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How to Turn Earth Day Into a Habit Not Just a Celebration

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…

neoli21 April 2015

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Towards Healthy Buildings: WELL Building Standard and LEED

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…

neoli19 April 2015

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LEED Now Recognizes Living Building Challenge's Energy and Water Credits

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…

neoli14 April 2015

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The Many Hidden Dangers of Discount Stores

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…

neoli7 April 2015

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USGBC + C40 + WGBC City Market Brief Compendium Released

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…

Alessandro3 April 2015

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March Story Roundup: From Global Warming Ban to Tallest Prefab to 3D-Printed Bricks

So here we are again at the end of the month with our story roundup. We’ve compiled 8 of the most popular and interesting stories around the Web, from ingeniously insulating 3D-printed bricks to wooden buildings to a statewide ban…

neoli29 March 2015

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Gone Building: China's Disappearing Historical Buildings

China’s historical sites are fast disappearing in the face of rapid economic development. There is no room for nostalgia in economic development. At least that’s what’s been happening to China and thousands of its historical…

neoli25 March 2015

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Google’s Brave New Headquarters Hopes to Inspire Urban Communities from Now On

Google’s plans for its North Bayshore headquarters in Mountain View, California were revealed at YouTube last week. The renderings look totally sci-fi, dynamic, and avant-garde. Bjarke Ingels (of BIG) and Thomas Heatherwick (of Heatherwick Studios) are collaborating on the project. …

neoli14 March 2015

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Don't Just Click to Share Under the Dome; Watch It!

Whether that Under the Dome documentary goes offline or stays online, it’s still smoggy in Beijing and most other cities in China. Last Saturday, after a brief yet hugely popular online presence, the environmental documentary Under the Dome, was taken…

neoli10 March 2015

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A Cup of Fair Trade Coffee, Please

We’ve always thought the only complexities of coffee was in its preparation. The finest coffee beans had to be chosen, freshly ground, only the purest water, the right temperature and pressure, etc. There were certain requirements to be carefully met…

neoli6 March 2015

How to Turn Earth Day Into a Habit Not Just a Celebration

Towards Healthy Buildings: WELL Building Standard and LEED

LEED Now Recognizes Living Building Challenge's Energy and Water Credits

The Many Hidden Dangers of Discount Stores

USGBC + C40 + WGBC City Market Brief Compendium Released

March Story Roundup: From Global Warming Ban to Tallest Prefab to 3D-Printed Bricks

Gone Building: China's Disappearing Historical Buildings

Google’s Brave New Headquarters Hopes to Inspire Urban Communities from Now On

Don't Just Click to Share Under the Dome; Watch It!

A Cup of Fair Trade Coffee, Please

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