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New Jersey Urged to Turn Down Off-Shore Wind Farm
The state is being urged to reject a proposal to build New Jersey's first offshore wind farm..Urban Agriculture as Green Infrastructure
It’s easy to list the reasons why we are supposed to love urban agriculture: the food it yields is fresh and local; the farming it requires is fun and social; the effect on neighborhoods is revitalizing and healthy.It’s easy to list the reasons why we are supposed to love urban agriculture: the food it yields is fresh and local; the farming it requires is fun and social; the effect on neighborhoods is revitalizing and healthy.
Sustainable is not enough: a call for regenerative cities
Urban resource consumption and waste disposal is widely seen as the root cause of many of the world’s environmental problems.Urban resource consumption and waste disposal is widely seen as the root cause of many of the world’s environmental problems.
Green walls create new urban jungles
Vertical gardens are cropping up all over cities these days, transforming drab urban facades into vibrant jungles of color.Vertical gardens are cropping up all over cities these days, transforming drab urban facades into vibrant jungles of color.
Why Every City Should Be Planting Rain Gardens
Andy Wible’s backyard in Washington, D.C.’s Petworth neighborhood doesn’t look much like a sewerage drain. But his Bayberry, Bee Balm, Iris and Golden Ragwort plants get the job done.Andy Wible’s backyard in Washington, D.C.’s Petworth neighborhood doesn’t look much like a sewerage drain. But his Bayberry, Bee Balm, Iris and Golden Ragwort plants get the job done.
Why the Most Environmental Building is the Building We’ve Already Built
Reusing an old building pretty much always has less of an impact on the environment than tearing it down, trashing the debris, clearing the site, crafting new materials and putting up a replacement from scratch. This makes some basic sense, even without looking at the numbers.Reusing an old building pretty much always has less of an impact on the environment than tearing it down, trashing the debris, clearing the site, crafting new materials and putting up a replacement from scratch. This makes some basic sense, even without looking at the numbers.
A Tower of Nests by Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture
Creating habitats for animals that have been driven out of their natural environments as a result of development. Creating vertical density within the city to reduce sprawl and commuting distances.Creating habitats for animals that have been driven out of their natural environments as a result of development. Creating vertical density within the city to reduce sprawl and commuting distances.
Why the Shenzhen and Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale Rejected Sustainability as a Theme
Architecture creates cities. Cities create architecture. That’s the argument behind the 2011 Shenzhen and Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture, which opened earlier this month in Shenzhen, China, and runs until mid-February.Architecture creates cities. Cities create architecture. That’s the argument behind the 2011 Shenzhen and Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture, which opened earlier this month in Shenzhen, China, and runs until mid-February.
High-tech greenhouse planned for city parkade rooftop
The roof of a city-owned downtown parkade will be converted to a high-tech vertical growing space capable of producing 95 tonnes of fresh vegetables a year.The roof of a city-owned downtown parkade will be converted to a high-tech vertical growing space capable of producing 95 tonnes of fresh vegetables a year.
The Futurists: Turning India’s farms into factories
Super-bureaucrat Amitabh Kant aims to reverse 60 years of history with the Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor.Super-bureaucrat Amitabh Kant aims to reverse 60 years of history with the Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor.
Colombia architect leads bamboo building crusad
Eco-sustainable bamboo is strong and beautiful and can take the place of wood and concrete in many building projects, architect Simon Velez says.
Slow sales in green village throw shadow over future of eco-homes
Only four of 32 eco-homes have been sold at Balvonie Braes, an ambitious publicly funded project in the Highlands where homes cost as little as £100 a year to heat
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