Urban Greenery
nrdc:

Washington, DC is finally getting a green waterfront development to be proud of.  A 42-acre redevelopment along the Anacostia River, The Yards will comprise some 1.8 million square feet of office space, 400,000 square feet of retail and cultural spaces, 2,700 rental and for-sale homes, and a significant riverfront park and esplanade.  With a great in-town location along a Metro line and only a few blocks from the US Capitol, and with some excellent green features, the project has been certified gold under the LEED for Neighborhood Development pilot program. Read more.
Rendering of The Yards by Forest City Washington via DCYards.com

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nrdc:

Washington, DC is finally getting a green waterfront development to be proud of.  A 42-acre redevelopment along the Anacostia River, The Yards will comprise some 1.8 million square feet of office space, 400,000 square feet of retail and cultural spaces, 2,700 rental and for-sale homes, and a significant riverfront park and esplanade.  With a great in-town location along a Metro line and only a few blocks from the US Capitol, and with some excellent green features, the project has been certified gold under the LEED for Neighborhood Development pilot program. Read more.

Rendering of The Yards by Forest City Washington via DCYards.com

This could be good

Washington DC’s Green Roof Boom
Roof garden at the American Society of Landscape Architects headquarters, Washington DC
via Sky Gardens

Roof garden at the American Society of Landscape Architects headquarters, Washington DC

via Sky Gardens

Roof garden on the Headquarters for the American Society of Landscape Architects, designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh and Associates.
via World Architecture News

Roof garden on the Headquarters for the American Society of Landscape Architects, designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh and Associates.

via World Architecture News