Perhaps you’ve heard. New York’s iconic landmark is undergoing a radical transformation: a $550 million renovation incorporating a comprehensive energy efficiency retrofit. Read the full story
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The Empire State Building: Revisioned
Posted on 19 October 2009.
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Chicago Green Roof Grant Program
Posted on 14 October 2009.
The birthplace of the skyscraper has something new to be proud of: the city-funded green roof as community stimulus. Chicago is home to over 200 green roofs, covering 2.5 million square feet, more than any other U.S. city. Read the full story
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Re:Vision kicks off West Coast Green
Posted on 01 October 2009.
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Entangled Bank Travels Overseas
Posted on 27 August 2009.
One of the winning Re:Vision Dallas designs, “The Entangled Bank“, has been shortlisted for the World Architecture Festival 2009. Read the full story
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Is the new Federal Building in San Francisco green?
Posted on 26 August 2009.
By Eric Corey Freed
Wonderful article on Thom Mayne’s new Federal Building that just opened here in San Francisco. It touches on some of the larger issues, namely, how the LEED Green Building Rating System often does not apply to such a large, unusual and design driven building. Read the full story
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What building materials do we take for granted?
Posted on 25 August 2009.
What materials have a huge eco impact but are ignored by the green building industry?
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The Urban Shop
Posted on 21 August 2009.
Winner’s Circle Interview for Re:Store with Egbert Chu & Zachary Colbert
At the center of this new urban community dynamic is the urban farm. Our proposal emphasizes the importance of sustainable local food production as a response to both:
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Rain Tube
Posted on 21 August 2009.
Winner’s Circle Interview with Steve Spratt from Re:Construct
RainTube products prevent large and expensive amounts of water damage and waste from clogged gutters and are also used to filter, collect, store and distribute rainwater. They conserve diminishing and valuable water resources for reuse or delivery back to storage aquifers. RainTube removes plastic from landfills, improves structural durability, conserves water resources, reduces storm water runoff and minimizes structural maintenance and repair costs.
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Eric Corey Freed Interview in the NY Times
Posted on 12 August 2009.
A RECENT Amazon.com search for “green home†pulled up more than 15,000 book titles. Who has time to read them all? So this week, The Green Home tracked down Eric Corey Freed, the author of “Green Building & Remodeling for Dummies,†and asked him to distill this growing cottage industry of green advice into five must-do steps.
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Who greened J.R.?
Posted on 04 August 2009.
Three designs have been selected in the quest to erect America’s first fully sustainable city block in Dallas. I’m sure it’s a lovely place and all, but when I think of major, eco-progressive American cities, Dallas, Texas, usually doesn’t come to mind. Like many of my MTV Generation peers who have never spent a substantial amount of time in Dallas, I usually associate the city with two things: cheerleaders, capitalism and the Ewing family. In fact, as I write this I have the Dallas theme running through my head, not visions of green.
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