Herman Miller, Inc., Texas Instruments and HOK were announced as winners of the Sustainable Leadership Awards, an international awards program presented by a consortium of The American Institute of Architects' (AIA) - Committees on the Environment and Interior Architecture, CoreNet Global and The... View full entry
In 1970 a barrel of crude oil cost a dollar and eighty cents. This week it hit a new high -- above 70 dollars. The result -- gas at three dollars a gallon and climbing coming to a filling station near you, not to mention fears of inflation and economic slow-down. All this because of jitters over... View full entry
Dozens of the world's cities, including London and New York, could be flooded by the end of the century, according to research which suggests that global warming will increase sea levels more rapidly than was previously thought. The first study to combine computer models of rising temperatures... View full entry
Millions of eyewitnesses watched in stunned horror Tuesday as light emptied from the sky, plunging the U.S. and neighboring countries into darkness. As the hours progressed, conditions only worsened -- Read View full entry
Australian architect Andrew Maynard has designed these awesome treehouses in order to protest logging in Tasmania's Styx Valley Forest. | More at bldgblog View full entry
The amount of ice flowing into the sea from large glaciers in southern Greenland has almost doubled in the last 10 years, possibly requiring scientists to increase estimates of how much seas could rise under the influence of global warming, according to a study to be published Friday in the... View full entry
Oxford and the BBC have teamed up to convince tens of thousands of people to download this program, which uses distributed spare computer power for climate change simulations. BBC | via View full entry
The Bush Administration yesterday kicked off a process to determine whether polar bears should be added to the United States endangered species list because their habitat is melting. Read View full entry
The Bush administration identified Friday more than 300,000 acres of national forest, including about 85,000 acres in California, that could be sold to pay for services in rural areas across the country. sfgate View full entry
The lead story on page one of the New York Times last Sunday read: top NASA climate scientist says the Bush administration is trying to stop him from speaking out on global warming. The scientist is James E. Hansen - NASA's number one climate watcher, who says he's been muzzled on a dire threat... View full entry
With its curtain wall and faceted crystal design, the Bank of America building rising at 1 Bryant Park in Manhattan probably seems unremarkable to New Yorkers accustomed to looming glass skyscrapers. But it's not architecture with a capital A that makes the tower unusual. NYT View full entry
The top climate scientist at NASA says the Bush administration has tried to stop him from speaking out since he gave a lecture last month calling for prompt reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases linked to global warming. NY Times View full entry
AIA Supports Ratings Systems and Standards that Contribute to a Sustainable Future An Important Step for the profession!!!!Press Release View full entry
Out of recycled timber and bricks, the first dozen homes have been built in Somerset as part of a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) project to create more sustainable homes in the UK. BBC View full entry
Renowned Indian architect Charles Correa has said housing designs from his home country offer the key to eco-friendly buildings of the future. "There's nothing like poverty to be the mother of invention." From the BBC View full entry
