Inadequate ventilation causes formaldehyde to concentrate inside homes. All homes in the study had unsafe levels of formaldehyde.
Unsafe Levels of Formaldehyde in New Homes
December 16, 2009 By 15 Comments
Dune Architect Transforms Desert Sand into Dwellings for the Green Wall Sahara Shelterbelt
December 1, 2009 By 4 Comments
Above, creative architecture student Magnus Larsson shares his incredible idea to help settlers along the harsh Sahara desert. His proposed process of re-structuring sand is a building material process already researched for helping strengthen earthquake prone land with sustainable bacteria that turns shifting sand into a solid mass. Looks like Larsson is creating sandcastles out [...]
TED Talks: Architecture in the Future that Repairs Itself?
November 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
This short Technology and Entertainment Design Conference clip is by Rachel Armstrong who states : “Scientists need to work outside their own areas of expertise to make new technologies that are pertinent to the 21st century and to collaborate, both with other scientific disciplines and the arts and humanities.” “Metabolic materials” – is what TED [...]
US Green Building Council to Honor Hospitality Design Challenge Winners
November 17, 2009 By 2 Comments
USGBC, the Hospitality Industry Network (NEWH) and the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) have admirably joined together to sponsor the Sustainable Suite Design Competition. The goal of this hospitality design contest is to help drive green design practices within the hotel industry. This competition provides an ideal platform for professional (and student) teams internationally [...]
Smarter Cities ~ Project of the Natural Resources Defense Council
November 12, 2009 By 2 Comments
Have you heard about NRDC’s Smarter Cities? “When thinking about the urban environment, more often than not problems come first to mind. Less commonly thought about is the potential presented by cities, potential to rethink and reshape their environments responsibly. Today urban leaders—mayors, businesses and community organizations—are in the environmental vanguard, making upgrades to transportation [...]
