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Seeking Green Normal with the CEC | |
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The Sustainability of Nina Maritz | |
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SEEKING GREEN NORMAL WITH THE CEC With a total population of over 400 million, North America is the largest free-trade zone in the world, thanks to the North American Free Trade Agreement approved by the United States, Canada, and Mexico in 1994. When NAFTA was finalized, the three governments also agreed on a side accord, the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation, in order to address concerns about unequal environmental regulations in the three countries.
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THE SUSTAINABILITY OF NINA MARITZ Architects practicing in wealthy countries are becoming increasingly aware that our resources are finite and that if climate change goes unchecked, we could face a much warmer, harsher environment. Scientists present us with images of expanding deserts, sinking water tables, and material scarcity. For Namibian architect Nina Maritz, the challenges of working in a harsh environment with limited means are already an everyday reality. Her work presents a model for making compelling buildings despite "a poverty of resources."
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More Environment Well-Designed Buildings Use 80 Percent Less Energy, Expert Says — Jakarta Post, 2007.0725Green Roofs Not Entirely Understood — Vancouver Sun, 2007.0725 Westinghouse Seals Mega China Nuclear Deal — Javno, 2007.0724 Insurers Call for End to Floodplain Building — In The News, 2007.0724 Congress Urged to Support Green Building — Construction Digital, 2007.0724 Beijing to Build Windmills for 2008 — Guardian Unlimited, 2007.0724 Study: Rising Temperatures Pose Danger — New York Times, 2007.0724 'Green' Home OK'd Despite Opposition — Marin Independent Journal, 2007.0724 The Green Housing Boom — Cafe Babel, 2007.0723 England under Water: Scientists Confirm Global Warming Link — Independent Digital, 2007.0723 U.S., Canada, Mexico Vow Energy Tech Co-Operation — ABC News, 2007.0723 Governments Push Developers to Go Green — Washington Bureau, 2007.0723 Rainfall Changes Linked to Human Activity — Nature, 2007.0723 New Homes Will Be Built on Flood Plains — Telegraph, 2007.0723 New Montreal Building Began Life as a Pile of Trash — Edmonton Journal, 2007.0722 Flood Risk from Home Building Drive — Guardian Unlimited, 2007.0722 Architecture Awards Answer 'Lack of Green Design' Criticism — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2007.0722 New Urbanism at Home — Coloradoan, 2007.0722 Extreme Recycling — Vancouver Sun, 2007.0721 The Eco Effect — Rocky Mountain News, 2007.0721 A Contractor Who Was Green before Green Was Cool — New York Times, 2007.0720 Earth-Friendly Home Rises Phoenix-Like from Ashes — Bend Weekly, 2007.0720 Two Case Studies in Green Value — Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 2007.0720 Developer Tackles All-LEED Subdivision — Idaho Statesman, 2007.0719 A Survival Imperative for Space Colonization — New York Times, 2007.0717 Japanese Nuclear Reactor under-Designed for Earthquake? — Nature, 2007.0717 Eco-Energy Scheme Could 'Shape House-Building Future' — 24Dash, 2007.0717 2007 Set to Be 'One of Warmest' — BBC News, 2007.0713
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