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Chill Out

A look at passive and active chilled-beam systems.

the hyperbolic-paraboloid form of the laurie m. tisch illumination lawn at lincoln center in new york, by diller scofidio  renfro and fxfowle, was designed not only to carry the weight of an extensive green-roof system, but the live loads of walking visitors.

The Grass Ceiling

Green roofs are here to stay. But aesthetics and energy savings must be balanced with...

cooper union for the advancement of science and art. view of the entrance stair, newyork city, 2009. iwan baan, photographer.© iwan baan

Accentuate the Positive

Salutogenic design may be the key to turning sustainability into more than a buzzword.

 

Codes and Standards

Codes

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    Code Words

    An international green construction code will change the game. Are we ready?

     
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    Codes of Conduct

    Are we ready for an international green construction code?

     
  • USGBC Report Tracks Green Building Legislation

    "Advancing Green Building Policy in the States: 2011 Victories from Alabama to Wyoming," summarizes legislative progress on green building through the first half of the calendar year.

     

2030 Challenge

LEED

Living Building Challenge

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    2011 Evergreen Awards On the Boards Winner

    The Bullitt Center in Seattle, by the Miller Hull Partnership.

     
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    The Green Migration

    Jason McLennan, CEO of the Cascadia Green Building COuncil and the International Living Building Institute, and author and founder of the Living Building Challenge, speaks with ECO-STRUCTURE.

     
  • January 2011 E-newsletter Editor's Note

    After an energizing Greenbuild experience, I started December already amped for the upcoming year. And now, after a relatively slow end to 2010, I’m even more ready to leap into 2011, which looks to be filled with possibility. How so? Here are a few things I’ll be keeping an eye on this coming year.

     
 

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Building Performance

 

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    Social Medium

    Architects increasingly risk irrelevance if we don't cooperate with each other and reach out to the larger culture.

     
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    The Pursuit of Happiness

    For our own sake, and the sake of others, we have to carve hours out of the workweek for life.

     
 

2011 Solar Decathlon

Solar Decathlon

Continuing coverage of the DOE’s competition.


 
 
 
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