03 August 2011
A fantastic sustainable housing lecture by Steve Glenn, CEO & founder of LivingHomes a premier developer of modern, prefabricated homes that combine world-class architecture with an unparalleled commitment to healthy and sustainable construction.
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27 July 2011
To celebrate 2011 as the International Year of Forests, the United Nations approached the photographer and asked him to produce the official film for the International Year of Forests campaign. Take 7 minutes of your day to watch this film...
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18 July 2011
Thought provoking and compelling environmental film about modern consumerist culture narrated through an evolutionary viewpoint. The film explores how evolution and psychology underpin a narrative of our times, constantly locating man at its centre with an unhealthy dose of pathos.
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15 July 2011
Earlier this year, mega-architects Skidmore, Owings and Merrill revealed their master plan for the Green Tech City in Hanoi Vietnam, a truly sustainable urban development vision fitting for future Vietnamese generations. As if this wasn't enough, they have also been awarded two further comissions to take their sustinable urban devlopment vision to the next level.
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11 July 2011
Durisol is a premium quality construction material that’s recycled, renewable, and energy efficient. If you are looking for an alternative building material which is lightweight, insulated, airtight, fire resistant, structural, and made of 80% recycled wood pallet content, then you need to be using Durisol, simple.
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06 July 2011
As technology advances and we build more and more devices, the number of obsolete electronics in need of disposal is growing as well. The issue of global e-waste is a mounting concern. And as the problem piles up, many countries are finding it easiest to just ship their e-waste overseas. But just how bad is the problem?
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30 June 2011
On December 2005, Daniel McGowan was arrested by Federal agents in a nationwide sweep of radical environmentalists involved with the Earth Liberation Front-- a group the FBI has called America's "number one domestic terrorism threat." This remarkable must-see film tells the story of the ELF...
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25 June 2011
In an age of over-fishing and crashing marine stocks, it's difficult to keep track of which fish are ethically kosher. Here the fine folks at 'Information Is Beautiful' have pooled and visualized the latest consensus and data from various sources to create a simple graph to help you with choosing a sustainable species from the menu.
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22 June 2011
You may know a lot about the simple things you can do every day to protect the environment. But do your kids? Here are links to some fun, instructional videos and sites that will help younger—and older—children learn how to “go green.”
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16 June 2011
Featured in this video is a great example of biotecture. A living the Root Bridge in India. A living 'Root Bridge' at Mawlynnong, a village in Khasi Hills near Cherrapunji district in Meghalaya state of India.
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12 June 2011
A future more beautiful? Architect Thomas Heatherwick shows five recent projects featuring ingenious bio-inspired designs. Some are remakes of the ordinary: a bus, a bridge, a power station ... And one is an extraordinary pavilion, the Seed Cathedral, a celebration of growth and light.
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23 May 2011
From Eco-build in London to Earth Day and even Cannes the construction industry seems to be coming around (at least in developed countries) to the idea that green design can make a difference. Here are 5 trends in eco- construction which seem to be the focus of all the talk amongst these green design
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10 May 2011
This year, all the conversation amongst green circles seems to be focusing not only on policy and energy consumption but on recent man-made and natural disasters as well. The list below reflects these current concerns in a creative way through the medium we know best, TV and Film.
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08 May 2011
FUEL is an amazing, in-depth, personal journey of oil use and abuse as it examines wide-ranging energy solutions other than oil, the faltering US auto and petroleum industries, and the latest stirrings of the American mindset toward alternative energy.
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03 May 2011
The construction industry is killing our planet, so is it not time we use our great advances in technology to devise a way to reduce raw materials needed to build and find ways to develop sustainable urban environments? Well, first we need to consider a few principles of sustainability and urban cohesion…only then we can begin to think about architecture
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01 May 2011
Filmed over nearly three years, WASTE LAND follows Muniz as he journeys from his home base in Brooklyn to his native Brazil and the world's largest garbage dump
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28 April 2011
Bangladesh has a serious power problem. Nearly half of its 162-million population does not have access to electricity, but a new non-profit organization is making a difference. Their new solar panel program trains village women to install and repair solar panels and electrical outlets on homes and businesses.
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27 April 2011
Today, global poverty has reached new levels because of unfair debt, trade and tax policies. THE END OF POVERTY? asks why today 20% of the planet's population uses 80% of its resources and consumes 30% more than the planet can regenerate? Can we really end poverty under our current economic system?
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23 April 2011
In honor of Earth Day, the folks at WordStream have done a little digging around to find out just how bad (or good) the Internet is for the planet. Here is yet another catchy infographic depicting their findings
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23 April 2011
In an effort dubbed "A Billion Acts of Green," organizers encouraged people to observe Earth Day 2011 by pledging online athttp://act.earthday.org/ to do something small but sustainable in their own lives to improve the planet's health -- from switching to compact fluorescent light bulbs to reducing the use of pesticides and other toxic chemicals.
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Added on 28 December 2011
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