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by Mike Chino
From: www.inhabitat.com
Published June 18, 2008

As the planet heats up and our resources stretch to accommodate a skyrocketing population, it has become clear that water will be a hotly contested commodity in the coming years - some are even calling it the “new oil”. Charles Paton has endeavored to meet this challenge with his [...]

by Mike Chino

This weekend, I attended the NEN’s Clean and Green Summit which included a wonderful green walking tour of San Francisco’s Mission district. We strolled by beautiful gardens and saw some great community initiatives, but the highlight by far was a showing of Sunset Magazine’s sustainable gem, Casa Verde. We’ve covered the zero energy [...]

by Mike Chino

San Franciscans rejoice! The Transbay Joint Powers Authority just approved a stunning green design for the new Transbay Transit Center to be constructed in downtown SF. Planned by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, the project consists of a graceful glass tower paired with an elegantly sweeping transit center topped with a five-and-a-half acre public [...]

Mañana se llevará a cabo un recorrido guiado por la edificación.

Por El Nuevo Día
El condominio El Monte en Hato Rey será el foco de atención en el recorrido arquitectónico que llevará a cabo mañana domingo, a partir de las 2:00 p.m., el Colegio de Arquitectos y Arquitectos Paisajistas de Puerto Rico.
El mismo será guiado [...]

By Alexis Madrigal 03.18.08 | 8:45 PM

Engineers Malcolm Knapp and Heather Fleming helped design a low-cost turbine that will be deployed in the rural areas surrounding Quetzaltenango, Guatemala’s second largest city.
Photo courtesy Jim Merithew/Wired.com
A group of volunteer engineers are finishing the design for a home-brewed wind turbine that will bring electricity to [...]