Greening New and Old: Two Chicago Examples of Sustainable Design

Greening New and Old: Two Chicago Examples of Sustainable Design
Yannell Residence CAF/file
Greening New and Old: Two Chicago Examples of Sustainable Design
Yannell Residence CAF/file

Greening New and Old: Two Chicago Examples of Sustainable Design

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This presentation explores two groundbreaking projects: The Yannell Net Zero Energy Residence and the Shaw Technology and Learning Center (STLC). The Yannell Residence is a newly constructed home producing more energy than it consumes, while STLC is the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the historic Sears power plant into a sustainable high school.

Recorded Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at Chicago Architecture Foundation.