The overloaded North American electrical grid is facing a crisis that will cost everybody money and add blight our landscape. so do you want fries with that? nytimes View full entry
The urgency of climate change makes the rebirth of our cities crucial to the planet, and its people.Guardian View full entry
Opsis Architecture set out to prove that being green doesn't mean starting from scratch. The result is one of the most innovative buildings in Portland, with solar panels, a photovoltaic converter to monitor kilowatt production and automatic sunshades. Sustainable design View full entry
Massive development along Spain's 3,100-mile long coast is fueling illegal activity and destroying ecosystems, environmentalists say. About half of the 3 million homes built or under construction in Spain during the last four years are located on the coast, driven by northern Europeans' desire... View full entry
The long (3000 pages) awaited report on how to save the Salton Sea has been released. Options range from $2.3b to $5.9b, but we know that no project of this size ever comes in on budget. LAtimes View full entry
Leading the charge for changing how architects are taught about ecoogy is a new report by the AIA-COTE that was inspired by David Orr and funded by the Tides Foundation's Kendeda Sustainability Fund. Lots of great resources about sustainable design for professionals and wanna be students. View full entry
Wind power is no longer just hot air in the developing world. While the top three manufacturers of wind turbines are western, the biggest growth in size comes from companies in the developing world. So China and India have a smaller coal burning future. So how does this impact architecture? We... View full entry
As part of their ongoing Green Building 101 series, Inhabitat has a good write-up today on environmentally efficient lighting. View full entry
The Dept of Defense is blocking some states from adopting wind power, claiming alternative energy might block military radar. NPR View full entry
Using ancient gardening techniques, you can train treebranches into a habitable structure. An Archinect editor designed one. So can you. Grow your own tree house. View full entry
Carbon dioxide was the focus of a presentation at last month's conference, "The Architecture of Sustainability," sponsored by the American Institute of Architects national committees on design and on the environment. Washington Post Addressing the conferees packed into the Corcoran Gallery of Art... View full entry
architecture2030.org is getting mayors on the bandwagon. Help them make contacts... The US Conference of Mayors membership will be voting on final adoption of this measure during their Annual meeting which occurs the first week of June. As such, we urge you to contact your Mayor as soon as you... View full entry
Today the US Navy schuttled the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany into the Gulf of Mexico which has now become the world's largest intentionally created artificial reef. Reuters View full entry
"Green roofs" are like successful politicians -- lofty, tenacious and good to their constituents. Too bad Washington's new stadium complex was conceived without any.Washington Post View full entry
Read all about the Conference this past week. Pretty good for those of us that unable to attend.http://architectureofsustainability.blogspot.com/ View full entry
