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Good Intention and Rounding Errors: Occupational Hazards of Sustainable Design

An occupational hazard of working in sustainable design is the constant reminder that everything has impact. For everything in your field of view, materials and energy were wrestled from the ground and shipped around the earth in ...READ»

Why Architecture Needs to Take Advantage of Natural Resources

Environmentally conscious vernacular architecture is making a comeback, says Autodesk's John F. Kennedy--and there are hundreds of millions of existing buildings on the planet that need to become energy- and resource-efficient.READ»

Azerbijan's Futuristic Eco-Island Plans

Azerbaijan may not leap to the forefront of your mind when you read the phrase "futuristic eco-island" but that might change when the country's plans for Zira island in the Caspian Sea come to fruition. It's going to be transformed ...READ»