Green Wednesday 2008.0520
ArchitectureWeek Editors
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Fri May 23 06:19:37 PDT 2008
Dear Designers, Builders, and Friends,
Green Wednesday, by the editors of ArchitectureWeek, brings you
weekly green design and building news from around the world.
Sir John Sorrell in the UK says it is time now to step up our responses
to climate change, city by city and building by building:
Some people think that cutting carbon means denying
ourselves the things that make life enjoyable - no shopping,
no fun - but I see it differently.
Tackling climate change isn't about self-denial, it's about
reinvention; reinventing towns and cities, redesigning the
way they work, and changing the way we all manage our lives.
As the government's design champion, the Commission for
Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) reviews
proposals for 350 of the most significant new buildings and
spaces every year.
Out of all those homes, schools and health centres, we have
only seen a handful with any serious ambition for
sustainability. Things may be changing, but far too slowly,
which is why we are organising a climate change festival
with Birmingham City Council, which is being held in the
city from 31 May.
Time to Leave the Comfort Zone - BBC News, 2008.0520
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7410305.stm
Green and Sustainable Design and Building News This Week
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Two Symbols, One Solution - Nature, 2008.0521
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v453/n7194/full/453427a.html
Bike Share Program Kicks into Gear - Inhabitat (blog), 2008.0520
http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/20/washington-bike-rental-program/#more-10696
Carbon Nanotubes: The New Asbestos? - Nature, 2008.0520
http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080520/full/news.2008.845.html
Climate Change Having 'Worldwide, Widespread Effects' - SciDevNet, 2008.0519
http://www.scidev.net/en/news/climate-change-having-worldwide-widespread-effects.html
Quietly, Wind Farms Spread Footprint in U.S. - Reuters, 2008.0519
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN18351503
What Does Green Building Mean for Minnesota? - Twin Cities Daily Planet, 2008.0519
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/article/2008/05/17/what-does-green-building-mean-minnesota.html
Green Builders Spell Out Zero Carbon - Greener Buildings (blog), 2008.0519
http://www.greenerbuildings.com/news/2008/05/19/green-builders-spell-out-zero-carbon
LEED Version 3 Is Coming - Green Building Elements, 2008.0519
http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/05/19/leed-version-3-is-coming/
Building 'Green' Could Mean Big Abatement - Houston Chronicle, 2008.0519
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/5791130.html
LEED 2009 Opening for Public Comment - USGBC Press Release, 2008.0519
http://www.edcmag.com/CDA/Articles/Breaking_News/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000339234
Climate Change 'to Make Atlantic Hurricanes Rarer' - Nature, 2008.0518
http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080518/full/news.2008.837.html
New Trespa Design Centre in New York - Construction & Maintenance, 2008.0518
http://home.nestor.minsk.by/build/news/2008/05/2010.html
Energy Efficiency: Overlooked and Misunderstood - GreenBiz, 2008.0516
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2008/05/16/energy-efficiency-overlooked-and-misunderstood
Can Housing Be Green - and Cheap? - Sustainable Life, 2008.0515
http://www.beavertonvalleytimes.com/sustainable/story.php?story_id=121078405352033000
AIA Green Buildings Awards 2008 - ArchitectureWeek, 2008.0514
http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2008/0514/index.html
Each project in the "Top Ten Green Projects" awards by
the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on
the Environment (COTE) for 2008 was evaluated on ten
measures, documented extensively on the COTE Web site.
These include design innovation, community context and
land use, longevity, bioclimatic design, water and
energy conservation, materials, and indoor environment.
What It Takes to LEED - Michigan Live, 2008.0512
http://blog.mlive.com/knapescorner/2008/05/what_it_takes_to_leed_an_insid.html
U.S. Biofuel Legislation Is on Track to Subsidize Oil Consumption - Cornell University Chronicle Online, 2008.0509
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May08/Perspective.deGorter.html
Photovoltaics and Wind Turbines Infuse Colorado Development - AIArchitect, 2008.0509
http://www.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek08/0509/0509p_belmar.cfm
China Says Beijing Olympics "Basically" Carbon Neutral - Reuters, 2008.0508
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSPEK30941520080508?sp=true
People and Places
RTKL Associates Inc. in Winfield, Illinois - Foster +
Partners in London, England, United Kingdom - HGA
Architects and Engineers in Los Angeles, California -
Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects in Seattle, Washington
- Ellerbe Becket in Washington, D.C., USA...
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LEED "Innovation in Design" Credit Catalog from USGBC
The U.S. Green Building Council issued this document about
projects that have received points for "innovative
performance." Currently, projects pursuing LEED
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Open-Source File Format Is to Be a Part of Microsoft Office - New York Times, 2008.0522
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/22/technology/22format.html?_r=2&partner=MOREOVERNEWS&ei=5040&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
The Sad State of U.S. Broadband - BusinessWeek, 2008.0522
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2008/tc20080522_340989.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_news+%2B+analysis
Creaform Redesigns REVscan 3D Laser Scanner - Creaform Press Release, 2008.0520
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080520005445&newsLang=en
Siemens Launches Velocity Series Portfolio - TenLinks, 2008.0520
http://www.tenlinks.com/news/PR/siemens_plm/052008_velocity_series.htm
Autodesk's Profit Rises 14 Percent in Fiscal 1Q - Yahoo News, 2008.0515
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080515/earns_autodesk.html?.v=1
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Consistent with the philosophy of CPTED, architects use
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what project requirement?
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Architecture Answer - for last issue's quiz...
In considering thermal impacts and how they relate to
building orientation, which of the following statements
are correct, based on a northern hemisphere
location?<br>
A. A building orientation east of south will give a
better yearly performance and a more equal daily heat
distribution than a building oriented west of south.<br>
B. The amount of radiation received on the west face of
the building is higher than that received on a flat roof
of the same area.
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