Articles related to "Green Architecture"



Environmental Pro Forma for Green Architecture
In sustainable architecture, the building pro forma accounts for embodied energy as well as the material costs of land acquisition, design and construction.
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Green Architecture
Green architecture means designing buildings that have the least environmental impact possible.
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Green Architecture
It isn't a tribute to St. Patrick's Day, but rather an ecologically responsible way of building.
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Green Architecture: Passive designs and heating
Design features in buildings can maximise heat control without the use of airconditioners or other heating and cooling devices.
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Green Architecture: Passive designs and lighting
"Green Architecture" makes use of both passive and active designs to make a building energy-efficient. Natural lighting can be greatly improved just by clever orientation of windows and other design features.
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Green Interior Design of Buildings at IIDEX
Sustainable buildings, green architecture, and conservation of energy and water were highlights of a conference and show for interior designers and facility managers.
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Sustainable Design for Harvard Science Complex
In a world that is becoming more aware of the environment, developers for Harvard University are taking an integrated approach in creating a sustainable campus in Allston
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Energy Efficient or Eco Design
It takes more than green construction materials to create sustainable design. Apply three tests to verify the sustainability of green buildings.
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Environmentally Friendly Business Hotels
Organize an eco-friendly corporate business event by choosing green-certified, sustainable or no-waste facilities, using recycle services and tapping in to local services
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Green Events for March 2007
Information on March 2007 special events designed to promote green living and environmental responsibility.
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Sustainable Architecture in Texas State Parks
Texas park facilities feature building design that reflects place and promotes energy efficiency, water conservation, and use of reclaimed and native building material.
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Vita Sackville-West
Vita Sackville-West (1892 - 1962), always wanted to be a great poet, but today she is remembered as a great gardener and garden writer.
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Green Careers and Eco Jobs
For anyone who has considered how to have a career that offers a livable salary while it contributes to saving the environment, join the sustainability movement.
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Introduction to Renewable Energy Issues
In Kyoto last year, countries around the world agreed to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Finding alternative energy sources to power the world requires breakthroughs in technology and the way we think.
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Straw-Bale Strength
The Friends Community School, a Quaker-based institution located in College Park, Maryland, is building their new classroom facility entirely out of straw bales.
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Building Green and Water Conservation
The City of Calgary's recently opened Water Centre is delivering on its sustainable promises with lower energy consumption and a building employees love to work in.
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Urban Planning: Environment versus People?
Green architecture has been attempted since the 1960s, but architects have found the greatest challenge lies in making sustainable urban development pleasant to live with.
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Organic Gardening -- Grasses -- Perennials
Rodale publishes books with an emphasis on organic garden methods. You can count on their books to not encourage you to use various herbicides or pesticides in your garden.
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The CES Express
Whether you are an architect, intern, or student, continuing education credits are a valuable way of learning more!
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Green Houses: The New Way to Build
Whether your family is growing or downsizing, one of the biggest steps personally, financially and ecologically is purchasing a new home. I’m in the growing stage, as is my sister. We’ve recently been discussing the best way to go when getting a new home. My dream includes solar power, composting toilets, point of use water heaters and passively heated homes with stylish layouts and ecologically harvested wood. I had a whole list of “Green Features” that I enthusiastically enumerated for my sister. But darn her and her common sense! She brought up a good point…there is no perfect ecological home.
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