Green Wednesday 2007.1128

ArchitectureWeek Editors editor at architectureweek.com
Wed Nov 28 13:15:49 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. 

Chicago is seeking to be systematically less impervious...

	"Chicago has decided to retrofit its alleys with
	environmentally sustainable road-building materials under
	its Green Alley initiative, something experts say is
	among the most ambitious public street makeover plans in
	the country.  In a larger sense, the city is rethinking
	the way it paves things.
	
	"In a green alley, water is allowed to penetrate the soil
	through the pavement itself, which consists of the
	relatively new but little-used technology of permeable
	concrete or porous asphalt.  Then the water, filtered
	through stone beds under the permeable surface layer,
	recharges the underground water table instead of ending
	up as polluted runoff in rivers and streams. ..."

In Miles of Alleys, Chicago Finds Its Next Environmental Frontier - New York Times, 2007.1126
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/26/us/26chicago.html?ref=us


Green and Sustainable Design and Building News This Week
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EU Says Must Do More to Meet Kyoto Targets - San Diego Union-Tribune, 2007.1127
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20071127-0744-climate-eu-kyoto.html

China Says Three Gorges Mega-Dam Threats Controlled - Reuters, 2007.1127
http://uk.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUKSP22542620071127

Nanotechnology: Small but Mighty - Canadian Architect, 2007.1127
http://www.canadianarchitect.com/issues/ISArticle.asp?story_id=59536143839&issue=11012007&PC=

Haworth Showroom Striving for LEED Gold - Interior Design, 2007.1127
http://www.interiordesign.net/id_newsarticle/CA6505105.html

Earth-Friendly Developer: Not an Oxymoron - Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 2007.1127
http://www.startribune.com/north/story/1562170.html

The Carbon Cost of Protecting Our Heritage - Guardian Unlimited, 2007.1127
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/nov/24/energyefficiency

Environmental Education Center to Open Today - Opelika-Auburn News, 2007.1126
http://www.oanow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=OAN/MGArticle/OAN_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173353625178&path=!news

Cal U Dorms Conserve Energy, Money - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2007.1125
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07329/835829-58.stm

Building Codes Driven by Increased Awareness - Cincinnati Enquirer, 2007.1125
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071125/LIFE0802/711250302/1079

If You've Got the Green to Afford It, Home Offers All the Green Features You Want - Maui News, 2007.1125
http://www.mauinews.com/news/2007/11/25/03green1125.html

Can a Bold New "Eco-City" Clear the Air in China? - Seattle Times, 2007.1125
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004033679_chinagreen.html

Looking for "Green" Lights in the Suburbs - New York Times, 2007.1125
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/25Reco.html?_r=1&ref=science&oref=slogin

The Eco-Home Evangelist Who Cut Her Electric Bill to Just £5 a Year - Scotsman Online, 2007.1125
http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=1849252007

Carbon Trust Has Had Limited Impact on Emission Cuts, Says Watchdog - The Times (London), 2007.1124
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article2933382.ece

Evergreen Project Lives Up to Its Name with Advanced Technology - Daily Commcercial News and Construction Record, 2007.1123
http://dcnonl.com/article/id25199

Boris Johnson Fronts UN Environment Conference - 24Dash, 2007.1122
http://www.24dash.com/environment/29535.htm

Can LEED Survive the Carbon-Neutral Era? - Metropolis, 2007.1121
http://www.metropolismag.com/cda/story.php?artid=3051

Mark Wigley on Greening Architecture Schools - Inhabitat (blog), 2007.1121
http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/11/21/interview-mark-wigley-on-greening-architecture-school/

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