Posts Tagged ‘Green design’

Restaurants: The New Green Design Frontier?

Founding Farmers is the North Dakota Farmers Union's latest restaurant in D.C. The group also owns Agraria by the Georgetown waterfront. Since its inception, the establishment has been working toward becoming D.C.'s first gold LEED certified restaurant. It's got the verbal confirmation from the organization, according to general manager Christian Holmes. Now, the restaurant is [...]

At Hill East Waterfront, Sustainable Design V. Affordable Housing

As I wrote earlier this week, four developers have submitted proposals for the "Hill East Waterfront," a 50-acre area by RFK stadium. Given our challenging economic times, some people are wondering where local government's priorities will lie—with affordable housing commitments or green design?
The Washington Business Journal reports:
The cost crunch had affordable housing advocates worried that [...]