This system was created by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) to properly evaluate the environmental efficiency of buildings while offering a reliable, universal standard to which architects can refer when creating a sustainable design.
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Campus of the future
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The purpose of the Long Range Development Plan is to create the first fully sustainable, zero-net-energy, zero-waste and zero-net-emissions campus in America by the year 2020.
Soft White Potato Bread
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You will need: One 1.5kg bag of strong white flour (organic and stone-ground is best) 2 teaspoons of salt (ideally sea-salt – for flavour, and you need a little less)…
London in Bloom
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An enclosed capsule over 440 ft in the air is not the first place you would think of when envisaging an English garden. But last week, Andy Sturgeon of Chelsea…
The Borrowers
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‘I think the best ideas are those that facilitate what we try to do anyway,’ says Andy Lenney, co-founder of Oborrow, an app just launched on Facebook that allows people…
Designing a new future
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However, one company is addressing this issue head on and aims to not only integrate a more eco-friendly way of doing business within their own organization but is also promoting it within the wider community. Kudos already!
The Artful Engineer
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Poised above his sketchpad, faced with the challenge of designing a roof for the 2012 Olympic velodrome, engineer Chris Wise asked himself: ‘What would nature do?’
Wonder Wood
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From an elegantly arching chair inspired by the sketches of shoe designer Manolo Blahnik, to a soaring staircase which springs from its foundations like a branch reaching towards the sky, the 2011 Wood Awards showcase the very best in design and craftsmanship using this most versatile of materials.
