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 [...]

Location: Sloan Valve Company, 10500 Seymour Ave., Franklin Park, IL
Developer: Aerotecture
Builder/General Contractor (for Sloan Valve Site): Englewood Construction
By William Olson

The Chicago region has been a natural laboratory of sorts for sustainable design, having earned itself the moniker of the “Green Roofs City” and a top rating among US cities for its number of LEED-certified buildings.
Now [...]