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Traditional Native American Architectural Values

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The Sky City village in the Pueblo of Acoma, atop a mesa 60 miles west of Albuquerque, New Mexico is such a community. And how can we create homes that represent the cultural values we want—homes that are sustainable, healthy, and that build strong communities—without appropriating traditional architecture? image from Britanica.com.

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Government Ownership of Rain is Antithetical to Increased Potable Water

Green Building Law Update

Today the City of Albuquerque Water Utilities Authority offers rebates of $1.50 But is it too farfetched to imagine government increasing potable water by not only making it legal but even offering incentives, like Albuquerque, for collecting rain? Tucson may have gone too far in mandating rain collection for landscaping.

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Government Ownership of Rain is Antithetical to Increased Potable Water

Green Building Law Update

Today the City of Albuquerque Water Utilities Authority offers rebates of $1.50 But is it too farfetched to imagine government increasing potable water by not only making it legal but even offering incentives, like Albuquerque, for collecting rain? Tucson may have gone too far in mandating rain collection for landscaping.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Earth USA 2011

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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Albuquerque: High-Tech Haven. The Albuquerque metro is continuously recognized as a high tech haven by national publications such as Wired and Small Times magazines thanks to its variety of companies and technology savvy workforce available to new and expanding companies. Albuquerque has built a thriving renewable energy cluster.

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Green Building Law Blog - Untitled Article

Green Building Law Blog

Through Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies, Shari advocates for clients on issues related to energy and sustainability with decision-makers in all branches of local, state, and federal government. Shari is very involved in developing sustainability in the Delaware Valley and beyond.

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Pulse: 08/20/2012

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Sustainability. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: Madeline Livermore, Contract Officer, 4101 Jefferson Plaza NE, Albuquerque, 87109. Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation. Environment. Power & Industrial. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan. Gulf Oil Spill. -->. Building Types. Construction Methods. Haiti Reconstruction.