ArchWeek Green 2009.0409

Thu Apr 9 15:44:48 PDT 2009

Dear Designers, Builders, and Friends,

ArchWeek Green, from the editors of the leading architecture magazine 
online, brings you weekly sustainable design and building news from 
around our planet.

John Holdren, the White House science adviser, is quoted today in 
Andrew Revkin's Dot Earth blog at the New York Times.  It's general, 
but pithy...

	Without energy there is no economy. Without climate, there
	is no environment. Without the economy and environment there
	is no well-being. We've got to get this right as an
	intersection of problems. Right now, we're getting energy
	and an economy in ways that are wrecking the climate.

	There are going to be ultimately some difficult debates
	about how much we need to do and how fast in climate, and
	over which approaches will be more difficult from an
	economic standpoint. The president sees this as an
	integrated set of issues. The economic part and energy part
	are crucial. But you've got to get climate right, too.

Science Adviser Lays Out Climate and Energy Plans - New York Times, 2009.0409
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/09/science-adviser-lists-goals-on-climate-energy/

And if you're interested in better ways of building, don't miss the
self-mass damper story in the current ArchitectureWeek.  It's a pretty 
amazing innovation, creating the equivalent of a classic tuned-mass 
damper for tall building seismic resistance, without adding a big 
additional mass to the structure:
	http://www.archweek.com/2009/0401/building_1-1.html

Discuss online:
http://www.architectureforum.com/24746.html

Green and Sustainable Design and Building News This Week
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Renewables Fever Sweeps State Legislatures - New York Times, 2009.0408
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/08/renewables-fever-sweeps-state-legislatures/

Energy Outlook 2050: Lower Carbon, but Not So Renewable - New York Times, 2009.0408
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/08/energy-outlook-2050-lower-carbon-but-not-so-renewable/

Storing Carbon in Forests - Nature, 2009.0408
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v458/n7235/full/458151a.html

G.M. And Segway Unveil ... Something - New York Times, 2009.0407
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/gm-and-segway-unveil-something/

Of Renewable Energy and Antarctica - New York Times, 2009.0407
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/of-renewable-energy-and-antarctica/

Are "Cash-for-Clunkers" Programs Green? - New York Times, 2009.0406
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/06/are-cash-for-clunkers-programs-green/

Europe Adopts New Rules on Gadget Adapters - New York Times, 2009.0406
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/06/europe-adopts-new-rules-on-power-cables/

A List of the Most Wanted, by the E.P.A. - New York Times, 2009.0406
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/06/us/06wanted.html

UK Climate Policy Not Up to Scratch, Warns CBI - Guardian Unlimited, 2009.0406
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/06/cbi-environment-climate-change

Empire State Building Plans Environmental Retrofit - New York Times, 2009.0406
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/science/earth/07empire.html

Making the Most of Sun and Water in Rural India - New York Times, 2009.0406
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/06/making-the-most-of-sun-and-water-in-rural-india/

Plants Buy Earth More Time as CO2 Makes Them Grow - The Times (UK), 2009.0405
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6036529.ece

Ice Bridge Ruptures in Antarctic - BBC News, 2009.0405
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7984054.stm

With the Car Industry in Trouble, Nissan Rolls Out the Mobile Device - New York Times, 2009.0405
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/06/business/media/06adco.html?ref=business

Oregon in Running for Norwegian Car Plant - Oregonian, 2009.0403
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2009/04/oregon_in_running_for_norwegia.html

The Great Biodiesel Shutdown - Independent Digital, 2009.0403
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/03/the-great-biodiesel-shutdown/

Low-Carbon Fuel Standards Are Unlikely to Reduce Warming - New York Times, 2009.0403
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/03/study-low-carbon-fuel-standards-are-unlikely-to-reduce-warming/

Road to Recovery - Nature, 2009.0402
http://www.nature.com/climate/2009/0904/full/climate.2009.31.html

No Time to Retreat - Nature, 2009.0402
http://www.nature.com/climate/2009/0904/full/climate.2009.32.html

Under the Hood with Nissan's Electric Car - Green Tech Media, 2009.0402
http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/under-the-hood-with-nissans-electric-car-5991.html

Multi-Elephant Housing - ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0401
http://www.archweek.com/2009/0401/index.html
	The Copenhagen Zoo's new Elephant House by Foster + Partners
	emerges gently from the surrounding park grounds, its two
	leaf-patterned glass domes topping walls of pink-hued
	concrete. At once playful and serious, transparent and
	solid, this modern menagerie provides both high-quality
	living conditions for the animals inside and an exciting and
	interactive visitor experience.

Self-Mass Damper at Tokyo Swatch - ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0401
http://www.archweek.com/2009/0401/building_1-1.html
	The Swatch Group's new flagship structure in Tokyo, the
	Nicolas G. Hayek Center, featured in ArchitectureWeek No.
	416, is built with an array of innovative elements, ranging
	from elevating showrooms and multistory retractable glass
	exterior walls to moving floors for reducing seismic forces
	induced in the building.

The Cost of Building Green - Reed Construction Data, 2009.0331
http://www.reedconstructiondata.com/news/2009/03/the-cost-of-building-green/#When:14:51:00Z

Report Calls for Shift in Climate Research - Nature, 2009.0326
http://www.nature.com/climate/2009/0904/full/climate.2009.29.html

Carbon Calm - Nature, 2009.0326
http://www.nature.com/climate/2009/0904/full/climate.2009.30.html

Architects Bring Value to Residential Design, Especially in Tough Economic Times - Journal of Commerce, 2009.0401
http://www.journalofcommerce.com/article/id33218

The Baltimore Green Guide - Urbanite Baltimore, 2009.0401
http://www.urbanitebaltimore.com/sub.cfm?ArticleID=1192&IssueID=71&SectionID=4

The Greening of Pittsburgh - New York Times, 2009.0401
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/business/01pitt.html?em

The Breakout Facade - EDC, 2009.0401
http://www.edcmag.com/CDA/Articles/Article_Rotation/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000560686

Material Decisions - EDC, 2009.0401
http://www.edcmag.com/CDA/Articles/Article_Rotation/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000560632

The Comparatively Green Urban Jungle - New York Times, 2009.0401
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/the-comparatively-green-urban-jungle/

Boston, Other Cities Debate Hybrid Taxis - New York Times, 2009.0401
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/boston-other-cities-debate-hybrid-taxis/

Democrats Unveil Climate Bill - New York Times, 2009.0401
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/us/politics/01energycnd.html?ref=earth

92,000 Acres Sold in Adirondacks, with Protection Pledge - New York Times, 2009.0331
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/science/earth/31adirondacks.html?ref=earth

Climate Change Experts Call on G20 Members to Commit to Action - Guardian Unlimited, 2009.0331
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/31/g20-summit-climate-change

Talk in Europe: The Efficiency of Buildings, Applicances and Transport - New York Times, 2009.0331
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/talk-in-europe-the-efficiency-of-buildings-applicances-and-transport/

Legislators, Greens, Industry React to Climate Bill - New York Times, 2009.0331
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/legislators-greens-and-industry-react-to-climate-bill/

Concrete Is Remixed with Environment in Mind - New York Times, 2009.0331
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/science/earth/31conc.html?ref=earth

Can Academy Shape U.S. Climate Choices? - New York Times, 2009.0331
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/academies-mull-americas-climate-choices/

A River Prone to Flooding, and Misunderstanding - New York Times, 2009.0331
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/us/31red.html?ref=earth

U.S. Seeks to Reduce Emissions from Ships in Coastal Areas - New York Times, 2009.0331
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/science/earth/31ships.html?ref=earth

Portland Neighborhood Tries for Green Certification - OPB News, 2009.0330
http://news.opb.org/article/4629-portland-neighborhood-tries-green-certification/

Stern Message for G20 Summit - Nature, 2009.0330
http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090330/full/news.2009.206.html

Loggers Try to Adapt to Greener Economy - New York Times, 2009.0329
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/business/energy-environment/29forests.html?ref=earth

Among Climate Scientists, a Dispute over "Tipping Points" - New York Times, 2009.0328
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/weekinreview/29revkin.html?_r=1

Habitat for Humanity Homes in Portland Aim for Platinum LEED Certification - Oregonian, 2009.0327
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/03/habitat_for_humanity_homes_in.html

Do New Bulbs Save Energy If They Don't Work? - New York Times, 2009.0327
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/28/business/energy-environment/28bulbs.html?ref=earth

E.P.A. Plans Closer Review of Mountaintop Mining Permits - New York Times, 2009.0324
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/25/science/earth/25mining.html?ref=earth

The Fight Plan for Clean Air - New York Times, 2009.0324
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/24/science/earth/24epa.html?ref=earth

People and Places by Nancy Novitski
    http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0401/news_1-1.html
	SANAA in New York, New York - RSP Architects in Minneapolis,
	Minnesota - HGA in The Woodlands, Texas - NBBJ in Columbus,
	Ohio - The Freelon Group and HOK in Atlanta, Georgia -
	Steffian Bradley Architects, with Quinlan & Francis Terry
	Architects in London, England, United Kingdom - BCArchitects
	in Coral Gables, Florida - Morphosis in Pasadena,
	California...

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Aussie Govt. Goes Public-Private on Fiber to Home - CNet News, 2009.0407
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10214056-94.html

T-Mobile to Use Google Android OS for Home Devices - PC World, 2009.0406
http://www.pcworld.com/article/162636/tmobile_to_use_google_android_os_for_home_devices.html

LightWorks V8.0 Released for Rendering - TenLinks, 2009.0403
http://www.tenlinks.com/news/PR/lightwork/040309_lightworks_v80.htm

Texas State Senate Bans Vista from Use in Government Agencies - Computer World, 2009.0402
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