Fallingwater Goes Digital
It’s pretty neat to see a friend featured in the New York Times. This February, NYT reporter Steven Kurutz interviewed Tim Sakamoto, my long-time friend and fellow alum from the UC Berkeley College of Environmental …
It’s pretty neat to see a friend featured in the New York Times. This February, NYT reporter Steven Kurutz interviewed Tim Sakamoto, my long-time friend and fellow alum from the UC Berkeley College of Environmental …
How can you beat a name like Rainwater HOG (HOG)? When I walked through the March 2009 PG&E Water Conservation Showcase in San Francisco, my attention was drawn to a group of tall, handsome, and …
It was a crisp, fall morning with the sun shimmering on the San Francisco Bay—what a way to start off my first of three days at West Coast Green on October 1, 2009. As I …
PORTLAND, Ore. – Most architects and engineers know wood as a flexible, durable and beautiful building material. But in a state that leads the nation in the production of softwood lumber and plywood, do they …
By borrowing from nature and maximizing science and technology, the Vancouver Convention Centre has assembled plant groups for its living roof. This innovative project brings in a new level of ecology and habitat to the …
With increasing urbanization and development, increasing floods and droughts due to climate change, and diminishing fresh water resources, stormwater management is a real and urgent topic of discussion. Recently I came across a promising permeable …
The What: Passive House California’s (PHCA) annual conference, Building Carbon Zero California, will focus on how we can move California towards the carbon reduction goals mandated by the State of California while increasing the health …
Last December, the Karuna House earned its LEED for Homes Platinum rating with 101.5 points, making it the first home in the world to achieve a total of three green building certifications. The project not …
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