Green Wednesday 2007.0328

Wed Mar 28 16:52:04 PST 2007

Dear Designers, Builders, and Dwellers,

Green Wednesday, by the editors of ArchitectureWeek, brings you
weekly green design and building news from around the world.

What do you think - is this a good idea for a global movement?

	SYDNEY, Australia (AP): Thousands of residents as well as
	hundreds of businesses and officials in Australia's largest
	city have pledged to switch off the lights and darken Sydney
	for an hour this week to show concern over global warming. 

	Organizers hope the event will be a dramatic start to a
	campaign encouraging Australians to conserve energy by
	turning off lights and other electrical equipment _ steps
	they say could cut Sydney's greenhouse gas emissions by 5
	percent a year. 

	If all goes to plan, the iconic Sydney Opera House and
	harbor bridge, along with dozens of skyscrapers and
	thousands of homes across the city, will go dark at 7:30
	p.m. (0830GMT) 

Australia's Biggest City Plans to Shut Off the Lights in Global Warming Gesture - The Star (Malaysia), 2007.0325
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/3/25/apworld/20070325124453&sec=apworld

Green and Sustainable Design and Building News This Week
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Heat Invades Cool Heights over Arizona Desert - New York Times, 2007.0327
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/27/us/27warming.html?_r=1&ref=science&oref=slogin

Challenges of Evaluating Sustainable Buildings - Daily Commcercial
News and Construction Record, 2007.0327
http://dcnonl.com/article/20070327700

Green and Growing - Boston Globe, 2007.0326
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2007/03/26/green_and_growing/

Warming May Create Climates, Cut Others - New York Times, 2007.0326
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Climate-Change.html

Mold Found in Navy Hospital Air Ducts - KCBS, 2007.0326
http://www.kcbs.com/topic/ap_news.php?story=AP/APTV/State/CA/n/CA-BRF--SanDiego-Navy_k_n_0ca--

Faulty Towers - Toronto Star, 2007.0325
http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/195736

Global Warming Makes Ice a Hot Topic - Javno, 2007.0325
http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=29477

Brown's Paler Shade of Green - Scotsman Online, 2007.0324
http://news.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=459132007

2037: Home Sweet Home - Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 2007.0323
http://www.startribune.com/10165/story/1070663.html

The Window Box Gets Some Tough Competition - New York Times, 2007.0323
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/23/us/23greenroof.html?ref=realestate

The Mall Goes Green - BusinessWeek, 2007.0322
http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/mar2007/sb20070322_591115.htm?chan=smallbiz_smallbiz+index+page_today's+top+stories

Green Vs. Design in S.F. Tower - Los Angeles Times, 2007.0321
http://www.calendarlive.com/architecture/la-et-sanfran21mar21,0,6161600.story?coll=cl-suncal

Teaching Climate - ArchitectureWeek, 2007.0314
http://www.architectureweek.com/2007/0314/index.html
	On February 20, 2007, architects and students worldwide
	demonstrated en masse that they are ready to go to work
	to stop global climate change. Their "gathering" was
	virtual, however, as schools, firms, and individuals from
	47 countries tuned in to the 2010 Imperative Teach-In
	webcast.

Product News - 	BluWood - environmentally safer treated lumber
     http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0314/products_update.html

This Week's Quiz -	
	When designing an unheated facility the anticipated
	ambient temperature can influence your choice of lamp
	types. What is the minimum start-up temperature for a
	standard compact fluorescent?
     http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0314/quiz.html

Architecture Answer - for last issue's quiz...
	Ground rupture, ground shaking, and differential
	subsidence are three of the four main causes of
	foundation failure due to a seismic event. What is the fourth?
     http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0314/answer.html

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    http://www.architectureweek.com/2002/0313/environment_1-1.html

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     Side by side arched wood windows (WI-053)
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