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BUILDING POTENTIAL In the rolling hills just east of Austin, Texas, a small compound of experimental buildings makes up the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems (CMPBS). Here, Pliny Fisk III, his partner Gail Vittori, and a cadre of researchers and interns explore the depths of sustainable building.
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UNSUSTAINABLE "Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." This definition was written 20 years ago in the Brundtland Report, commissioned by the United Nations. Since then, the goal of sustainable urban development has been embraced, in theory, by many officials and design professionals all over the world. But examples of meeting today's needs seem limited to the more prosperous segments of society. Living conditions today in the slums of many of the world's largest cities are appalling, and not improving. — Editor
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More Environment Public School Teaches and Inspires — EDC, 2007.0200Sustaining Curiosity — EDC, 2007.0200 Report Alleges Political Interference in Climate Science — The York Dispatch, 2007.0130 Australians to Turn to Recycled Water — New York Times, 2007.0130 Architects Vie to Green South Bronx — BusinessWeek, 2007.0130 Bush's Ethanol Plan Getting Cold Shoulder — The Globe and Mail, 2007.0130 Home Builders Win Battle to Use Plastic Water Pipes — San Jose Mercury News, 2007.0130 Adobe Snares a Hat Trick — Law.com, 2007.0130 In the Rockies, Pines Die — New York Times, 2007.0130 Panel Hears Climate 'Spin' Allegations — Boston Globe, 2007.0130 Building Naturally — Spokesman Review, 2007.0130 U.N. Chief Urged to Call Climate Summit — New York Times, 2007.0130 Sea Change in Energy Attitudes — Albany Times-Union, 2007.0130 How Office Air Conditioning Lost Its Cool — Financial Times Deutschland, 2007.0130 California May Ban Conventional Lightbulbs by 2012 — Yahoo News, 2007.0130 China Pushes for Energy-Efficient Buildings — Green Biz, 2007.0130 'Out of the Realm of Novelty': Green Circle Shopping Center — Springfield Business Journal, 2007.0129 Sweetwater Park Boasts Green Building — Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2007.0129 New Climate Report Too Rosy, Experts Say — New York Times, 2007.0129 Allotments to Be Bulldozed to Make Way for 'Green' Olympics — New Builder, 2007.0129 Rising Sea Levels Doom Beaches, Geologist Warns — Honolulu Star Bulletin, 2007.0129 Climate Report Says Millions to Go Hungry, Waterless — Alaska Report, 2007.0129 New 'Home Show' Brings in Earth-Friendly Products and Buyers — Register-Guard, 2007.0128 Net-Zero Homes: The Future Lives Here — Burlington Free Press, 2007.0128 Sky Gardens Spur Building Boom — New York Daily News, 2007.0128 New Ecohomes Show Will Be an Ally in the Green War — Easier Property, 2007.0127 Solar Home in Virginia Getting High Marks — Washington Post, 2007.0127 Spinning Straw into Gold — AIArchitect, 2007.0126 Making Biofuel from Pond Scum — Renewable Energy Access, 2007.0126 Recycled Excuses — The Pitch (Kansas City), 2007.0125 Rent Your Own Solar Panels — Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2007.0125 Historic Preservation and Green Building: Lasting Relationship — BuildingGreen.com, 2007.0125 '180 Walls' Sets New Standard for Green Wallcovering — BuildingGreen.com, 2007.0125 Report Guides Carbon Offset Customers — BuildingGreen.com, 2007.0125 Industries, Universities, Governments Turn Waste into Watts — GreenBiz.com, 2007.0125 Monsanto Cites Milk Tests, Says Consumers Being Misled — Reuters, 2007.0125 SolarSave Roofing Membranes Receive UL Approval — Open Energy Corporation press release, 2007.0124 Increasing Renewable Energy in U.S. Can Solve Global Warming — Renewable Energy Access, 2007.0124 Climate Advocates 'Underwhelmed' by President's Vision. — Nature, 2007.0124 Navy Can Keep Using Sonar — CBS News, 2007.0124 Community Assistance Program Promotes Sustainability — American Institute of Architects press release, 2007.0122 Getting More from Wood — Post Star, 2007.0122 World Faces Megafire Threat — News.com.au, 2007.0119 NAIOP CD Details Green Development in 19 Case Studies — National Association of Industrial and Office Properties press release, 2007.0118 Winner of Competition for Sustainable, Affordable Housing — New Housing New York Legacy Project press release, 2007.0117
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