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Unaffordable energy costs may render high-rise buildings unusable. Cross-ventilation, daylighting, elevators & thermal mass are all difficult to impossible to achieve as these buildings are currently constructed, so without cheap fossil fuels, these buildings just might become uninhabitable. This arti... See More
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February 6
Here's the latest Neighborhood Retail BlogOff, which asks a simple question: what happens when our ideals don't line up with our rules? What do we do now?
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September 3, 2011
Breeze Chimneys ventilate buildings using no electricity - examples shown are from SmartDwelling I and SmartDwelling II. They attempt to wrap frugality and lovability into a single element that's respectful of its regional context. What do you think? Fail? OK? http://www.originalgreen.org/blog/smar... See More
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September 1, 2011
Schooner Bay, a new and highly sustainable town in the Bahamas built according to ancient wisdom by fishermen with no homes on stilts and using homemade windows weathers the worst of Hurricane Irene with almost no damage. Read how they did it: http://www.originalgreen.org/blog/the-schooner-bay-mira... See More
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August 4, 2011
Here's how on-street parking bolsters walkability & sustainability, and creates better urbanism and a healthier environment: http://www.originalgreen.org/blog/the-importance-of-on-street.html