The Case for Shared Green Spaces
By Kaid Benfield A group of civic and architectural partners in Little Rock has developed a great concept for improving a declining neighborhood, incrementally increasing density, and applying advanced...
View ArticleExperimental Landscapes: Alexander Felson on Ecology and Design
By Urban Omnibus Ecology, by definition, is about interactions; it’s the study of the relationships among organisms, and between organisms and their environment. When we consider the work of ecologists...
View ArticleHeating, Cooling No Longer Majority of U.S. Home Energy Use
For decades, space heating and cooling (space conditioning) accounted for more than half of all residential energy consumption. Estimates from the most recent Residential Energy Consumption Survey...
View ArticleNet-Zero Energy Home Marries Style with Sustainability
Constructing its first ever net-zero energy house was not without challenges for Marc Rutenberg Homes, as the Florida-based luxury builder was intent on using sustainable materials that could garner...
View ArticleShould Polluting Nations Be Liable for Climate Damages?
By Fred Pearce An international agreement to study how to redress developing nations for damages from climate change illustrates how ineffective climate diplomacy has been over the last two decades....
View ArticleSilent Creek
Lexington, Kentucky invites firms to decide how to uncover a stream buried for 100 years. After a century of looking outward, cities large and small are experiencing a renewed interest in downtown,...
View ArticleThe Bullitt Foundation Vision
By Denis Hayes President The Bullitt Foundation If we are successful, this will not just be the greenest commercial building in the world. It will be a crucial milestone in ushering in a new era of...
View ArticleWorld’s Greenest Building, Bullitt Center, Opens on Earth Day in Seattle
By Leon Kaye Nestled between downtown Seattle and the Capitol Hill district, the Bullitt Center will open on Earth Day, April 22. Builders of the six-story, 50,000 square-foot building claim it will be...
View ArticleE-Journal Editoral April 2013
I have focused on two specific topics for this edition of the E-Journal, being high-performance and green buildings and landscape responses to challenges posed to ecosystems by urban settings and...
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