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The Kubala Washatko Architects faced a real challenge: create a large yet sympathetic addition to a Frank Lloyd Wright landmark. And the First Unitarian Society of Madison, Wisconsin, wanted this new structure to be very green to boot.
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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 Drought Spreads Its Pain Across 14 States — New York Times, 2011.0712Ambitious Urban Redesign in Hamburg — Mother Nature Network (Blog), 2011.0711 GGC Opens Student Center — Atlanta Real Estate, 2011.0711 In the Eye of the Storm — China Daily, 2011.0711 Oman EcoHouse Design Contest Is Launched — Khaleej Times, 2011.0711 To Soak Up the Sun, First Prepare for Paperwork — New York Times, 2011.0711 In the Old House, Some New Tricks to Save Energy — Boston Globe, 2011.0710 Australia to Tax Nation's Worst Polluters — Associated Press, 2011.0710 An Aggressive Ruling on Clean Air — New York Times, 2011.0710 The Perfect Marriage of DIY & Affordable Passive House Design? — Triple Pundit (blog), 2011.0708 Building Close to Budget Achievable — Stuff (New Zealand), 2011.0708 Ethanol Industry Welcomes Compromise — New York Times, 2011.0708 Power Generation from Renewables Surpasses Nuclear — Global Warming is Real, 2011.0707 EPA Rule Aims to Cut Smog, Soot from Coal Plants — Reuters, 2011.0707 Haste Vs. Procrastination on Nuclear Waste — New York Times, 2011.0707 HLA Looks to Exceed Current Sustainability Standards with New Siemens HQ in Munich — WAN, 2011.0706 Mantle Plume Propelled India Towards Asia — Nature, 2011.0706 Chris Briley: Green Architect, Big Thinker — MNN, 2011.0706 A Safer Nuclear Crypt — New York Times, 2011.0706 Deep Green Community to Grow Outside of Seattle — MNN, 2011.0705 Future of Three Borough Properties Focus of EPA Workshop — Hellertown Patch, 2011.0705 Fukushima Nuclear Meltdown Much Worse Than Chernobyl — Green Prophet, 2011.0705 New Ideas for Sustainable Architecture in the Americas — Guardian Unlimited, 2011.0705 SERF Offered Up as Option to LEED — Crain's Detroit Business, 2011.0703 Average U.S. Temperature Increases by 0.5 Degrees F — Science Daily, 2011.0630 Portland Green Homes Outperform Non-Certified Homes for Fourth Straight Year — Matter Network, 2011.0628 Regulator Confident in Nuclear Plant Flood-Protections — Reuters, 2011.0628 Warm Ocean Speeds Melting of Antarctic Glacier — British Antarctic Survey Press Release, 2011.0628 Q&A: David Gottfried — Metropolis POV (Blog), 2011.0628
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