As her family’s new Albemarle County home was being built over the past two years, retired U.S. Air Force Capt. Jennifer Cui sought to incorporate as many environmentally friendly design elements as possible.
Along with her husband and two young children, Cui decided the custom-built house in Earlysville would include bamboo flooring harvested from responsibly managed [...]

What do all of these products – the Tartan® running track at Stanford University, the brightly colored gDiaper™, Formawall™ exterior building panels at Andrews Air Force Base, Wet Women® Surf Wax, and the new Answer® system workstation – have in common?
They’re all certified as Cradle to Cradleâ„¢ (C2C) products, safe for both human and [...]

Google Inc. has chosen William McDonough, an acclaimed architect whose projects feature grass roofs and recycled water, to make preliminary designs of its planned offices at the NASA Ames Research Center, according to two sources familiar with the deal.
The assignment signals Google’s intentions to go green at the facility, an ambitious complex that could encompass [...]

Not many folks would consider an evening with the Charlottesville Board of Zoning Appeals a hot date, but there could be some real fireworks at the October 21 session, as two of the year’s most controversial planning issues go before the Board.
First up is Little High Neighborhood Association prez Mark Haskins, who’s been battling [...]

Will the third time be the charm?
Twice an architect has appeared before Charlottesville’s Board of Architectural Review with designs for a CVS drugstore slated for the corner of West Main Street and Ridge McIntire Road, and twice he’s been sent back to the drawing board.
The CVS would replace the RSC Equipment Rental building and a [...]