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1927 W. Potomac

Location
1927 W. Potomac Map

Owner
Private Owner

Architect
URBANWorks

1927 W. Potomac is a 5-unit, 9,300 sf new construction condo building. This is a modest project demonstrating that a for-profit developer can build a reasonably green building without breaking the bank or pushing the envelope. And to top it off, the design team set a Green Permit Program record for speed - the building permit was issued in less than five weeks.

Exelon Headquarters

Location
10 S. Dearborn Map

Owner
Exelon Corporation

Architect
Interior Space International

Exelon has moved into its new 10-floor, 220,000 sf headquarters space at Chase Tower. The project is targeting a LEED for Commercial Interiors Platinum certification, and is certain to acheive Gold status if Platinum isn't awarded. This is likely the largest green commercial interior space completed in Chicago and establishes Exelon's leadership among large corporations in Chicago - hopefully we'll see others following suit.

New! Flickr Photos and Submission Form

This weekend I've added two new features to GreenBean.

First, select posts now have the ability for readers to add your own photos of projects. An example is currently up for the Near North SRO. You'll see the same show up soon for Loyola Information Commons, Pacific Garden Mission, and 340 On the Park.

To add your photos, upload them to your Flickr account, then tag with the same tag (e.g. 'nearnorthsro') identified in the GreenBean post.

If there's a project you want a photo stream started for, add a comment to the post requesting one. Get out there and document construction, folks!

Second, I've created a submission form for new projects. This can always be accessed via the link in the sidebar.

Keep those projects coming!