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Design
Slideshow: The Best Eye-Catching New Bioclimatic Architecture Around the World
The best new buildings strike the eye, not the environment. These impressive achievements meld high design with natural surroundings.
Environment
Why Historic Buildings Are Greener Than LEED-Certified New Ones
For buildings of comparable size and use, old buildings are almost always the greenest buildings.
Environment
To Heat a Greenhouse, Add Some Chickens
At Vermont’s Green Mountain College, students designed and built a chicken coop that helps heat the college farm's greenhouse.
Environment
How to Cut Buildings' Energy Use Without Expensive Renovations
Significant reductions in energy use might not require physical retrofitting.
Business
Exactly What Brooklyn Doesn't Need: a LEED Shopping Mall
A few months ago, the city of New York announced it would funnel 20 million Stimulus dollars into the construction of a shopping mall in downtown...
The Community Board
Cambridge Crossing
Does a place where you can live, work and play all within easy walking distance of each other sound like a good idea? We we would like to know...
Environment
Massachusetts Shows the Way to Saving on Electricity Costs
Greater energy efficiency means more money to spend on health care, education, and basics like groceries. And Massachusetts is leading the way.
Environment
Restoring Rivers Could Help Cool Cities
A new study shows that rivers help cool cities when they need it most, during the hottest hours of the warmest months.
Environment
Can the Promise of No Electric Bills Sell Retirees on Green Living?
Rather than advertising energy-efficiency features, a leading home builder and solar installer are pitching the effect—no electric bill, ever.
