Green Wednesday 2008.0326
ArchitectureWeek Editors
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Wed Mar 26 23:40:53 PDT 2008
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"What is absolutely desperately needed within government are people
of integrity who will state what the science advice is under whatever
political pressure or circumstances," said Professor Sir David King.
In an outspoken attack on a policy which comes into force
next week, Professor Bob Watson, the chief scientific
adviser at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural
Affairs, said it would be wrong to introduce compulsory
quotas for the use of biofuels in petrol and diesel
before their effects had been properly assessed...
Under the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation [in the
UK], all petrol and diesel must contain 2.5% of biofuels
from April 1. This is designed to ensure that Britain
complies with a 2003 EU directive that 5.75% of petrol
and diesel come from renewable sources by 2010.
But scientists have increasingly questioned the
sustainability of biofuels, warning that by increasing
deforestation the energy source may be contributing to
global warming.
Watson's warning was echoed last night by Professor Sir
David King, who recently retired as the government's
chief scientific adviser. He said biofuel quotas should
be put on hold until the results were known of a review
which has been commissioned by ministers.
Top Scientists Warn Against Rush to Biofuel - The Guardian, 2008.0325
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/mar/25/biofuels.energy1?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnews
Green and Sustainable Design and Building News This Week
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New Sydney 'All about Sustainability' - Sydney Morning Herald, 2008.0326
http://news.smh.com.au/new-sydney-all-about-sustainability/20080326-21jk.html
Study: Warming May Threaten Lake Tahoe - New York Times, 2008.0325
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Tahoe-Warming.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Green Product Checklist for Remodels - Los Angeles Times Blog, 2008.0325
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/pardonourdust/2008/03/new-green-produ.html
North American Commission Pushes for Green Building Design - ENN, 2008.0325
http://www.enn.com/business/article/33508
Modern Modular Homes a Fast and Green House Construction Method - AZoBuild, 2008.0325
http://www.azobuild.com/news.asp?newsID=5314
When Is a Green Building Really 'Green'? - Boston Globe, 2008.0325
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2008/03/when_is_a_green_building_reall_1.html
Miami Art Museum by Herzog & de Meuron - Inhabitat (blog), 2008.0325
http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/25/miami-art-museum-by-herzog-de-meuron/
Electric Aptera Plans to Go Far - San Diego Union-Tribune, 2008.0325
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20080325-9999-1b25aptera.html
Zero Building and the Search for the Holy Grail of Greenness - The Age (Australia), 2008.0325
http://www.theage.com.au/news/environment/zero-building-and-the-search-for-the-holy-grail-of-greenness/2008/03/25/1206207106162.html
Black Carbon Pollution Emerges as Major Player in Global Warming - ScienceDaily, 2008.0324
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080323210225.htm
Mayor Signs Green Building Law - Hometown Annapolis, 2008.0324
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/03_24-15/GOV
A Design for Environmentally Friendly Building - Trading Markets, 2008.0324
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1236612/
Standards for Green Building - Chicago Tribune, 2008.0321
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-orlando-box-nhmar21,0,2149061.story
Grand Rapids Art Museum Is First Gold LEED Certified Art Museum - Earth Times, 2008.0320
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/grand-rapids-art-museum-earns-title-of-the-worlds-first,322735.shtml
Glacier Melt Threatens Future Harvests - People and Planet, 2008.0320
http://www.peopleandplanet.net/doc.php?id=3243
Icy Start, but 2008 May Be in Top 10 Warmest Years - Reuters, 2008.0319
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-32579520080319
Green Building: In Depth - TriplePundit, 2008.0319
http://www.triplepundit.com/pages/green-building/
Detailing the Sobek House - ArchitectureWeek, 2008.0319
http://www.architectureweek.com/2008/0319/building_1-1.html
The glass-and-steel R128 House is located on a steeply
sloped site with panoramic views of Stuttgart, Germany.
Although this house seems sterile and completely
transparent, it is a home where comfort and privacy
issues for the inhabitants have been met. It is a
completely recyclable, emission-free, energy
self-sufficient building.
Les Archives Departementales - ArchitectureWeek, 2008.0319
http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2008/0319/index.html
There is something inherently abstract about the
government archive. Storage of old records can too
easily be seen as a utility function free of aesthetic
aspiration. Compared to a classic library program, an
archive might be seen as exaggerating the stacks while
minimizing the interacting human element. In some
archives these tendencies lead to the place where the
technical function of storage obliterates the impulse
for architecture.
Japan to Host Climate Change Summit - Reuters, 2008.0318
http://uk.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUKT26877020080318
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