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RACE TO THE SUN Seventeen teams of North American architecture and engineering students, joined by a team from Spain, have shown how their generation of design professionals is preparing for a responsible, low-energy future. These students met in Washington DC in October 2005 to participate in the Solar Decathlon on the National Mall. There, the teams assembled solar-powered houses that they had designed, and they demonstrated various technologies to the visiting public.
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DESIGN TO SURVIVE In December, 2005, the American Institute of Architects Board of Directors adopted a position statement they hope will "transform the profession to emphasize sustainability." In the absence of federal leadership on this issue, the AIA recognizes the need for design professionals to find solutions to serious global problems. In the following letter to the construction industry, a veteran environmental activist/ architect discusses what this means to practitioners. — Editor
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URBAN ARTS The new home for Artists for Humanity in Boston is a creative combination of hard-working architecture, sustainable design and construction, and a reflection of the youth who work and learn in the building. The facility, known as the "EpiCenter," designed by Arrowstreet Architects of Somerville, Massachusetts, is on an infill site in South Boston.
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More Environment Local Home Takes Sustainable Living to the Next Level — Sierra Sun, 2006.0117Tropical Green — Metropolis, 2006.0116 Firms Taking 'Green' Path in Workplace — Boston Globe, 2006.0116 Microclimate Technologies Create Safe Museum Display Conditions — Royal Ontario Museum press release, 2006.0116 Renovating for a Greener Future — EDC, 2006.0115 Building on Green — Business Standard, 2006.0114 Wipro and the Green Buildings — Rediff, 2006.0114 Green Architecture and Crime Prevention — INQ7, 2006.0113 State Regulators Due to OK Governor's Plan for Solar Power — San Francisco Chronicle, 2006.0112 The Skyscraper that Produces More Energy than it Consumes — 23 Dash, 2006.0112 BASF Launches Web Site for Near-Zero Energy Construction — BASF Corporation press release, 2006.0112 Comprehensive Energy Bill to Reduce Hawaii's Oil Dependence — Energy Central Network, 2006.0112 U.S. Says Industry Key to Six-Nation Climate Pact — Reuters, 2006.0110 Marin's 'Greenest' Mansion — Marin Independent Journal, 2006.0109 The Greening of America's Campuses — New York Times at AZ Central, 2006.0109 Middle School in Truckee Uses Green Technology — North Lake Tahoe Bonanza, 2006.0106 “Architecture 2030” Website to Help Combat Global Warming — Archinect, 2006.0103 Developers Consider Environmentally Friendly Buildings — Houston Chronicle, 2006.0102 Grow More 'Breen' Schoolhouses — Cincinnati Enquirer, 2006.0102 Living, Breathing Buildings — Metropolis, 2006.0101 SLC Architect to Push Green Principles as Committee Head — Salt Lake Tribune, 2006.0101 A Vision of Health and Wellness — EDC, 2006.01 Edition
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