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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 Laying a Framework for a Sustainable Interior — EDC, 2002.1001Marketing Solar Energy for the New Millennium — EDC, 2002.1001 Sustainable Building Practices Lead to Healthier Indoor Air Quality — EDC, 2002.1001 Daylighting and Sustainability — EDC, 2002.1001 Case Study: Why Sustainable Makes Sense for Mutual of Omaha — EDC, 2002.1001 Building Plans Embrace Kids and Ecology — Ann Arbor News, 2002.0930 Unique Museum Envisioned in S.C. — Charlotte Observer, 2002.0929 State Prompted to Become Environmentally Friendly — Puget Sound Business Journal, 2002.0927 Region Warming Up to 'Green' Design — Philadelphia Business Journal, 2002.0927 Solar Decathlon Under Way in D.C. — AIArchitect, 2002.0927 2001 Compact Fluorescent Lamps Sales Bonanza Spurs Recycling — Con.WEB, 2002.0926 Farm Worker Housing Project Demonstrates Resource-Efficiency — Con.WEB, 2002.0926 Energy Conservation Specialist Wins MacArthur Fellowship — MacArthur Foundation press release, 2002.0924 House of Straw — Baltimore Sun, 2002.0915 Lewis & 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
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