Green Wednesday 2007.0711

[ArchitectureWeek Editors]

Dear Designers, Builders, and Dwellers,

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

Green and Sustainable Design and Building News This Week
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On the Road to 2030 - Canadian Architect, 2007.0711
http://www.canadianarchitect.com/issues/ISArticle.asp?story_id=31749155707&issue=06012007&PC=

How Big Is Your Carbon Footprint? - Builder Online, 2007.0710
http://www.builderonline.com/industry-news.asp?sectionID=26&articleID=532684

'No Sun Link' to Climate Change - BBC News, 2007.0710
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6290228.stm

Green Belt Fight Looms over Homes - Guardian Unlimited, 2007.0710
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-6769526,00.html

Florida Raises Ill-Fated Artificial Reefs - Scotsman Online, 2007.0709
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=1070062007

Green Building Elements: Decking - GreenOptions (blog), 2007.0709
http://www.greenoptions.com/2007/07/09/green_building_elements_decking

Atomic Reactor Plans Win Approval - Telegraph, 2007.0709
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/07/09/cnatom109.xml

Straw Bales Help Insulate Home - The Pilot, 2007.0708
http://www.thepilot.com/stories/20070708/news/local/20070708Straw.html

How to Build an Eco-Home - Health News Digest, 2007.0707
http://www.healthnewsdigest.com/news/Environment_380/How_to_Build_an_Eco_-_Home.shtml

Going Green to Get the Gold - Toronto Star, 2007.0707
http://www.thestar.com/living/article/232182

Are South Africa's Professionals Embracing Green Building Practices? - Engineering News, 2007.0706
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article.php?a_id=111643

How Green Is My Carpet? - Sydney Morning Herald, 2007.0706
http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/how-green-is-my-carpet/2007/07/06/1183351454778.html

'Green' Building Techniques from U.S. Get Test in China - Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2007.0706
http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/stories/2007/07/05/0706bizchina.html

Builder's 'Green' Home an Example - Chicago Tribune, 2007.0706
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/nearwest/chi-expert_nh_706jul06,1,5308712.story?coll=chi-newslocalnearwest-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true

The Twisted Logic of Eco-Sprawl - CounterPunch, 2007.0705
http://www.counterpunch.org/fitz07052007.html

Green Building Can Also Mean Green Demolition - Tigard Times, 2007.0705
http://www.tigardtimes.com/sustainable/story.php?story_id=118351514765459000

UN Official Says Cuba Has Solved Its Energy Crisis without Sacrificing Its Environment - International Herald Tribune, 2007.0704
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/04/news/CB-GEN-Cuba-Energy.php


Product News - New Acid-Etched Finish From Walker Glass
	Walker Glass introduces the Velour finish to its line of
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	smooth Velour finish provides a high level of opacity and
	comes in a range of colors and sizes. Samples of
	acid-etched glass and a free spec-writing guide are
	available.
     http://www.archweek.com/ad.cgi?070627/products_update.html

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	Phoenix, New York, San Francisco, Princeton:
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	Who designed each of the following buildings and during
	what decade: John Hancock Center, Frank Gehry House,
	Kimbell Art Museum?
     http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0627/quiz.html

Architecture Answer - for last issue's quiz...
	Of the thousand buildings from around the world and
	across history documented at GreatBuildings.com, which
	building has the consistently most-visited building page,
	and how old is the building?
     http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0627/answer.html

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