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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 Energy-Smart Home Construction — Connecticut Business News Journal, 2006.0123How Does Your Building Grow? — eOculus, 2006.0123 Manufactured Housing: Blessing or Curse For Katrina Survivors? — Healthy Building News, 2006.0123 LEED Rating System Guides Design of High-Performance Facility — AIArchitect, 2006.0120 New Degree Puts Green Spin on Architecture — Yale Daily News, 2006.0120 Green Roof Project Takes Off — Chicago Sun-Times, 2006.0119 One Code Change Can Make a Big Difference — EDC, 2006.0116 Tropical 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 Greenbuild 2005 — EDC, 2006.0115 Penn State: Blue and White, and Green — EDC, 2006.0115 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 U.S. Says Industry Key to Six-Nation Climate Pact — Reuters, 2006.0110 A Vision of Health and Wellness — EDC, 2006.01 Edition
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