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Underfloor Air Distribution (UFAD) is a method of air conditioning the space by supplying the air from the floor, using natural buoyancy forces to lift it to the ceiling, as opposed to the conventional systems, which supply air from the ceiling down to the occupants, working against the natural forces of buoyancy.
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In harnessing solar energy, the usual approach is to bolt an array of panels onto the roof of a building and plug it in. But recent advances such as building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) allow designers to incorporate solar cells seamlessly into a building's exterior. Canadian glass artist Sarah Hall is taking this idea in a novel direction by using solar technology to create a striking contemporary version of stained glass that illuminates the aesthetic potential of PV. (Published 2012.0606)
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Environment and Design Context Around the Web London's Passion for Shipping Container Architecture Continues — DesignBuild Source (Australia), 2012.0802Smart Cars, Smart Phones, Now Smart Architecture? — DesignBuild Source (Australia), 2012.0802 A Glimpse of the Alternative Fuel Future — New York Times, 2012.0801 The Great Disposal Service: Can It Last? — New York Times, 2012.0801 Seeing Green — Housing Finance, 2012.0801 Everyday Sustainability — Metropolis, 2012.0801 Touring Cobo Center's 2.4 Million Square Feet of Energy Efficiency — Model D Media, 2012.0731 The Public Sector Pioneers the Case for Green Building — Triple Pundit, 2012.0731 Considerations for Retrofits and New Building Design — EcoSeed, 2012.0731 Malaysian Construction Projects Going Green — The Star, 2012.0731 LEED-Certified Space Tops 2 Billion Square Feet — Mother Nature Network, 2012.0730 Greening the London Olympics — New York Times, 2012.0730 A Growing Fire Threat in the Eastern U.S. — Climate Progress, 2012.0730 Green-Certified Homes Get 9% Higher Sales Price in California — Climate Progress, 2012.0729 Drillers in Utah Have a Friend in a U.S. Land Agency — New York Times, 2012.0729 New Discovery of How Carbon Is Stored in the Southern Ocean — British Antarctic Survey, 2012.0729 Upside-Down, Energy-Efficient Home a Self-Designed Gem — Edmonton Journal, 2012.0728 An Eco-Friendly House in the City — Economic Times, 2012.0728 A Climate and Energy Stalemate — New York Times, 2012.0727 Rock Drilling 'Threatens' Scotland's Geology — BBC News, 2012.0727 Drought Tightens Its Grip on High Plains, Central States — Climate Progress, 2012.0727 Weather Extremes Leave Parts of U.S. Grid Buckling — New York Times, 2012.0727 Modular Building Could Lead the Way in China's Commercial Construction — Guardian Unlimited, 2012.0726 New Climate Rules for Cars Will Save Billions — EurActiv, 2012.0726 United Nations Hails Green Credentials of London's Olympic Games — Click Green, 2012.0726 Algeria Solicits Bids for Wind and Solar Plants — Green Prophet, 2012.0726 Storms May Speed Ozone Loss Above the United States — Nature (registration required), 2012.0726 Protected Tropical Forests' Biodiversity 'Declining' — BBC News, 2012.0725 Drought Devastates US Crops — Nature (registration required), 2012.0725 Satellites See Unprecedented Greenland Ice Sheet Melt — Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 2012.0724 Global Warming's Terrifying New Math — Rolling Stone, 2012.0723 NREL Helps Cut Building Energy Use in Half — Climate Progress, 2012.0722 Even after Installing Extra Insulation, the FHFA Proposed Rule on PACE Leaves Homeowners Out in the Cold — Green Building Law Blog, 2012.0720 Sam Hagerman, President, Passive House Alliance U.S. — Smart Planet, 2012.0719 Decision in BIA V. Washington Does Not Clarify When Energy Efficient Codes Are Preempted by Federal Law — Green Building Law Blog, 2012.0713
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