Illinois Green Building Companies
Nathan Kipnis Architects, Inc.
Nathan Kipnis Architects, Inc. is one of Chicago’s and the North Shore’s premier green, sustainable architectural practices specializing in energy conscious, environmentally responsive designs.
1642 Payne Street
Evanston, Illinois 60201
847-864-9650
HJKessler Associates
Helen J. Kessler, FAIA, LEED Accredited Professional, the firm’s Principal, has over 25 years experience in sustainable design, energy efficiency and renewable energy and is a nationally recognized LEED/green building design consultant. She was one of the first architects in Chicago to work with LEED and routinely facilitates design charrettes and provides sustainable design assistance and LEED documentation. Kessler is an expert in energy efficiency, building commissioning and lighting design and is adept at facilitating an integrated approach to resource efficient design with the goal of maximizing efficiency of building systems and minimizing costs.
She has participated variously as sustainable design team leader, lighting designer, energy efficiency consultant and commissioning authority on numerous projects.
She has led energy audit teams for numerous facilities, saving her clients millions of dollars annually. Kessler has written over 100 articles on green building, energy efficiency and solar energy and has given over 100 presentations on these subjects.
3702 North Pine Grove
Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 975-6467
4240 Architecture, Inc.
4240 Architecture, Inc., is an industry leader in the design of buildings that exceed expectations in terms of economics, social equity, and environmental sustainability. We excel at identifying strategies that work together in a whole-building approach to achieve more than any one system alone – the building struggles less to perform better. The firm is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council, and has nine LEED™ Accredited Professionals on staff. LEED™ Accredited Professionals go through rigorous training to reach an advanced understanding of design strategies that enhance performance in every phase of a project, from initial site selection and orientation to programming, massing, systems design, materials selection, construction, close-out and follow-up.
247 South State Street Suite 300
Chicago, Illinois 60604
T 312 341 1155
F 312 341 1177
GreenWorks Studio
Green Buildings are Healthy Buildings!
The physical make-up of a building is very much like a person. It has a frame, skin, it breathes, it needs to be cooled, it needs to be heated and it has a central nervous system that tells specific parts of it what to do. Like humans, some buildings are healthier than others.
OUR GOAL with every GreenWorks Studio relationship is to create healthy buildings that reduce fossil fuel emissions, provide long-term efficiencies and encourage higher user productivity. We help our clients analyze options, develop strategies, build consensus and design high performance buildings so that each is as healthy as it can be for all those who use it and for the world at large.
401 West Superior
Chicago, IL 60610-3430
T 312-324-7431
F 312-951-1719
Better Way Builders of Central Illinois, Inc.
Better Way Builders of Central Illinois is a progressive residential home builder and remodeler that recognizes building a high quality, energy efficient home sets us apart from the competition. It is not only the right choice for homeowners, but also for the environment.
Better Way Builders of Central Illinois defines a home different than most. We believe that a home is more than just a collection of its parts. It is a system that incorporates the building envelope and its insulating features, the heating & cooling systems, the windows & doors, the air ventilation & circulation methods, the lighting and appliance package, and more. If these key components don’t work well together, a home will have problems. In a high performance home that we build, a “Whole House” design approach and quality craftsmanship combine to deliver a Safer Home, Better Comfort, Healthier Indoor Air, and Energy Savings in a package that’s Built to Last and Increase in Value.
820 West Pearl St.
Staunton, IL 62088
Office 618-635-8482
Fax 618-635-8485
HOWARD ALAN ARCHITECTS
Our vision is to create buildings that are of the continuous present. That is to say buildings that are created out of social and spiritual concerns, using the human qualities of imagination, intuition, and inspiration, that are alive today. We are interested in ideas that can be transformed into an Architecture that uses less energy than it produces, while simultaneously providing environments that support life in an effort to help our ecosystem. As Architects, we feel the necessity to find ways for buildings to promote and perform in ways that support a renewed environment within and throughout the buildings.
849 Armitage Ave., Chicago, IL 60614
phone: 773 929-2121
fax: 773 929-2122