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Urban Lumber: Recycling Felled City Trees
Trees felled by developers and storms are a little-known source of recycled lumber, which may include rare hardwoods. This story focuses on a California lumber company, but there are others likr him all over the U.S. Read More...
Ford Makes a Smarter, Greener Taxi
Ford's new competitor for the taxicab business is the 2011 Transit Connect, which runs on compressed natural gas. A gasoline-powered version is available. Read More...
The NYC Green Codes Task Force: The Executive Summary
The Urban Green Council has produced an exhaustive report on using building codes to make New York and other cities greener and healthier places. The executive summary is specific and well-written, leaving the reader with a clear sense of what needs to be done. Link to it here. Read More...
Green Wall to Shade Federal Renovation
The Federal stimulus plan will pay for a 200-ft green wall on an 18-story office building that is being renovated for the General Services Administration. The renovation, which is expected to cut energy use by some 40%, sounds excellent, but the expensive & experimental green wall is a doubtful move in these times. Read More...
One Plastic Bottle at a Time; 30 Million Times a Day
This spoof from the satirical newspaper, The Onion, on the process that sends 30 million plastic bottles a day into our landfills is actually a pretty good depiction of our problem. As it points out, it's one bottle at a time, with 30 million small excuses. Read More...
Philadelphia Architects’ New Approach to Sustainable Building
Several Philadelphia architects are championing and constructing environmentally sustainable modular designs. They differ in some respects, but all base their approach on working out the design in digital detail before proceeding with construction. Read More...
How Green Can You Get? Check Out ZeroHouse
This is not the first time you've seen a new net-zero house design, but this one is pre-fab. Although it's on the small side at 650 sq ft, its combination of good design, sustainability and potentially low price when produced in any quantity,may set a new home-building standard. Read More...