ArchWeek Green 2009.1014

Wed Oct 14 13:14:48 PDT 2009

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The Bay Area Regional Style seems to lend itself to environmentally
sensitive design solutions - within the appropriate bioclimatic 
realm - and the Portola Valley Town Center, LEED Platinum certified,
is a lovely new example...

	That the simple array of structures appears more like a summer
	camp than a civic monument is by design. The architecture is in
	accord with a local ordinance that encourages buildings "as
	unobtrusive in the natural terrain as possible," thereby
	protecting open space and views.

	The design shows the influence of William Turnbull, the "T" in
	MLTW of Sea Ranch fame. Turnbull worked from a similar palette
	of untreated vertical redwood siding and shed roofs, and his
	architecture, too, defers to its surroundings. Turnbull's
	influence on the Portola Valley center is no surprise, since
	several architects on the project had worked for Turnbull at one
	time or another, including Larry Strain and Jim Goring,
	partners-in-charge for their respective firms, and Strain's
	colleagues Henry Siegel and Susi Marzuola.

	Like Sea Ranch, the Portola Valley Town Center exists in a
	rarified rural setting. It, too, has a skin of natural wood that
	will weather to a silvery gray. And it takes the addition step
	of minimizing the use of new wood.

Portola Valley Town Center - ArchitectureWeek, 2009.1007
http://www.architectureweek.com/2009/1007/index.html

Given the philosophical roots of the Bay Area Regional Style, its  
ease of integration with contemporary sustainable standards seems 
to follow naturally.

Are there architectural styles that seem especially awkward for 
environmentally sensitive design approaches?  What other styles seem
especially well-suited for environmentally sensitive design, in their 
own appropriate places?  

Discuss online:
http://www.architectureforum.com/topic-30931.html

Green and Sustainable Design and Building News This Week
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Regional Efficiency Rules Proposed for Furnaces and Air-Conditioners - New York Times, 2009.1013
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/regional-efficiency-rules-proposed-for-furnaces-air-conditioners/

Madagascar's Wood Exports Stir Debate - New York Times, 2009.1013
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/madagascars-wood-exports-stir-debate/

Oil Demand in Industrialized Nations Peaked in 2005, Researchers Say - New York Times, 2009.1013
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/oil-demand-among-industrialized-nations-peaked-in-2005-reserachers-say/

Solar Living, without Compromising on Lifestyle - New York Times, 2009.1013
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/science/earth/13solar.html

Green Walls Could Inspire Energy Conservation Efforts - Finding Dulcinea, 2009.1013
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/environment/2009/oct/Corporate-Green-Walls-Could-Inspire-Energy-Conservation-Efforts.html

United States: Glossary of Key Climate Change Terms - Mondaq, 2009.1013
http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=87596

Massive Slide Redirects River in Washington State - New York Times, 2009.1012
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/science/earth/12landslide.html

California to Charge Fee for Emissions - New York Times, 2009.1012
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/california-to-charge-fee-for-emissions/

The Competition for the Best Solar-Powered House - Huffington Post, 2009.1012
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/12/solar-decathlon-the-compe_n_314790.html

Riding China's Green Wave - New York Times, 2009.1012
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/riding-chinas-green-wave/

Discord over Regulation of Car Charging - New York Times, 2009.1012
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/discord-over-regulation-of-car-charging/

'Carbon War Room' Takes Aim at Shipping - New York Times, 2009.1012
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/carbon-war-room-targets-shipping/

Passivhaus Developer Wins an Award - Green Building Press, 2009.1012
http://www.greenbuildingpress.co.uk/article.php?category_id=1&article_id=371

Climate No Longer Top Policy Issue with Australians - Reuters, 2009.1012
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE59C07320091013?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews

Hume: New Green Building Calls for a Slick Skin - Toronto Star, 2009.1012
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/708895--hume-new-green-building-calls-for-a-slick-skin

Sustainable Expert Outlines Downtown Makeover - Las Vegas Business Press, 2009.1012
http://www.lvbusinesspress.com/articles/2009/10/12/news/iq_31523485.txt

Green Roofs: The Future of Architecture? - Ubyssey, 2009.1012
http://ubyssey.ca/ideas/?p=8820

Solar Power Decathlon Ready to Open - Cooler Planet, 2009.1012
http://solar.coolerplanet.com/News/10120901-solar-power-decathlon-ready-to-open.aspx

Prospects Distant for Offshore Wind in West - New York Times, 2009.1009
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/09/prospects-distant-for-offshore-wind-in-west/

Norway Pledges 40 Percent Emissions Cuts - New York Times, 2009.1009
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/09/norway-pledges-40-perecent-emissions-cuts/

Report Offers Road Map to a Green Indiana - New York Times, 2009.1009
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/09/report-offers-roadmap-to-a-green-indiana/

Argentina's Forests Dwindle - Nature, 2009.1009
http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091009/full/news.2009.984.html

The Quest to Build an 'Ethically Responsible' House - New York Times, 2009.1009
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/10/09/09climatewire-the-quest-to-build-an-ethically-responsible-12926.html

Electric Cars in India: Why so Few? - India Knowledge, 2009.1008
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/india/article.cfm?articleid=4418

Massachusetts Mulls TV Efficiency Rules - New York Times, 2009.1008
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/massachusetts-mulls-tv-efficiency-rules/

Defiant Chamber Chief Says "Bring 'Em On" - New York Times, 2009.1008
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/defiant-chamber-chief-says-bring-em-on/

Postcard from Klamath Falls - ArchitectureWeek, 2009.1007
http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/1007/environment_2-1.html
	Seeing them as pure object form in the landscape, a poignant
	aesthetic of contrasts entwines these manmade elements with
	their landscape - muscular diversion canal snaking improbably
	high along the canyon walls, diminished river following below -
	huge steel penstock tubes dropping hundreds of feet from some
	apparently random spot on the hillside - the two round
	generators themselves, framed by their own dedicated traveling
	crane, bridging over the outwash beneath, loud rushing to rejoin
	the native waters...

Solar Village Begins to Bloom on National Mall - CNet News, 2009.1007
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10369995-54.html

Michelle Kaufmann on the Future of Green Prefab Homes - Earth2tech, 2009.1007
http://earth2tech.com/2009/10/07/qa-michelle-kaufmann-on-the-future-of-green-prefab-homes/

Saving Forests Five Times Better Than Carbon Capture for Climate Action - World Wildlife Fund, 2009.1007
http://www.panda.org/wwf_news/news/?uNewsID=176141

Apple, Sony Ericsson Demonstrate Best Practices in Green Electronics - Sustainable Business, 2009.1007
http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/19005

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Bentley Systems Marks 25 Years - Reuters, 2009.1013
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Science Journals Crack Down on Image Manipulation - Nature, 2009.1009
http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091009/full/news.2009.991.html

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