Incorporates all aspects of Design, especially Architecture, organized under the element of social sustainability.
Curated by mokiethecat
World's First Living Building, Portland, Oregon:Jennifer Allen |
Net Zero Energy and the local sourcing of materials are but two of the many features of the planned Oregon Sustainability Center (OSC), a 200,000+ square foot urban, mixed-use high rise. This is the collaborative vision of a unique public/private partnership between city and state government, higher education, nonprofit organizations and the business community. EarthSayers Jennifer Allen; Rob Bennett; Sean Penrith |
A Strong Vision and Targets by Richard Jackson
Glumac Improves Sustainable Design Using Software by AutoDesk
The Evolution of Ecological Consciousness with Andrew Faust
Can We Build Happier Cities by Charles Montgomery
A Glorious Revival, Portland Oregon
Using nature's genius in architecture by Michael Pawlyn
Social maps of city's intersections/separations by Dave Troy:
"Clashing Cultures in Pursuit of Sustainability in the Built Environment" |
Fringe Urbanism: Untapped Potential for Sustainable Suburbs by Nico Larco
Why skyscrapers are overrated by Inga Saffron
It's Hard Work:Responsible and Sustainable Lives Pt. 1 of 2
William McDonough: "Design as Optimism" | Talks at Google
AECOM Recovering from Sandy (Part 2 of 3)
Putting housing at the center of urban strategy Dr. Joan Clos
City Repair Project: Creating Commons
Funding Infrastructure for Affordable & Sustainable Communities
Landscape Performance to Achieve Sustainability by Barbara Deutsch
How Design Can Change the World with Carrie Bishop
Intro to Ceres Conference 2011: House of Cards
Smart Sustainable Cities -
Architecture that's built to heal by Michael Murphy
Architecture, Faith and Community | Sophia de Sousa
My architectural philosophy? by Alejandro Aravena
Let's go all-in on selling sustainability by Steve Howard
Planning for a Cleaner, Greener, Long Island (Part 1 of 3)
Clean Infrastructure and Walkable Communities by Christopher Leinberger
Human Behavior and Climate Change by Dr. Shahzeen Attari 2 of 2
What It Takes to Build a Home by Meror Krayenhoff
Local Matters - design driven by urban conditions | Nuno Soares
Operating a Big Commercial Building by Anthony Chang 1 of 2
Redesigning the Fashion Industry | The Story of The Jeans Redesign
Building Sustainable Places by Steve Mouzon
World's First Living Building, Portland, Oregon:Jennifer Allen
The Building Gap and Bad Habits by Paul Morrell
Designing for Nature by Lehna Malmkvist
Bring the community into the process by Alejandro Aravena
Its your city: Stop complaining and start fixing by V. Naresh Narasimhan
Portland Sustainability Institute - EcoDistricts
Rediscovering the joy of humanity by Karl Sharro
Three-part Green Real Estate Model by Kevin Danaher
Building Retrofit Case Study - Empire State Building by Jim Turner
The End Of Suburbia (as we know it) Trailer
Hedonistic Sustainability by Bjarke Ingels
Urban Design for Successful Cities by Alexandros Washburn
A Tale of Two Futures: Sustainable Buildings or Unsustainble
Architecture Controlling the Future of Sustainability
Sustainability, Climate Change and the Plan (part 3 of 3)
The Surprising Math of Cities and Corporations by Geoffrey West
Operating a Big Commercial Building by Anthony Chang 2 of 2
Sustainable Development and Preservation Clem Ogilby
The New Frontiers of Design with Paola Antonelli
The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment
Sustainability: This I Believe by David Orr