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BREATHING IN BERLIN In recent years, architects have begun to view the skins of buildings like the skins of living organisms: properly designed, they breathe, change form, and adapt to variations in climate. A building that demonstrates this in several ways is the GSW Headquarters in Berlin, designed by Sauerbruch & Hutton Architects, with engineering by Arup. — Editor
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LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT TOOLS One of the most difficult problems for architects interested in sustainable design is knowing which materials are "green." Is the material recycled? Local? Renewable? Is it low in volatile organic compounds (VOCs)? What if you have to choose between these attributes? Are there other factors to be considered? And what about marketing claims? Is a material really "green" just because the manufacturer says it is? The choices can be bewildering.
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More Environment Kenya's Green Role Model — Mail & Guardian, 2003.0901Sustainable Design Education in North America — Metropolis, 2003.09 Reception to Benefit CEED and Arcata Environmental Technology Hostel — Times-Standard, 2003.0831 Architects Tout Cost-Saving "Green" Designs — Las Vegas Business Press, 2003.0829 Trying to Be Green — Needham Times, 2003.0828 Christine Ervin Oversees Fast-Growing U.S. Green Building Council — Con.WEB, 2003.0828 Nature Comes to Five Schools — Detroit news, 2003.0825 Interface Flooring Uses Landfill Emissions for Power — Designare, 2003.0820 Arlington, Virginia Goes Green with New Building — VOA News, 2003.0817 Dome on the Range — Vail Daily, 2003.0817 Low-Allergen Housing Wins International Recognition — Scotsman Online, 2003.0817 Air Quality Experts Solve Sick Building Syndrome Cases — Designare, 2003.0814 More Companies, Governments "Building Green" — AP at Miami Herald, 2003.0810 Stressful Buildings: Does Architecture Make Us Sick? — AIArchitect, 2003.0808 Sustainability is a Cultural Problem — Harvard Design Magazine, 2003.0807 Fair Has Builders Seeing Green — The Ithaca Journal, 2003.0804 City Saves Half-Million with Smart Energy Use — Southface Energy Institute, 2003.0803 Herman Miller Office Seating Earns IAQ Certification — Designare, 2003.0731 Regents Adopt Landmark Green-Building Policy — UC Berkeley press release, 2003.0723 Protect Your Home against Mold — American Homeowners Association, 2003.0723 Last Stop for Long-Haul Containers — New York Times, 2003.0717 Five Reasons to Adopt Environmental Design — Harvard Design Magazine, Summer 2003 issue
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