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New Book Is a Tour of Sustainable Design

Posted by Brian Clark Howard of National Geographic on January 17, 2013
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In the Fab Tree Hab concept by MIT designers, prefab scaffolding is grafted onto living trees, to integrate a dwelling with the natural environment. Art by Mitchell Joachim, Terreform ONE Photo Gallery

David Bergman, a green architect, professor, and author of the new book Sustainable Design: A Critical Guide, talks about the present and future of green buildings.

Reduce Energy, Live Passively

Posted by Frank Sesno of Planet Forward on May 3, 2011
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Guest post by GWU graduating senior and Planet Forward Intern, Charlie Rybak If we want to create a better energy future for ourselves, we need to start being smarter so we don’t have to correct our mistakes. In few places does this apply more than how we construct our buildings. Passive Houses offer a design…