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POST-INDUSTRIAL AFFORDABILITY It is often tempting for architects and builders, when designing low-income housing, to look for any possible way to reduce the costs of initial construction. But if cheap materials lead to higher maintenance or utility bills in the long run, such economies may prove short-lived. A different approach is based on the idea that affordable housing can be not only attractive but durable and environmentally sustainable as well.
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KIDS AUDIT ENERGY In 2002, the Columbia University Biosphere 2 Center in Arizona began a 10-year clean-energy initiative to convert the campus from an energy user to an energy producer. Participating in phase one of the project, an electric lighting retrofit, was a sixth-grade science class at Immaculate Heart Academy in Tucson. They conducted an energy audit of the Biosphere with results that closely matched those of professional auditors.
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More Environment State Might Push 'Green' Architecture — Gainesville Times, 2003.0217'Denim' Solar Panels to Clothe Future Buildings — New Scientist, 2003.0215 'New Authenticity' Trend Uses Sustainable Materials — Designare, 2003.0213 National Grid Energy Efficiency Programs Receive Top Honor — Yahoo, 2003.0213 House Dust as Health Hazard — Designare, 2003.0212 Habitat's 'Vernacular' House Proves to Be Good for Environment — Starkville Daily News, 2003.0212 'Green' Homes at Peace with the Environment — Baltimore Sun, 2003.0209 The Football Field Isn’t the Only “Green” — EDC, 2003.0207 AIA, EPA Working Together on Livable Communities — AIArchitect, 2003.0207 Ground Control — EDC, 2003.0207 Renovating the Design and Construction Process — EDC, 2003.0207 Green at Work — EDC, 2003.0207 Zero-Energy Home Contest Spurs Imagination — Michigan Live, 2003.0205 Vadodara Architect’s Building Vying for Top World Rating — Times of India, 2003.0201
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