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Montana Magica Lodge Looking like something out of a Tim Burton movie, this lodge is located in the Andes of Patagonia amidst 100,000 hectares of forest at the Huilo Huilo Biological Reserve. There is a waterfall that erupts from the top of the cone and a drawbridge to the main entrance. AND, since the Chilean [...]
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green news Store (Aesop Nolita) made out of 400,000 strips of the New York Times! By Tacklebox Architecture Check out the article and slideshow HERE!
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sustainable agriculture Chipotle has been pretty vocal in the push for sustainable architecture and agruiculture. Many of their new buildings are LEED accredited and much of their produce comes from local/organic sources. Check out this cute, animated video about their motivation behind sustainable agriculture!
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solar decathalon 2011 PREVIEW Every year, DC hosts the Solar Decathalon (thanks to the Department of Energy) in which students from design schools around the globe build a green home to showcase. The home must be affordable, attractive, and easy to live in, maintain comfortable and healthy indoor environmental conditions, supply energy to household appliances [...]
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biggest green roof in NYC! The 2.5 ACRE green roof sits on top of the Morgan Mail Processing Facility on West 28th Street. The historic building decided to go green in 2009 when the roof needed to be replaced in accordance with the USPS sustainability initiatives which include reducing overall energy usage by 30% by [...]
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the saga of the recyclable Maybe this is just me waving my nerd flag pretty high, but I thought this video was pretty interesting. Ever wondered what happens to your recyclables when they are dropped off at the recycling center? Watch this short video to find out!
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Hotel Indigo Architect: Surber, Barber, Choate, & Hertlein Architects, P.C. Location: Athens, Georgia Key Facts: LEED Gold Certified; 130 guestrooms (94,000 SF) incorporate both active and passive sustainable features including: natural daylight, reclaimed granite exterior skin at base, sited on east/west axis, high performance HVAC (condensate collected and used for irrigation system), use of recycled [...]
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creative re-use Now, I’m not saying I am a lush, but we do seem to often have a lot of empty wine bottles lying around the house. Don’t judge. Anyway, now I have some inspiration on how to re-use them thanks to the folks at Curbly! Check out the images below…P.S. for all you haters, [...]
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1 tonne life Aside from having a really awesome interactive website, this project challenges a family in Sweden to live a lifestyle that only produces 1 ton (tonne) of CO2 per year (the average American produces 20 tons of CO2 per year). To help the family in this endeavor, their house is designed with energy [...]
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Ray Park Visitor’s Center architect: Sarah Wigglesworth Architects location: Redbridge, London key facts: This project, an education and recreation space for the community, exhibits a connection to the landscape and existing site conditions. The interior has an open plan design, key to the multifunctionality of uses which include exhibits, cafe, library, training/meeting, and offices). While the [...]
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