“Modern architecture does not mean the use of immature new materials; the main thing is to refine materials in a more human direction.”—Alvar Aalto Nearly 40…
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I lost an uncle in October. Dean—everyone who knew him lovingly called him Deano—was more than just an uncle to my brothers and me as we…
A couple of interesting things have happened the last few months in the green-building world revolving around addressing the reduction of harmful chemicals in our environment.…
The U.S. Green Building Council continues to drive the industry forward with integration of the Cradle to Cradle Certified Program into its LEED Version 4 rating…
Twenty years ago, the word “sustainability” wasn’t in most people’s lexicons and, in fact, only a handful of visionaries were talking about creating a new industrial…
Everybody’s talking about it: the coming of new technologies, such as 3-D printing, robotics and carbon nanotubes, that will have a profound impact on the built…