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WINDOWS FOR LIGHT No one can deny the historical importance of daylight in determining the form of buildings since, together with the effects of climate and location, daylight availability was fundamental to their design. However, with the introduction of modern sources of electric light, and particularly because of their increasing efficiency since the Second World War, by the 1960s the need to introduce daylight into buildings had appeared to diminish.
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NEW HOME FOR OLD PHOTOS Last year, the American Academy in Rome moved its valuable photographic archive to a newly renovated villa built in the early 1920s. The challenge for Studio Abbate & Vigevano, the architects designing the villa's renovation, was to create a delightful, daylit interior while protecting the delicate negatives from heat and humidity. They call the result a "minimalist model of sustainable architecture."
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More Environment Next Generation Lighting Controls — EDC, 2002.05 EditionCharging the Battery — EDC, 2002.05 Edition Radiant Floor Heating System Used for Cooling — EDC, 2002.05 Edition Lighting Up the Reservation — Metropolis, 2002.05 Edition Energy Codes Make a Difference in Technologies, but Stop Short of Controlling Design — Con.WEB, 2002.0430 Use of Solar Energy Urged — Regina Leader Post, 2002.0430 DOE Announces Largest-Ever Purchse of Renewable Energy — DOE Press Release, 2002.0422 COTE Top 10 Green Projects for 2002 — AIArchitect, 2002.0419 Edition AIA/COTE 2002 Top Ten Green Projects — AIA News Release at DesignCommunity, 2002.0417 'Zero Energy Homes are Builder's Pride — Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2002.0415 We Should Recycle Buildings as Well as Cities — Sacramento Business Journal, 2002.0412 Schools Seek to Raise Fortunes by Harnessing the Wind — Minneapolis Star Tribune, 2002.0411 The First Little Pig Was Right! — Christian Science Monitor, 2002.0410 Green on Target — Irish Times, 2002.0410 Green-Roof Technology is Beginning to Find Audience — Chicago Tribune, 2002.0406 Design for the Environment Program Advances Herman Miller's Sustainability Protocol — Herman Miller press release, 2002.0402 Cornell Gets Climate Conscious — ENN, 2002.0402 Beyond Recycled Content — EDC, 2002.04 Edition Compost and the Landscape Architect — ASLA Online, 2002.04 Green to the Power of Three — EDC, 2002.04 Edition
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