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"Architecture or Revolution. Revolution can be avoided."-Le Corbusier, Vers une Architecture, 1923
Le Corbusier had it all wrong.
One billion people live in abject poverty. Four billion li...
Areas: Appropriate Technology, Rural Development, Biomimicry, Infrastructure, Sustainable Building, Technology Transfer, Sustainable Materials
Type: Website, Blog or Other Internet Resource - Author: Architecture for Humanity
Type: Website, Blog or Other Internet Resource - Author: Architecture for Humanity
Open Letter to Africa Union Chairman on the Occasion of 11th Ordinary Session of the Assembly
Friday, 06 June 2008 Dear President, 1. We a coalition of social movements, NGOs and trade union...
Country: .Global
Areas: Watershed Management, Water Rights, Water Law and Policy, Water and Sustainable Development, Water and Energy, Hydrology and the Global Water Cycle, Water Supply and Conservation, Agricultural Water Conservation and Management, Water Quality and Health, Water Pollution ...Type: Independent or Unpublished Essay
The second of three books published by the Center for Environmental Structure...
Areas: Sustainable Communities, Sustainable Living, Sustainable Transportation, Sustainable Urban and Regional Planning, Ecological Footprint, Urban Revitalization, Waste Management, Green Roofs, Urban Ecology, Infrastructure ...
Type: Book - Author: Christopher Alexander
Type: Book - Author: Christopher Alexander
Imagine buildings that generate more energy than they consume and factories whose waste water is clean enough to drink.
Areas: Business Firm and Organization Sustainability, Corporate Ethics, Ecological Economics, Natural Capitalism, Responsible Business Practices, Socially Responsible Investment, Conservation and the Commons, Natural Resource Conservation, Energy Flow in Ecosystems, Energy Security and Sustainability ...
Type: News or Magazine Article
Type: News or Magazine Article
While enthusiasts of straw bales praise the exceptional energy efficiency of bale buildings, and the wise use of resources involved in utilizing an agricultural byproduct as an affordable construct...
Areas: Sustainable Building, Sustainable Materials, Sustainable Living
Type: Book - Author: Athena Swentzell & Bill Steen
Type: Book - Author: Athena Swentzell & Bill Steen
Sim Van der Ryn and Stuart Cowan present a vision of how the living world and the human world can be rejoined by taking ecology as the basis for design. Ecological design intelligence-effective a...
Areas: Appropriate Technology, Biomimicry, Sustainable Building, Sustainability and Technology
Type: Book - Author: Sim Van der Ryn, Stuart Cowan
Type: Book - Author: Sim Van der Ryn, Stuart Cowan
Design for Life: The Architecture of Sim Van der Ryn surveys the work and principles of Sim Van der Ryn, a world leader in the field of sustainable architecture. Sharing his years of experience a...
Areas: Appropriate Technology, Biomimicry, Sustainable Building, Sustainability and Technology, Sustainable Materials
Type: Book - Author: Sim Van der Ryn
Type: Book - Author: Sim Van der Ryn
Bamboo and Rattan Facts
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A sixty foot tree cut for market takes 60 years to replace. A sixty foot bamboo cut for market takes 59 days to replace.
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Over one billion people i...
Areas: Sustainable Building, Sustainable Materials
Type: Website, Blog or Other Internet Resource - Author: International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR)
Type: Website, Blog or Other Internet Resource - Author: International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR)
"Here is the comprehensive guide to heating your home without heating up the planet. For warm feet and a clear conscience, this is the book you need." --Bill McKibben, author of Enough! Staying Hu...
Areas: Renewable Energy, Sustainable Building, Sustainable Materials, Sustainable Living
Type: Book - Author: Greg Pahl
Type: Book - Author: Greg Pahl