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Pharos
Pharos is a tool to help scientists, researchers, and product innovators identify problematic chemicals and collaborate to find safer alternatives.
Sustainable Minds Transparency Catalog
Find all products with transparency info for your green building projects. Free, no login.
Lightstanza Daylighting Analysis - Revit PlugIn - Tutorial with Harshul Singhal
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Lightstanza Daylighting Analysis - LEED v4 - Tutorial with Harshul Singhal
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Carbon Smart Materials Palette
Vertical farms: the greatest hope for cities, or a band-aid on a sucking chest wound?
I sometimes find myself making negative comments about vertical farming. This happened again today, and the facebook friend to whom I responded replied very ope
Enough with the vertical farming fantasies: There are still too many unanswered questions about the trendy practice
In addition to not feeding the masses, vertical farming could have grave environmental and economic consequences
Energy and Civilization: A History by Vaclav Smil
Energy and Civilization book. Read 121 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. A comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society t...
Welcome to 2000m²
If we were to divide the total global surface area of arable land by the number of people living on the planet, each person would get 2000m².
Vertical farms: Wrong on so many levels
Stan Cox has another run at the vertical farm
What Urban Agriculture Is And What It is Not
As the urban agriculture movement has become more mainstream in recent years, so has the amount of content and ideas about it as well…
Prefab Architecture
"Prefab Architecture . . . is beyond theory, and beyond most of what we think we know about pods, containers, mods, and joints. This book...
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Mass Timber Methods
An Investigation of Approaches to the Challenges, Opportunities, and Wellness Benefits of Mass Timber ArchitectureReport by Molly Taylor, Hart Howerton Travel Research Fellow Summer 2017www.harthowerton.com/fellowship/www.travel4timber.com
The Development of a Tall Wood Building
Master Thesis Architecture 2017 Vittorio Salvadori Politecnico di Milano TU WienMore info on: http://vittoriosalvadori.wixsite.com/vittoriosalvadori
Building with Wood
Building with Wood book. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers.
Prefabricated Systems
This book provides an overview of prefabricated systems in housing, office, and industrial buildings. It explains the processes of modula...
Rainwater Harvesting BEST PRACTICES GUIDEBOOK
Modular and Off-Site Construction Guide
From quality and safety to schedule efficiency and sustainability, modular building has a lot to offer owners and project teams. Learn more about the variety of benefits of modular construction with the new AIA Modular and Off-Site Construction Guide.
A09 Daylighting Simulation at Four Architecture Firms
How do firms start a daylight simulation program in-house, how do they run it, integrate with project schedules, and use it to make better design decisions? Leading practitioners within four architecture firms will answer each of these in a rapid fire session that shows how great spaces get designed, informed by daylight simulation. In addition, LMN Architects, Mahlum, Callison, and Skidmore, Ownings and Merrill will each present case studies showing how daylight simulation was an integral part of the design discussion and decisions. Successful daylight simulation requires a balance between...
The New IES-Approved Daylight Metrics - AIA San Francisco IBPSA Webinar
A presentation of the new daylight metrics to quantify the daylighting in the built environment by Mudit Saxena
The Importance of Imagination - Post Carbon Institute
We need to create an environment where our imagination enshrines us. It needs to run through everything we do.
The Nature Fix
From forest trails in Korea, to islands in Finland, to eucalyptus groves in California, Florence Williams investigates the science behind...
Materials Matter
Knowing where our materials come from, what’s in them, how they were made, and how long they’ll persist in the environment beyond the life of a building gives us greater control over our projects and product decisions. This knowledge allows architects to set priorities and identify opportunities for innovation.
A Tiny Austrian Town Is Reinventing Bus Stops
The most underappreciated art form in urban planning gets a makeover.
Building to Suit the Climate: A Handbook by Gerhard Hausladen
Building to Suit the Climate book. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. In future, buildings that make sense from a bioclimatic persp...
Carbon-Neutral Architectural Design by Pablo M La Roche
Carbon-Neutral Architectural Design book. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. The energy used to operate buildings is one of the mos...
PopTech 2008: Saul Griffith
Inventor, engineer and MacArthur Genius Grant-winner Dr. Saul Griffith thought he was an eco-prude, until he audited his total power consumption and learned he burns three times as much energy as the average European, and eight times as much as the average Carribeaner. Watch as he unveils Wattzon.com, a free online tool anyone can use to gain a deep understanding of their total energy footprint - and how to reduce their role in climate change.