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SHADE CONDITIONING The sun is one of the most abundant resources in the tropics, and diverse technologies already harness its energy successfully. However, as a design determinant, it is not sun but shade that is a fundamental element of architecture in tropical latitudes. Here, shade summons and generally conditions behavior. Just as sunlight and its warmth are invigorating in cold climates, in the tropics it is the coolness of shade that allows people to be active.
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ECOLOGY PARK AT TURTLE BAY For decades, the natural landscape of Northern California has been devastated by damming, mining, and other resource extraction. Water has been routinely redirected from rural areas to urban centers. Only a small portion of the 375-mile (600-kilometer) Sacramento River continues to flow along its pre-20th-century route.
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More Environment House of Straw — Baltimore Sun, 2002.0915Lewis & Clark Opens 'Green' Dorms — Portland Business Journal, 2002.0913 New Law Revives Solar, Wind Power — San Francisco Chronical at CMD First Source, 2002.0913 HOK Reexamines Future for Sustainable Design — DesignIntelligence, 2002.0913 Green Knowledge Translates into Adaptability, Firm Strength — DesignIntelligence, 2002.0913 California Public Utilities Commission Selects GeoPraxis to Implement Program — GeoPraxis News Release, 2002.0906 High Levels of Arsenic on Old Wood — Environmental Working Group press release, 2002.0829 New Lighting, Heating Systems Reap Big Energy Savings for Washington Air Force Base — Con.Web, 2002.0829 Seattle's First Residential Net-Metered PV System — Con.Web, 2002.0829 Energy-Saving Software Product Garners BPA C&RD Endorsement — Con.Web, 2002.0829 Paving Our Way to Water Shortages — American Rivers report, 2002.0828 Local Building Councils are Guided by Environmental Principles — ENN, 2002.0823 Long Island Utility Considers Wind Farms in Ocean — Reuters at ENN, 2002.0822
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