Green Wednesday 2007.0912

ArchitectureWeek Editors editor at architectureweek.com
Thu Sep 13 07:22:06 PDT 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.

Green and Sustainable Design and Building News This Week
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Global Warming May Severely Affect World Agriculture - Economic Times, 2007.0913
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Global_warming_to_affect_agriculture/articleshow/2364084.cms

Seven Killed, Second Tsunami Warning Issued after Strong Earthquake Hits Indonesia - Xinhua, 2007.0913
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-09/13/content_6713797.htm

Tutti Frutti Has Room for All Sorts - Telegraph, 2007.0913
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/main.jhtml?xml=/property/2007/09/13/ptutti113.xml

Reuters: Global Warming Impact Like 'Nuclear War' - Business & Media, 2007.0912
http://www.businessandmedia.org/articles/2007/20070912140929.aspx

Gadafy's Green Vision - Guardian Unlimited, 2007.0912
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2007/sep/12/architecture.culturaltrips

Mexico's Buildings Go Green - BusinessWeek, 2007.0912
http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/sep2007/id20070912_326967.htm?chan=innovation_architecture_top+stories

Flooding Leaves Millions Homeless in South Asia - Reuters, 2007.0911
http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-29456920070911

World Seen Likely to Pass Dangerous Warming Limits - Reuters, 2007.0911
http://uk.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUKL0586123320070910

Living Green, Building Better - ZDNet, 2007.0911
http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=260

Ground-Breaking Sustainable, Eco-Friendly Vision for Southern Montenegro - Live PR, 2007.0911
http://www.live-pr.com/en/ground-breaking-sustainable-eco-friendly-vision-r1048142122.htm

FactCheck: Zero-Carbon Homes - Channel 4, 2007.0911
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/society/environment/factcheck+zerocarbon+homes/790147

Why Build a House Made of Straw in Skagit County? - Everett HeraldNet, 2007.0911
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20070909/BIZ/109090023/1005

The Concrete House: How Green Is Concrete? - Inhabitat, 2007.0910
http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/09/10/the-concrete-house/

Melting Ice Cap Triggering Earthquakes - Guardian Unlimited, 2007.0908
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/sep/08/climatechange

Modern Houses Made of Straw Have Value -Oodles of R Value - Philadelphia Inquirier, 2007.0907
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/features/20070907_Modern_houses_made_of_straw_have_value_-oodles_of_R_value.html

A Rare Shade of Green - Arizona Republic, 2007.0907
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/0907Biz-GreenStreet0908.html

As Home Energy Costs Remain High, Sustainable Design Motivates Homeowners - AIArchitect, 2007.0907
http://www.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek07/0907/0907n_econres.cfm

Sustainability Now - BuilderOnline, 2007.0905
http://www.builderonline.com/industry-news.asp?sectionID=26&articleID=567787

People and Places
   by Nancy Novitski
   http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0905/news_1-1.html

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       Associates, P.C. in St. Louis, Missouri - Callison in
       Santa Monica, California - richard+bauer architecture in
       Scottsdale, Arizona - SmithGroup in Woodland Hills,
       California - Robert A.M. Stern Architects LLP in Dallas, Texas...
       ... short stories online:
       http://www.ArchWeek.com/2007/0905/news_1-1.html

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    http://www.archweek.com/2007/0905/products_update.html

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This Week's Quiz -
       Answer each question true or false:
       A. To find the number of cubic inches in a ball, multiply
          the cube of the ball's diameter by 0.5236.
       B. Doubling the diameter of a pipe increases its capacity
          four times.
       C. To find the pressure in pounds per square inch of a
          column of water, multiply the height of the column in
          feet by 0.434.
       D. A cubic foot of water contains 7.5 gallons, and 1,728
          cubic inches, and weighs 62.5 pounds.
       E. To find the diameter of a circle, multiply its
          circumference by 0.31831.
       F. A side of a square multiplied by 1.4142 equals the
          diameter of the square's circumscribing circle.
    http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0905/quiz.html

Architecture Answer - for last issue's quiz...
       We know that a conch is a type of shellfish. The term
       "conch" also describes an architectural form. What is
       this form?
    http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0905/answer.html

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