We live in the Age of Metrics where every bit of information and experience can now be quantified and digitized: steps we take each day, calories burned, hours slept, the number of people who just unfollowed you on Twitter, and…
neoliMay 24, 2015
Experts tell us that it is buildings—not earthquakes—which claim lives. Before we had buildings and cities rising up and dotting the landscape, when everything was just valleys or fields or marshes or forests, and certainly no people around—earthquakes were just…
neoliMay 7, 2015
Welcome to our monthly roundup of stories from all over the web, stories which might have gone under your radar and didn't get the retweets and shares they deserve. From the real-life Up House, to the flimsy link between volcanoes…
neoliApril 30, 2015
This April the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment picked its top ten best green projects in all of US. Since 1990, AIA/COTE has been recognizing projects that consciously incorporate sustainable design while addressing ecological issues. …
neoliApril 27, 2015
If we’re really, really serious about the planet, celebrating Earth Day (which happens on April 22) for just one day isn’t going to cut it. Surely Earth deserves more of our attention than just once-a-year remembrances. Usually around this time…
neoliApril 21, 2015
Fast fact: Many of us spend long hours indoors. Sadly if it’s a particularly ill-built building, we could be breathing badly recirculated air, depriving ourselves of healthy natural daylight, exposing ourselves to whatever toxic chemicals that are off-gassing from the…
neoliApril 19, 2015
Good news for people seeking multiple green building certification. The US Green Building Council (USGBC) is now aligning itself with the Living Building Challenge (LBC). Water and Energy efficiency are two of the seven "petals' on which building…
neoliApril 14, 2015
For the budget-strapped, or someone just looking to stretch their dollar, discount stores are simply a godsend. And these days discount stores have gotten better at stocking items that previously only the big department stores carried. Most of these are…
neoliApril 7, 2015
The C40 Initiative together with the USGBC and the World Green Building Council have released their Green Building City Market Brief Compendium. This is the most comprehensive report of its kind, outlining the issues cities are facing around the world in…
AlessandroApril 3, 2015
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