Single-building case studies

This page provides examples of real-world application of green-appraisal practices to actual buildings. Watch this page for more case studies in the future.

Commercial buildings

    • Mixed-use office building, Seattle, WA - c. 2007 (see pp 19-40 of the report)
    • High-rise office building, Portland, OR - c. 2009 (see pp. 41-59 of the report)
    • High-rise office building, Vancouver, BC - c. 2007 (see pp. 59-74 of the report)
  • Telergy Office Building, DeWitt, New York - 2003
    • Medium-sized motel, California, 2012 or earlier (see pages 5-6 of the report)
  • Three buildings (Portland, Seattle, Vancouver) - 2009

Residential buildings

Multi-family

  • Morrison Manner Apartments, Troy, New York - 2005
  • Pine Harbor Apartments, Buffalo, New York - 2004

Single-family

  • 8 homes in Washington DC
  • 160 homes in Portland and Seattle
    • 26 green homes in Denver Metro Area - 2012-2014 (also includes 1 case study for 1300 tract homes)
  • 30 PV homes in Denver Metro Area - 2013
    • Combined actual and simulated "best-practice" example for a zero-net-energy and water-efficient home in Colorado [TBA]