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POSTCARD FROM PASSIVE HOUSE PORTLAND Dear ArchitectureWeek, There were 345 attendees (including me) at the North American Passive House Conference in Portland, Oregon, held from November 4 to 7, 2010. Twenty-six sessions focused on all aspects of the Passive House building energy-efficiency certification system, ranging from detailed conceptual overviews led by Passivhaus cofounder Dr. Wolfgang Feist to technical sessions about specific aspects of certification in our region.
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In the United States, there is a huge inventory of unused, underused, and poorly configured buildings, many of them modern-style. These buildings are a valuable resource, and until this resource has been exhausted, the pace and pattern of new building construction seen in the second half of the 20th century is a luxury that is not sustainable.
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More Environment Floating Visitor Centre Gets BREEAM Award — Edie, 2011.0120Sneaking 'Round a Passivhaus in Brooklyn — TreeHugger (Blog), 2011.0120 Postcard from Passive House Portland — ArchitectureWeek, 2011.0119 Efficient Building for South Africa — iAfrica, 2011.0119 10 Quirky Sustainable Homes of 2010 — International Business Times, 2011.0118 Cyclists Flock to London's Bike-Lane 'Superhighways' — New York Times, 2011.0118 On Responding to Imprecise Climate Risks — New York Times, 2011.0118 Drought and Floods: What's Coming Next? — Sydney Morning Herald, 2011.0118 Obama Orders Review of Environmental, Health and Safety Regulations — Guardian Unlimited, 2011.0118 Interest Lost in Climate Change? — Denver Daily News, 2011.0118 British Computer Society Launches Data Center "Green Award" Program, Sidesteps LEED — Online PR News, 2011.0118 Queensland Floods Hit Great Barrier Reef — Nature, 2011.0118 Low-Cost Carbon-Capture Project Sparks Interest — Nature, 2011.0118 Smart Grid City — Architect's Newspaper, 2011.0117 Study: Carbon Absorbtion Grossly Overstated — Mongabay, 2011.0117 Green Home Building Competition Is Currently Homeless — Mother Nature Network (Blog), 2011.0117 Heating/Cooling Unit as 'Elephant' in the Room — New York Times, 2011.0116 Thaw of Earth's Icy Sunshade May Stoke Warming — Reuters, 2011.0116 Melting in Andes Reveals Remains and Wreckage — New York Times, 2011.0116 Enjoying Creature Comforts While Doing Nature a Favor — New York Times, 2011.0116 Home Builders See Green Prefab Potential — USA Today, 2011.0116 Mini Bungalow Is Maxi- Energy Efficient — Seattle Times, 2011.0115 Using Bioclimatic Design to Build a Passive, Sustainable Dwelling — Reuters, 2011.0114 Earthships: Down-to-Earth Homes — Reed Construction Data, 2011.0114 Low-Carbon: A Trillion Miles Begins with a Single Step — Building (UK), 2011.0114 To Save the Planet and the Budget, Cut Energy Off the Dole — Washington Post, 2011.0114 EPA Revokes Coal Mining Permit in West Virginia — Financial Times, 2011.0114 Climate Changes Linked to Fall of Roman Empire — Discovery News, 2011.0113 Why Have UK Media Ignored Climate Change Announcements? — Guardian Unlimited, 2011.0113 NAHB unveils "2011 New American Home" — NAHB Press Release, 2011.0113 Postcard from Berlin — ArchitectureWeek, 2011.0112 LEED-Bashing Reaches New Heights in Fast Company — TreeHugger (Blog), 2011.0107
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