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BIG RIPPLES Magic in architecture often occurs when the client presents the architect with clear criteria and formidable challenges and when, rather than engineer around obstacles, the designer embraces the challenges as opportunities to enrich the project. Such was the case with the Heifer International Center, in Little Rock, Arkansas, designed by Polk Stanley Rowland Curzon Porter Architects. The result is a building that meets the client's needs with stellar design and an anticipated LEED-Gold rating.
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GREEN SCHOOL ECONOMICS When architects are asked to articulate the economic benefits of "green" buildings, they may say something like: "they may cost more in construction than conventional buildings but will more than make up the difference in the long run." This claim seems reasonable, but how do we know it's accurate?
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More Environment 1000 Words: A Manifesto for Sustainability in Design — Core77, 2007.0404Skyfarming — NY Magazine, 2007.0404 Reports from Four Fronts in the War on Warming — New York Times, 2007.0403 'Green' Solutions for Qatar's Energy City Development — AME Info, 2007.0403 Architecture: Green and Greener — World Changing (blog), 2007.0403 NREL Ranks Leading Utility Green Power Programs — National Renewable Energy Laboratory press release, 2007.0403 Australia Tells EU to Do More on Emissions — Reuters, 2007.0403 Humans 'Not to Blame' for Climate Change — Sydney Morning Herald, 2007.0403 The Push for Energy Efficiency — Professional Roofing, 2007.0402 U.S. Supreme Court Gives Boost for Power Plant Cleanup — International Herald Tribune, 2007.0402 Planet Saving Permission — The Sun, 2007.0402 Go 'Green' in Construction — Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 2007.0402 Green Plan for Pacifica Housing — San Jose Mercury News, 2007.0402 Race for a Green Car — Nature, 2007.0402 Green Plan for Pacifica Housing — San Jose Mercury News, 2007.0402 Warmer Waters Could Spin the Earth Faster — Nature, 2007.0401 Green Is the New Black — Boston Herald, 2007.0401 Understanding, Evaluating Carbon-Offset Programs — Biloxi Sun-Herald, 2007.0401 'Sustainability,' 'Green' Becoming Key Words in Architectural Design — Des Moines Business Record, 2007.0331 Dramatic Facade Change Planned for Office Tower — Indianapolis Business Journal, 2007.0331 OHSU Center First Medical Facility to Win LEED Platinum Award — AIArchitect, 2007.0330 Beijing's Water Thirst Causes Neighbour Problems — Guardian Unlimited, 2007.0330 Plan for Big Offshore Wind Farm Passes Hurdle — Reuters, 2007.0330 'Species Are Going to Be Lost' — Philadelphia Inquirer, 2007.0330 New York Announces Green Schools Guide and Rating System — E-releases, 2007.0329 Government Official Faulted for Science Meddling — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2007.0329 U.N.: Green Buildings Could Slow Global Warming — C|Net, 2007.0329 Buildings Can Play a Key Role in Combating Climate Change — Sustainable Construction and Building Initiative press release, 2007.0329 ... And the Greenie Goes To? — EDC, 2007.0329 One in 10 at Risk from Rising Seas, Storms — Scientific American, 2007.0328 From Michigan, a Clean-Running Museum — New York Times, 2007.0328 Malaysia to Make Rainwater Collection Mandatory for Big Roofs — International Herald Tribune, 2007.0328 On the Track of Carbon Dioxide — Nature, 2007.0328 Green Buildings Combat Climate Change, Encourage Innovation — Cleanlink News, 2007.0327 San Francisco Supervisors Ban Plastic Shopping Bags — San Jose Mercury News, 2007.0327 Beyond the Green House, an Eco-Garden — Bainbridge Island Review, 2007.0327 Smart-Growth Outline Covers 100 Years — Palm Beach Post, 2007.0326
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