Green Ideas has submitted the final LEED certification application for three buildings owned by Fox Restaurant Concepts (FRC) to the U.S. Green Building Council. Located on Parcel 3A at the Novus Innovation Corridor in Tempe, Arizona, the core & shell buildings include Flower Child, Blanco Taco [...]
With all the excitement circulating about bringing computer chip manufacturing back to the UnitedStates, its hard to believe that it’s been ten years since Green Ideas Building Science Consultantsachieved LEED Gold level certification for Intel’s CH-8 manufacturing facility at the company’s [...]
At the U.S. Green Building Council’s Greenbuild Conference held in Washington, D.C. in late 2023 thenew LEED Version 5 was the main topic of interest. At this annual conference the USGBC soft-launcheda radical structural overhaul to all the LEED rating systems and also released a full draft of [...]
Project Profile-Rio Yards Designed to create a dynamic atmosphere to attract tenants seeking distinctive office space within the technology-focused setting of the Novus Innovation Corridor*, Rio Yards is a 3-story, 157,000 SF office building that encourages pedestrian connectivity within Novus and [...]
Green Ideas Building Science Consultants has announced that final LEED certification has been received by the project’s owner Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) for the Apra Harbor Medical/Dental Clinic in Guam. The project is a 52,500 SF Medical/Dental Clinic at Naval Base [...]
Construction is well underway at another Green Ideas multifamily apartment project in Mesa, Arizona. Green Ideas’ President Charlie Popeck recently completed a jobsite visit to the Lotus Point Apartment project, a 245-unit transit-oriented residential development targeting LEED Building Design [...]
Green Ideas is close to completing LEED certification for another multifamily project at the Novus Innovation Corridor. The project, called VERO, is located in the heart of Novus on Parcel 3F. The 200-unit apartment project on .96 acres will include popular amenities, including a resort-style pool [...]
Green Ideas President Charlie Popeck recently visited the new Eureka! restaurant for its grand opening at the Novus Innovation Corridor in Tempe, AZ. Located within Novus Place, a main street retail district in the heart of Novus, Eureka! is situated on the ground floor of The Piedmont, a [...]
Project Profile-U of A Chemistry Building Press Release-U of A Chemistry Building Originally constructed in three phases (1936, 1948 & 1962) the historic Chemistry Building had outlived its purpose as a laboratory space and was not suitable as a 21st Century education building. The University [...]
The University of Arizona in Tucson was recently awarded a LEED Silver level certification for the iconic Old Chemistry Building as a demonstration of how new, sustainable design and building strategies can be applied to a historic building to create a 21st century collaborative teaching and [...]