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2014 AIA COTE Top Ten Green Project Winners Announced
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have just announced this week their selection of the 2014 Top Ten Green Projects, examples of sustainable architecture and ecological American design projects that protect and enhance the environment. The projects include new and adaptive re-use buildings, ranging from government offices to…
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No Border School Project Empowered by Traditional Construction
Editor’s Foreward: Portuguese architects João Guimarães and Miguel Magalhães of Aware Collective have designed No Border School, a 208 square meter modular and sustainable school for Burmese refugee children in Mae Sot, Thailand. The project is awaiting funding and I hope they will be able to realize such a thoughtful project which could have a…
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Women In Green is Still a Hot Topic
Editor’s Foreword: This article reports on the Book Circle’s February meeting hosted by the Organization of Women Architects and Design Professionals (OWADP) based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The book featured and discussed was Women In Green, Voices of Sustainable Design. It’s not often that one has the chance to read a book, and…
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11th Annual Water Conservation Showcase in San Francisco
The What: The 11th Annual Water Conservation Showcase brings together designers, building professionals, decision makers, and community members to discuss the latest in water conservation strategies, technologies, policies, and resources. There will be in-depth presentations including several of them focusing on drought issues. There will be more than thirty representatives from the manufacturing sector Aquacell and…
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Highlights from Net Positive Energy and Water Conference
The 2014 Net Positive Energy and Water Conference took place this February in San Francisco, California. Organized by the International Living Future Institute (ILFI), the conference brought together more than 350 passionate attendees concerned with making the world a healthier and more sustainable place to live. The conference started with an optional tour to two…
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Women in Green, Voices of Sustainable Design
The Organization of Women Architects and Design Professionals (OWADP) Book Circle will be hosting a book discussion on the various topics presented in the book titled Women in Green, Voices of Sustainable Design written by Kira Gould and Lance Hosey. Co-author Kira Gould, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, director of communications for William McDonough + Partners,…
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Zero Competition Architecture Responds to California’s 2020 ZNE Goals
Team Folium, consisting of Herman Coliver Locus Architecture, EBS Consultants, and Architectural Lighting Design, won the Special Recognition Award from the Architecture at Zero 2013 design competition. The Folium concept presents a fresh urban design solution that brings a sense of vitality and adds architectural interest to the surrounding neighborhood. A high-density, residential-commercially zoned site…
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Taiwan National Stadium Sculpted from Concrete, Steel, and BIPV Panels
Taiwan has one of the coolest looking and greenest stadiums in the world. I first saw photos of this amazing building, the Taiwan National Stadium, at the Symposium on Taiwan-France Cooperation in Intelligent Green Buildings. Last fall, on a perfect sunny day, I joined a group hosted by the Taiwan Green Building Council for a…
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Learning by Building at Eco-Village Design Workshop
Mussey Grade Foundation will be hosting a four-day hands-on Eco-Village Design Workshop in Ramona, California from December 16 – 19, 2013. Topics include eco-village planning, native plant restoration, earthbag construction, ‘pocket house’ design, grey water system design, drought-tolerant landscaping, food forest cultivation, green remodeling, owl box construction, and more. Among the instructors are Thomas Rettenwender, an…
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Net Zero Energy Through Design and Operation Strategies
On October 15th, the Packard Foundation announced that it had “achieved the goal of operating its headquarters building at net zero energy by generating more than enough electricity to meet is needs during the first full year of occupancy.” It is the largest building to-date to receive Net Zero Energy Building Certification through the International Living…