Tag: Green Building - Page 4
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Is the Bullitt Center the World's Greenest Building?
It's hard to comply with the Living Building Challenge certification system. In some cases, it's not even legal.
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The Month in Design, From Micro-Apartments to GlennBeckistan
Also tanks in your backyard and killer stairs
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Man Builds Family Home Under Huge Desert Rock (Video)
This man and his family have been happily living under a rock for the last thirty years.
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Touring Blu Homes' East Coast Breezehouse
Matt Hickman tours the folding prefab in the Hudson Valley, the latest iteration of Michelle Kaufmann's clever design
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The Dark Money Behind The Latest LEED-Bashing
The Taxpayers Protection Alliance appears to be a front for two of the biggest right wing dark money organizations in the country, and they don't much like LEED.
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3D Printed House Is a Giant Möbius Strip
The architect claims it will be the first 3D printed house, but has he bit off more than he can chew?
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Other Comments: Steve Mouzon on the Citadel, Kaid Benfield on the New American Home
My valentines pick up on TreeHugger stories and add serious substance.
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Researchers Design a Wet and Mouldy Wall On Purpose
Usually you want to keep a building dry and free of lichen and moss; Barcelona researchers do the opposite.
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IBS Home Gets LEED Points, But Misses the Green Point
At the annual builders' show, a massive green show home has all the bells and whistles, but none of the logic of sustainable building.
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The Week In Design, From Oscar Wilde to Derek Zoolander
With a cute cabin in the woods and the London Underground in between.
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Study Finds Phthalates, Key Additive in Vinyl, Are Contaminating Ants
The suspected endocrine disruptor is everywhere, even in insects
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Disaster-Resistant Earthbag Homes for Post-earthquake Haiti
How one crowdfunded organization is using earth building techniques to build impressive and durable structures for Haiti.
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Green Building Megatrends for 2013 From Jerry Yudelson
He has been called the "Godfather of Green Building". Has he made predictions that we can't refuse?
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Is Hines La Jolla Project America's Largest Net-Zero Energy Office Building? Yes, And That's A Problem.
By these standards, my drafty old house is Net-Zero Energy. There's something wrong here.
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Experimental Recycled Paper Bale Structure Serves Up Some Surprises
Recycled paper makes an unexpected appearance as the main building material in this temporary project in Essen, Germany.
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What Makes a Building Green? You Sure Can't Tell From Its Energy Star Rating
The LEED Bashers are out in force as a study of New York office buildings yields surprising results
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More Lessons from Grandma on Green Building and House Design
I'm sorry, but we still have a lot to learn from Grandma and her architect.
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Why Plastic Foam Insulation Is Like a Twinkie: Lessons Green Builders Can Learn From Michael Pollan
People don't want this crap in their homes anymore, just like they don't want it in their mouths. It's the Pollanization of Green Building.
