an existing three-flat into a single family home with a basement rental unit. The project mixes a few high payback major green investments and many inexpensive, common-sense green approaches. Unlike some of the all-out, demonstration green homes we’ve seen [...]

Location
300 N. LaSalle, Chicago, IL 60610 Map
Owner
Hines
Architect
Pickard Chilton (Design)
Kendall/Heaton Associates (Architect of Record)
300 N. LaSalle is a 60-story, 1.3 million square foot office tower with 3 levels of underground parking and street and river level restaurant space. The project has earned LEED® Gold pre-certification under the LEED® for Core and Shell program. Construction began [...]