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 Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:28 pm Post subject: Green Wednesday 2007.0117 |
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Dear Designers, Builders, and Dwellers,
Green Wednesday, by the editors of ArchitectureWeek, brings you weekly news on green design and building from around the world.
The spectacular surge of building in Dubai has been in the media quite a bit recently, and it's employing a small army of architects and engineers. Here's an important perspective on the boom...
"DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - When it comes to squandering the earth's natural resources, residents of this desert land of chilled swimming pools, monster 4x4s and air-conditioned malls are on a par with even the ravenous consumption of Americans, according to the World Wildlife Fund.
"The average person in the Emirates puts more demand on the global ecosystem than any other, giving the country the world's largest per-capita "ecological footprint," WWF data shows. The United States runs second."
UAE Beats Americans' Environmental Harm - MSNBC, 2007.0115
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16640176/
Green and Sustainable Design and Building News This Week
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The Warming of Greenland - New York Times, 2007.0116
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/16/science/earth/16gree.html?ref=archweek
Researchers Lay Out Wish List for Earth-Observing Satellites - Nature, 2007.0116
http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070115/full/070115-5.html
Green Homes for Model Dorset Village - New Builder, 2007.0116
http://www.newbuilder.co.uk/news/NewsFullStory.asp?ID=1779
Sea Sends Distress Call in One-Note Chowders - New York Times, 2007.0115
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/17/dining/17chow.html?ref=archweek
Architect Bringing Expertise to Darfur - San Bernadino County Sun, 2007.0116
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_5021610
Council Hits Eco-Village with ¤160,000 Charge - The Times (London), 2007.0114
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2091-2546205,00.html
Building Energy Gears Up for Boston - Interior Design, 2007.0112
http://www.interiordesign.net/id_newsarticle/CA6406744.html
New CDC Headquarters Wins Silver LEED-NC Rating - AIArchitect, 2007.0112
http://www.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek07/0112/0112d_cdc.cfm
New Zealand's First 'Green' Building - Glass On Web, 2007.0112
http://www.glassonweb.com/news/index/5367/
Not an Easy Green - Construction, 2007.0112
http://california.construction.com/news/newswatch/archive/0701A.asp
Palm Desert Council Passes Energy Measure - Desert Sun, 2007.0112
http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070112/NEWS01/701120345/1006
LEEDing the Way - Pasadena Weekly, 2007.0111
http://www.pasadenaweekly.com/article.php?id=4197&IssueNum=54
EU Proposes Cleaner, More Competitive Energy Market - New York Times, 2007.0111
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/11/world/europe/11energy.html
Bush Lifts Ban on drilling for Gas, Oil in Alaska Bay - Chicago Tribune, 2007.0110
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0701100127jan10,1,5595784.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed
Green Building Materials Not Enough - Montreal Gazette, 2007.0110
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/letters/story.html?id=8911804e-a128-4858-b6ab-5931069647c8
All UK New Homes Must Be Zero Carbon within a Decade - Azo Build, 2007.0110
http://www.azobuild.com/news.asp?newsID=2947
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Schwarzenegger Orders Cuts in Emissions - New York Times, 2007.0110
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/10/us/10calif.html?ref=science
EPA Rejects Proposed Lumber Treatment - New York Times, 2007.0108
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Wood-Preservative.html?_r=2&oref=slogi&oref=slogin
The 2010 Imperative: Global Emergency Teach-In - The 2010 Imperative Web Site, 2007.0100
http://www.2010imperative.org/
Classic Home 71 - Howard House, a contemporary green exemplar
http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0110/classic_home.html
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Dubai Towers mixed-use project announced by TVS
Qualcomm, Inc., Building W Campus in San Diego applies for LEED Gold
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