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Metropolis Editors, Natural Habitat, sustainability, sustainable architecture

METROPOLIS Introduces Natural Habitat, a Sustainable Homes Video Series

The series debuts with a tour of a tranquil upstate New York retreat designed with Passive House principles.

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March 6, 2009

Friday Links

Acronyms unite! USGBC’s LEED, UK’s BREAM, and Australia’s Green Star to set standard metrics for green buildings…and more.

By: randig

Discover the world’s wealthiest who are as enthusiastic about alternative energies as they are about their bank accounts

Architecture 2030’s Ed Mazria is in a tizzy over a study conducted by the Commercial Real Estate Development Association

Meet the landscape architect who helped design Beijing’s Olympic Forest Park

A new global standard to assess green buildings is on the horizon

The world’s wealthiest and most green supporters
(Be certain not to miss the Green Rich List link)

Noel Martin, graphic designer renowned for his contribution to museum branding , has died

Learn about the newly-launched program Transportation@MIT, an interdisciplinary collaboration to address the world’s increased need for transportation and the energy problems involved

San Francisco’s Transbay station—back to the drawing board?

The winners of the 2009 Canadian Society of Landscape Architects Awards are announced

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