Tag: Green Building - Page 2
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Keep yourself warm during the last blast of winter with these simple tips
A British infographic has lots of good ideas that even make sense in April
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Tallest timber apartment building opens in Australia
When it comes to construction, the 21st Century belongs to Cross-Laminated Timber. Here is a great example of how to build a green building out of wood.
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University of Toronto's new Instructional Centre is green inside and out
Perkins + Will builds copper-clad classrooms at Mississauga campus of the University
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The Month In Design, from Googlelandia to Usonia
Megaprojects from Facebook, Google and Apple are covered in solar panels and trees, but are they really green?
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Put a cork in it: Natural renewable cork makes a comeback as home insulation
For his renovation of a 200 year old farmhouse, Alex Wilson tries out the greenest insulations on the market
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Living With Less, Frank Lloyd Wright style in the Haynes House
How the great architect (with a great client) squeezed so much into 1411 square feet.
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Is xeriscaping "historically inappropriate" in water-challenged Dallas?
The local Landmarks Commission thinks so, and demands that Burton Knight tear out his front yard and plant grass.
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The Active House, yet another green building standard, comes to North America
The houses are bright, healthy and airy, and sure have a lot of windows and skylights.
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After 2,000 years, courtyard houses are all the rage again
Here is a design idea that makes a lot of sense, if it is used properly
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Let's stop calling the new headquarters for Apple, Facebook and Google "Green": Look at the parking ratios
You just have to look at the parking ratios to know they are environmental disaster areas.
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Are architects going overboard with the trees on buildings?
Tim De Chant thinks so, calls it the equivalent of Portlandia's "Put a bird on it"
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Stunning prefab houses by Claesson Koivisto Rune launched in Sweden
The Swedish design firm is making a mark in everything from prefabs to lighting
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2013 Evolo Skyscraper Competition entries are out of this world
Every year the entries in this ideas competition get get a bit more out there.
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Historic modern house renovated to Passivhaus standard
The former home of pianist Oscar Levant now uses 90% less energy than a comparable house, and is a lot healthier, too
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Our buildings, ourselves: The difference between Apple and Google, represented by their headquarters
Where would you rather work? They are two very different places.
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Ouch: Google's new headquarters are all about "casual collisions"
No wonder Marissa Mayer wants everyone coming to the office at Yahoo; it works for Google.
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Wood construction tries to grow up
Funny thing how the concrete industry complains about the safety of six-story wood buildings, but as the Toronto Star reports, there are a lot of advantages.
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220 Story Sky City delayed, but 100 story baby brother going ahead
Prefab system from Broad Sustainable Buildings being used in Yinchuan
