Pasadena Now
“I join my colleagues in requesting a state audit in order to determine how our housing needs are being calculated and if they are being assessed appropriately. Several cities in the 25th Senate District have expressed concerns over regional housing allocations, and I hope this audit will help address those concerns.” … more »
Foster + Partners
As with so many things, the US has fallen far behind the rest of the world in promoting green building, a movement that began in the US in the 1970s and earlier. We remain mired in provincial thinking and limited ideas based in so-called "traditional" styles, stifling innovation and science-based design. … more »
cdnassets.Jonathan Hillyer
Really thinking "outside" the box, "The Georgia Institute of Technology today announced that The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design has earned Living Building Challenge certification, the world’s most ambitious and holistic green building achievement." … more »
Yewkeo
" 400 buildings and spaces have received the mark so far, and a total of 175 million square feet of buildings have either been verified or are in the process of being verified." … more »
Murdo MacLeod/The Observer
"Trees are social beings that exchange nutrients, help one another and communicate about insect pests and other environmental threats." … more »
TwoWheelingTots
"People often limit their creativity by continually adding new features to a design rather than removing existing ones." … more »
Robin Hammond
"Nigeria’s forests are being decimated to make charcoal for cookouts in Europe and the United States." … more »
NHPR.org
Peak fire season in California usually runs from the summer through autumn. But strong winds and exceptionally warm weather this spring have created critical fire conditions in a drought-desiccated landscape that has been primed to burn. … more »
Wikipedia
"Climate change and water scarcity are front and center in the western U.S. The region’s climate is warming, a severe multi-year drought is underway and groundwater supplies are being over-pumped in many locations." … more »
EuroNews
"Facebook’s policy decisions often have outsized geopolitical and social ramifications, even though no one has elected or appointed Mark Zuckerberg and his staff to run the world." … more »
