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Gazing into the Future
“It’s alive, it’s ALIVE.” No, we’re not talking about Frankenstein monsters. We’re talking about the possible next generation of buildings. The SmartPlanet blog recently ran a piece on the future life of buildings and ... 		May 1, 2012
8:39:00 AM
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Green Buildings Surviving Disasters
The ability of a building to withstand natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes is not currently taken into account by the United States Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system that ... 		Apr 24, 2012
8:42:00 AM
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Fort Bliss Invests in Energy Efficiency
While Congress keeps wavering on the need to invest in infrastructure improvements to reduce energy usage, many military units are tapping creative solutions to answer the Obama administration&rsquo... 		Jan 5, 2012
8:32:00 AM
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Airport Terminal in San Francisco Awarded LEED Gold Certification
The new Terminal 2 at San Francisco’s International Airport has been awarded LEED™ Gold certification for sustainable building. According to news reports, it is the first airport facility in the United States to achieve the ranking. The ... 		Dec 13, 2011
9:34:00 AM
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Planting Roots for Sustainable Living
They say that old habits die hard. A Connecticut prep school is taking action to ensure that good habits as they pertain to sustainable living are instilled at a young age. Choate Rosemary Hall, in Wallingford, CT, will open the Kohler Environmental ... 		Dec 8, 2011
8:17:00 AM
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Vertical Gardens in Milan
Can you imagine being able to reach out the window of your 27th-story urban apartment building to touch a tree? A cutting-edge architect in Milan (Stefano Boeri Architetti) is making that possible with a new project called Bosco Verticale. Two buildings ... 		Nov 1, 2011
11:13:00 AM
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Creating an Urban Village
As the world’s population increasingly heads to cities for work, designers are faced with the daunting challenge of creating sustainable dwellings for these new urbanites. Creating sustainable buildings within limited space while maintaining some ... 		Oct 24, 2011
8:40:00 AM
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Green Construction Jobs on the Rise
As expected, the design and construction industry continues its trend toward sustainability; a recent study performed by McGraw-Hill Construction found that 35% of jobs in the industry are now green. A job is defined as “green” if it involves ... 		Oct 6, 2011
9:59:00 AM
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Green Indoor Ski Resort Planned
One of the most intriguing and ambitious architectural projects on the horizon is set to be built in 2013 in Sweden. A Swedish architect has designed a gigantic and impressive indoor ski resort which will be the largest in the world. Located 45 minutes ... 		Sep 28, 2011
12:45:00 PM
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Researchers Turn Wastewater into Source of Hydrogen
The search for sustainable fuel sources to transition us away from finite fossil fuels continues, as researchers from Penn State have developed a way to produce hydrogen while using no grid electricity. Hydrogen as a fuel source is one of the best bets to ... 		Sep 21, 2011
11:28:00 AM
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Colleges Face Pressure to Incorporate Sustainability
Traditionally, high school students in the United States have selected colleges based on a myriad of factors such as affordability, academics, and football programs. According to the New York Times, prospective students are now asking about a ... 		Aug 30, 2011
8:36:00 AM
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Dow Home Design Challenge
In an effort to generate new ideas about sustainable design solutions for the future, the Dow Chemical Company has launched its Dow Solar Design to Zero Competition. The competition asks architecture and engineering students to design near-zero energy ... 		Aug 17, 2011
10:54:00 AM
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Computer Servers as Heating Systems
The EPA reports that servers and data centers are responsible for around 1.5 percent of the electricity consumption in the U.S. With the rise of cloud computing, that number is likely to climb in the future. A research paper from Microsoft Research ... 		Jul 27, 2011
8:30:00 AM
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Managing Sustainability Risks via Contract
We’ve written about the challenges of managing green design project risks (subheading “Green Design/Sustainabilit... 		Jul 21, 2011
2:21:00 PM
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The AIA's Next-Generation Contract Documents Service
The AIA recently celebrated 100 years of contract documents during their 2011 convention. The convention gave a glimpse into the future, with a preview of the AIA’s next-generation contract documents service. The online, cloud-based service will be ... 		May 24, 2011
8:52:00 AM
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New Frontier for Sustainability Ratings: Infrastructure Projects
The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and the American Public Works Association (APWA) have joined forces to form a new Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI). ISI is intended to be a ... 		May 17, 2011
10:00:00 AM
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New Resource Guide from AIA
In 2007, the AIA published standard owner-architect agreements that required the architect to communicate with the project owner on sustainable design alternatives. While this raised the requirements placed on architects and, mostly likely, the ... 		Apr 20, 2011
8:45:00 AM
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LEED Certification
The increasing emphasis on sustainability and high-performance buildings presents both opportunities and risks for design professionals. The most important factor in preventing claims based on the underperformance of a sustainable design is that all ... 		Apr 14, 2011
2:25:00 PM
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New LEED Rating System under Development
The next version of the LEED Rating System is under development, with the first Public Comment Period having closed on January 19.According to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), over 5000 comments were received from LEED stakeholders. Revisions to ... 		Jan 27, 2011
11:37:00 AM
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Staying warm this winter
Engineers in Sweden have found a way to channel the body heat from commuters passing through Stockholm’s Central Station to heat another building located across the street. The technology is not new (using heat exchangers to convert the excess body ... 		Jan 13, 2011
10:08:00 AM

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