by Marc Devilliers. This highly readable report on the looming global water crisis is amazingly informative on water issues around the world from China to Texas. Read More...
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Three New Materials that will Change Building Envelopes
This time we’re presenting three materials that are going to have a big impact on the design of envelopes for sustainable buildings. The first is a Green Cement that is made as a precipitate of processed CO2. Another is Nansulate®, a coating that has excellent thermal resistance properties and also provides mold protection. The... 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...
Going Green Gets Franchised by Marriott Hotels
When someone agrees to build and operate a Courtyard Hotel under the Marriott Hotel chain's franchise, they get a building plan that's guaranteed to provide the new hotel with a LEED rating. Read More...
Solving the Climate Crisis by Changing the Culture
Viewing consumerism at the heart of energy use statistics, this article in SolveClimate points out that it's learned behavior, and if it's learned, it can be changed. Read More...
Small Nuclear Reactors – An Alternative Energy Possibility?
After Chernobyl, it's difficult to think of nuclear energy as a benign alternative to fossil fuels, but a movement toward small nuclear reactors is testing that possibility. Read More...
Green Hotels, Green Rooms….& Green Walls?
Although not many of us are willing to pay extra to travel green, a number of hotels are going the extra green mile, from chemical-free rooms to green walls. Read More...
Running Toward Empty: America’s Dwindling Water Supply
CBS News tells us like it is: either we stop wasting water or we'll be doing without it. The Southwest seems to have learned its lesson -- but perhaps too late. Read More...