By focusing on environmental responsibility & resource-efficiency throughout a building's life-cycle: from siting to design, through construction, operation, maintenance & renovation, to demolition.

New technologies are constantly being developed to produce a more efficient and sustainable built environment promoting human health & the natural environment.

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Chew Weng Hong’s design
 


Rommana is a fully integrated Application Lifecycle Management system and a ... and maintaining scenarios to elaborate on requirements and to design tests ...

The U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development is bringing together world leaders, policymakers and representatives from the private sector, NGOs and other ...

 Some of the greatest human innovations have been inspired by natural occurrences, so it only makes sense that what we wear would follow suit. From leaf-like tops to outerwear that ... 

Salter Pilon Architecture and Lett Architects are pleased to announce the official Grand Opening of the new Bradford West Gwillimbury Leisure Centre ..

Can Malaysia follow South Korea in having world-class designs and creative industries?
WHAT could be the best way to improve Malaysian architecture

Green design: low-energy solutions for daily life
As final year architecture and design students sweat it out preparing degree shows, themes emerging this year reveal not only a big interest in designing ...


Thursday, May 17, 2012

renewable energy, clean energy, wind power, solar, NCES, national clean energy standard, Matthew Kotchen, Andrew Leiserowitz, Joseph Aldy, congress, clean energy policy
 US Consumers Willing To Pay Higher Utility Bills For Clean EnergyAccording to a study published  in the journal Nature Climate Change, Americans are willing to pay for slightly higher electricity bills for clean energy ...


Costa Rica Architectural Firm is Building Energy Efficient Homes to Combat Rising Electricity Rates 
As electricity rates are rising in Costa Rica, luxury design build firm, Sarco Architects, is building "Green" homes. Their concern ...

Sustainable Living through Filipino Architecture
A new book featuring top-shelf residences designed in the contemporary Filipino style by the father-and-son design team of Bobby and Angelo MaƱosa ...

NewSchool of Architecture and Design Team Wins First Place at International Competition
The undergraduate team was among six finalist teams in the competition’s college division, formally called the International Skyscraper division ...

 Colour within the Urban Environment
 Artist David Batchelor leads a vibrant visual event at the HOUSE Festival 2012 for the Brighton Festival. Artwork will be positioned in independent galleries, domestic spaces, ...

Christine GK LaPado Green architect Hyland Fisher originally went to school in Detroit—the Motor City—to study transportation design ...

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Vietnam Green Architecture

Vietnam is developing green architecture
To curb environmental pollution and offer sustainable living conditions, said Nguyen Tan Van, chairman of the Vietnam Association of Architects (VAA), at a recent seminar in Hanoi. Seven Vietnamese architects ...

Swedish Students Showcase Designs for Children at ‘Play In Progress’
Play is fundamental to a child's development, but what happens when they don't have access to proper playgrounds or stimulating environments ...

Phuket's Green Future Takes Shape in Kata Karon Project 
On Phuket to put the final polish on a range of ''green architecture'' ideas for creating a model for future Phuket development ...

Stantec Achieves International Certification of its Environmental Management System
North American design firm Stantec announced today it has achieved Company-wide certification to the ISO Environmental Management Systems standard ...

Green drive is growing on builders in Abu Dhabi
Since becoming mandatory in September 2010, more than 100 developments in the emirate have received a two-pearl rating ...

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