Category Archives: architecture

Roosevelt hosts U.S. Green Building Council program, Wednesday, June 5

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

Interested in green building and leasing practices?    Roosevelt’s Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate is hosting the U.S. Green Building Council of Illinois for a program on sustainability practices in developing, leasing, and operating buildings.  The program will be … Continue reading →

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Green Tech U at the Chicago Center for Green Technology

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

April is the final month of the Winter-Spring 2013 workshop/lecture series that the Chicago Center for Green Technology (CCGT). This new and updated educational programming, run by professionals and experts and offered at the CCGT’s LEED-platinum facility on Chicago’s West … Continue reading →

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Green Tech U at the Chicago Center for Green Technology

Posted on March 3, 2013 by

As we head into March, check out the Winter-Spring 2013 workshop/lecture series that the Chicago Center for Green Technology (CCGT). This new and updated educational programming, run by professionals and experts and offered at the CCGT’s LEED-platinum facility on Chicago’s … Continue reading →

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Green Tech U at the Chicago Center for Green Technology

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

Check out the Winter-Spring 2013 workshop/lecture series that the Chicago Center for Green Technology (CCGT). This new and updated educational programming, run by professionals and experts and offered at the CCGT’s LEED-platinum facility on Chicago’s West Side industrial district, is … Continue reading →

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Urban Archeology: Unearthing a City’s Cultural Past

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

Yesterday, the Curious City program on WBEZ public radio in Chicago aired this story about urban archeology and construction sites in the city. In the ongoing transformation of urban landscapes, it’s important not just to minimize the environmental impacts of said … Continue reading →

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Green Tech U at the Chicago Center for Green Technology

Posted on January 14, 2013 by

It’s that back-to-school time of year, and this week marks the beginning of the Winter-Spring 2013 workshop/lecture series that the Chicago Center for Green Technology (CCGT). This new and updated educational programming, run by professionals and experts and offered at … Continue reading →

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Roosevelt Hosts 4th Annual Greener South Loop Awards Event, Garners “Greenest University” Recognition

Posted on December 8, 2012 by

On Nov. 29th, 2012, the Fourth Annual Greener South Loop Awards Event was held at Roosevelt University’s new Wabash Building. The event brings together institutions, organizations, businesses, and people in the South Loop area of Chicago who are working on … Continue reading →

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Dick Lanyon Discusses the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in Lyons Saturday at 1pm

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

This coming Saturday at 1pm, author and former head engineer of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Dick Lanyon discusses the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at the Village of Lyons Community Center (4200 S. Lawndale Avenue in … Continue reading →

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SUST 390: Making Buildings Green (Course Preview)

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

Next spring the SUST program will offer a special topics course entitled Making Buildings Green (SUST 390). Taught by Suhail Barot, Visiting Instructor in SUST, the course will meet at the Chicago Campus on Tuesdays from 11am to 1:30pm. Course … Continue reading →

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RU’s Wabash Building Earns Gold LEED Certification

Posted on November 2, 2012 by

Designed originally as a Silver LEED facility, Roosevelt University’s Wabash Building — the new heart of the university’s downtown Chicago campus — has just earned Gold LEED status from the US Green Building Council. As described here by Paul Matthews, … Continue reading →

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