Comments on: The Rise of Green Buildings http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/10/10/green_buildings/ Blogging the science and policy of global warming Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:13:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: Climate 411 » How Do We Plan for Climate Change? - Blogs & Podcasts - Environmental Defense Fund http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/10/10/green_buildings/comment-page-1/#comment-1261 Climate 411 » How Do We Plan for Climate Change? - Blogs & Podcasts - Environmental Defense Fund Wed, 07 May 2008 22:23:04 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/10/10/green_buildings/#comment-1261 [...] Lead on solutions. New York City can set an example that influences national action on climate change. Some key steps will be adopting clean energy where possible, and making buildings more energy-efficient. [...] [...] Lead on solutions. New York City can set an example that influences national action on climate change. Some key steps will be adopting clean energy where possible, and making buildings more energy-efficient. [...]

]]> By: Kira http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/10/10/green_buildings/comment-page-1/#comment-552 Kira Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:38:15 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/10/10/green_buildings/#comment-552 "Standard buildings impose their artificially created climate on their environment. Green buildings work with the environment, rather than fighting against it." That made me think of a cool thing my architect said this week. She teaches a class at the University of Maryland that focuses on sustainable building. When she reviews student designs, she says, "If I can't tell from looking at the building which way is north, it's not designed efficiently." "Standard buildings impose their artificially created climate on their environment. Green buildings work with the environment, rather than fighting against it."

That made me think of a cool thing my architect said this week. She teaches a class at the University of Maryland that focuses on sustainable building. When she reviews student designs, she says, "If I can't tell from looking at the building which way is north, it's not designed efficiently."

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