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The Art of Earth Architecture

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This house is one of 250 buildings in The Art of Earth Architecture: Past, Present, Future , a new book by Jean Dethier and Princeton Architectural Press. Dethier is a curator and historian and has dedicated his 50-plus-year career to exploring architecture made from earthen materials.

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Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group

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He has guided the sustainability process on over 30 million square feet of projects across many different building types and sizes, including K-12 schools, higher education facilities, mid-rise and high-rise residential, commercial interiors, retail interiors, and commercial office buildings.

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Construction project management 101 – Checklist

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At the start of any project, a business case must be created and evaluated to ascertain the feasibility of the project. Stakeholders then perform feasibility testing accordingly. master plan, education brief)? Has the selection of architectural, engineering, and other required consultants been managed? Initiation.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Community.

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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. New Expert Panelist on Green Education. The Earth-Sheltered Solar Greenhouse. Day Lighting Schools.

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3 ways computational tools empower better decision-making

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Megha Sinha, Melissa Alexander, Nate Holland Higher Education Laboratories Designers Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects BIM and Information Technology Computational tools—which harness the power of computation to streamline decision making—were once considered “nice to have.”

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7 ways to change 'business as usual': The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library

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Signage and information will span the tour’s educational aspects. NET POSITIVE TOTAL CARBON – Clean the air TRPL has a feasible plan to achieve total carbon-positive status at its opening, with further improvement over the life of the building. The goal for each visitor to do more than just learn about T.R but rather to learn from T.R.

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Question about Light Straw/Clay Answered

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As many of you know I maintain an “Ask the Experts” opportunity at www.greenhomebuilding.com for people to post specific questions that they might have regarding various aspects of natural building and sustainable architecture. I have no doubt that the wall system you describe is technically feasible to build.