ArchWeek Green 2009.0629
ArchitectureWeek Editors
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Mon Jun 29 12:35:38 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.
Many of us have a big smile around the passage of the Waxman-Markey
energy and climate bill through the U.S. House of Representatives.
Phew. Finally. On to the Senate!
And at the same time as the bill is a big, vital step in the right
direction, we know that its provisions fall far short of what's
actually needed from the U.S. in order to get global greenhouse gas
levels back below 350 ppm CO2 equivalent in a safe time frame.
For those of us experiencing some such blend of satisfaction and
concern, Paul Krugman, as usual, offers a bracing perpendicular
perspective. I, for one, am glad someone with the pulpit to say such
things has the guts to use it:
So the House passed the Waxman-Markey climate-change bill. In
political terms, it was a remarkable achievement.
But 212 representatives voted no. A handful of these no votes
came from representatives who considered the bill too weak, but
most rejected the bill because they rejected the whole notion
that we have to do something about greenhouse gases.
And as I watched the deniers make their arguments, I couldn't
help thinking that I was watching a form of treason -- treason
against the planet.
To fully appreciate the irresponsibility and immorality of
climate-change denial, you need to know about the grim turn taken
by the latest climate research.
Betraying the Planet, by Paul Krguman - New York Times, 2009.0629
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/opinion/29krugman.html
Do you think we've reached the point where climate change denial
is tantamount to "treason against the planet"?
Discuss online:
http://www.architectureforum.com/topic-29017.html
Green and Sustainable Design and Building News This Week
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Energy Bills 'Too Low' to Combat Climate Change - Guardian Unlimited, 2009.0629
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jun/29/energy-bills-green-technology
Dams Are Thwarting Louisiana Marsh Restoration, Study Says - New York Times, 2009.0629
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/science/earth/29mississippi.html?_r=1
New Measures to Aid Solar on Public Lands - New York Times, 2009.0629
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/new-measures-to-aid-solar-on-public-lands/
Fraunhofer Know-How for the Ecological Model City Masdar - PhysOrg, 2009.0629
http://www.physorg.com/wire-news/7729867/fraunhofer-know-how-for-the-ecological-model-city-masdar.html
Europeans 'Demand More' from Americans - New York Times, 2009.0629
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/europeans-demand-more-from-americans/
The Legalities of Rainwater Harvesting - New York Times, 2009.0629
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/the-legalities-of-rainwater-harvesting/
Climate Change Bill May Be Election Issue - New York Times, 2009.0628
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/us/politics/28cong.html
House Passes Bill to Address Threat of Climate Change - New York Times, 2009.0626
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/27/us/politics/27climate.html?_r=1
Buildings and the Climate Bill - ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0624
http://www.archweek.com/2009/0624/news_1-1.html
It's important to "get things right" when a new building is
constructed. More so than perhaps anything else we create, new
buildings will be with us for a very long time.
The greenhouse gas cap-and-trade section of the Waxman-Markey
climate and energy bill gets most of the attention, as it should,
but the bill has many other provisions, some of which are
directly important to the building industry.
In the Andes, a Toxic Site Also Provides a Livelihood - New York Times, 2009.0625
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/world/americas/25peru.html?ref=earth
Roadmap for Reducing Emissions Unveiled - New York Times, 2009.0625
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/roadmap-for-reducing-emissions-unveiled/
Builders Use LEED Technology to Make Urban Architecture Eco-Friendly - India Infoline, 2009.0625
http://www.indiainfoline.com/news/innernews.asp?storyId=106046&lmn=1
Deep in Bedrock, Clean Energy and Quake Fears - New York Times, 2009.0624
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/business/energy-environment/24geotherm.html?ref=earth
Energy Bill Unfinished, but Vote Nears - New York Times, 2009.0624
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/science/earth/24energy.html?ref=earth
Greening the Coffee Capsule Business - New York Times, 2009.0624
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/greening-the-coffee-capsule-business/
How Much Cap-and-Trade Bill Would Cost Families - New York Times, 2009.0624
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/how-much-cap-and-trade-bill-would-cost-families/
Special Innovation Zone: Imagination without Regulation - World Changing (blog), 2009.0624
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/010012.html
Sears Tower to Undergo $350 Million Green Remodel - Associated Press, 2009.0624
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i3yxEh-UAZhaZkJV1GLJjcVmo07AD9919A5G0
Free Energy Analysis with IES VE-Ware - ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0624
http://www.archweek.com/2009/0624/tools_1-1.html
Dr. Don McLean, founder and CEO of Integrated Environmental
Solutions (IES), believes every architect should have the ability
to understand the environmental impact of his or her building
design. To realize this vision, McLean is prepared to give
architects free access to some of the most basic features of his
company's Virtual Environment software suite.
Copenhagen Climate Change Treaty Backed by 'Hopenhagen' Campaign - Guardian Unlimited, 2009.0623
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jun/23/hopenhagen-climate-change-campaign
Airport Projects Delayed or Canceled - New York Times, 2009.0623
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/23/business/23airports.html
Touring the Ultimate 'Green' House - CNet News, 2009.0623
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10270909-52.html
Raytheon Tests Carbon Sequestration - New York Times, 2009.0623
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/23/raytheon-tests-carbon-sequestration/
Obama Urges Passage of Climate Bill - New York Times, 2009.0623
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/23/obama-urges-passage-of-climate-bill/
Ford, Nissan and Tesla Awarded $8 Billion - New York Times, 2009.0623
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/23/ford-nissan-and-tesla-awarded-8-billion/
Houston Biodiesel Plant for Sale - New York Times, 2009.0623
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/23/houston-biodiesel-plant-for-sale/
Himalayan Glacier Studies Commence - BBC News, 2009.0623
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8109389.stm
10 Brilliant, Boxy and Sustainable Shipping Container Homes - DesignCrave, 2009.0622
http://designcrave.com/2009-06-22/10-brilliant-boxy-and-sustainable-shipping-container-homes/
Industry Group Says Solar to Become Cost-Competitive in Italy Next Year - New York Times, 2009.0622
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/22/industry-group-says-solar-to-become-cost-competitive-in-italy-next-year/
First 'Green' KFC/Taco Bell Is Now LEED Certified - Los Angeles Business, 2009.0622
http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/stories/2009/06/22/daily7.html
President of Mexico Urges Action on Emissions - New York Times, 2009.0622
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/23/world/americas/23climate.html?ref=earth
Sally Wilson on the USGBC Headquarters, LEED Fine Print, and Negotiating a Green Lease - Metropolis, 2009.0622
http://www.metropolismag.com/pov/20090622/qa-sally-wilson-on-the-usgbc-headquarters-leed-fine-print-and-negotiating-a-green-lease
Some Flexibility in Building Mandates - Desert Sun, 2009.0621
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20090621/NEWS07/906210313/1006
Architect Shooting for Green - The Advocate, 2009.0617
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/acadiana/48214557.html
New World Home Achieves Two Historic Green Milestones - PR Newswire, 2009.0615
http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-15-2009/0005043954&EDATE=
This Home Is so Environmentally Friendly, the Building Itself Was Recycled - Kalamazoo Gazette, 2009.0613
http://www.mlive.com/living/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2009/06/this_home_is_so_environmentall.html
Australians Demand Climate Action - BBC News, 2009.0613
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8098452.stm
Climate Change Treaty, to Go Beyond the Kyoto Protocol, Is Expected by the Year's End - New York Times, 2009.0612
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/13/science/earth/13climate.html
Back to the FutureGen: 'Clean' Coal Plant Gets New Backing - Wired, 2009.0612
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/06/futuregen/
L.A.'S Best Architecture Is on the Ground - Fast Company, 2009.0611
http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/alissa-walker/designerati/las-best-architecture-ground
Sustainable Stockholm Suburb Showpiece of Good Urban Design - Irish Times, 2009.0611
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/property/2009/0611/1224248596287.html
Report Disperses Migration Myth - Nature, 2009.0611
http://www.nature.com/climate/2009/0907/full/climate.2009.56.html
Bloomberg Vs. Newsom: The Debate over Green Building - Triple Pundit, 2009.0611
http://www.triplepundit.com/pages/bloomberg-newsom-the-debate-o.php
Erginoglu and Calislar Architects Build Sustainable Structure in Istanbul - DesignCrave, 2009.0611
http://designcrave.com/2009-06-11/erginoglu-and-calislar-architects-build-sustainable-structure-in-istanbul/
San Francisco to Toughen a Strict Recycling Law - New York Times, 2009.0611
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/us/11recycle.html
Wind Farming in Deep Waters - New York Times, 2009.0611
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/wind-farming-in-deep-waters/
Japan Sets 'Weak' Climate Target - BBC News, 2009.0610
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8092866.stm
China Launches Green Power Revolution to Catch Up on West - Guardian Unlimited, 2009.0610
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/09/china-green-energy-solar-wind
Giving New Meaning to 'Electric Avenue' - New York Times, 2009.0610
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/10/giving-new-meaning-to-electric-avenue/
Pelli's Platinum Visionaire - ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0610
http://www.archweek.com/2009/0610/environment_1-1.html
At first glance, the glossy new 35-story condominium tower
slicing into the lower Manhattan skyline doesn't stand out as a
beacon of sustainable design. Its sleek form -- an extruded
curving wedge accented with red terra cotta bands -- looks more
Ferrari than Prius. And the structure's granite base and
travertine lobby walls are elements not usually associated with
green building.
Green Labels Need More Precision - Journal of Commerce, 2009.0610
http://www.journalofcommerce.com/article/id34045
Solar Showdown Looms in California - New York Times, 2009.0609
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/09/solar-showdown-looms-in-california/
Water Scarcity and the Western Oil Shales - New York Times, 2009.0609
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/09/water-scarcity-and-the-western-oil-shales/
Southeast Mulls Offshore Wind Power - New York Times, 2009.0609
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/09/southeast-mulls-offshore-wind-power/
Questions about a Desert Village - New York Times, 2009.0609
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/09/business/global/09property.html
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http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0624/news_2-1.html
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