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Green Building Materials

Posted on April 21, 2009 | 2 Comments

Green Building Materials: An Introduction

Green Building Materials

When one builds green, they essentially take advantage of natural resources with a heightened awareness and efficiency. According to D.M. Roodman and M. Lenssen, buildings in general account for one-quarter of the planet’s wood harvest, one-sixth of its fresh water withdrawals and two-fifths of its energy and material flows (as noted in “A Building Revolution: How Ecology and Health Concerns are Transforming Construction”).

How Does One Build Green?

To build green, then, is to create buildings that Continue reading →

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Urban Planning

Posted on March 4, 2009 | Leave a comment

The Basics of Urban Planning, From a Green Perspective

Urban Planning, in general, is a concept and a discipline that involves how we develop and use the land available to us as a society — from the buildings and infrastructure of a city, to the social aspects of how bodies function and move within those spaces, to the integration of distinct communities within that entire city or location.

Further Defining Urban Planning

Within the overarching discipline of Urban Planning, then, other distinct development disciplines fall: landscape architecture, architecture, urban design and in contemporary society, urban renewal — Continue reading →

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Green Building

Posted on July 21, 2008 | 1 Comment

What Is Green Building?

Through the practice of Green Building, architects, designers, developers and those in the field of construction attempt to erect buildings that use resources such as water, building materials like wood and energy, in as smart a way as possible. This means that the involved professionals attempt to reduce the overall impact of the building, through each of the developmental phases in its lifetime (from design to operation and eventual removal if necessary), on people and the environment.