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• How To Build A Water Feature Fountain

  
  Garden Water Fountains and Waterfalls — Authority: 111
  A simple step-by-step installation process on how to create your own beautiful, low-maintenance fountainscapes using Aquascape’s AquaBasin™ System. Learn more at www.aquascapeinc.comTechnorati Tags: aquabasin, aquascape, backyard, community sustainability, Design, ecosystem ponds, fountain, home, home improvement, ...
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• NYC Passes Landmark Greener Greater Buildings Plan!

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 731
  Just last night, the New York City Council voted overwhelmingly to pass the Greener, Greater Buildings Plan – a package of bills aiming to reduce New York City ’s carbon emissions by almost 5%, create more than 17,000 jobs, and save  New Yorkers $700 million dollars a year in energy costs (via Campaign for ...
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• Vancouver 2010 Promises Greenest Olympic Games Ever

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 731
  From the world’s largest hydrogen bus fleet to a six-acre multi-use Olympic Oval , British Columbia appears determined to host the “ greenest games ever ” in Vancouver come February. The city has constructed a series of stunning sustainably-built structures in preparation for upcoming events, and has also ...
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• Planned City “Rawabi” Draws on Palestinian Enterprise and Israeli Experience

  
  Green Prophet — Authority: 504
  Green Prophet had reported on Rawabi (for Hills), the first “planned” city for Palestinians back in 2007 ; We are not sure if the Israeli or American urban-style mortgage model is the one to follow for a sustainable community ( as Daniella asks in her article about Palestinian malls ). Now Felice Friedson editor ...
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• Sustainable Design Firm Pugh + Scarpa Win 2010 AIA Architecture Firm Award

  
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  The AIA voted yesterday to award Pugh + Scarpa Architects the 2010 AIA Architecture Firm Award . We’ve featured Pugh + Scarpa’s sustainable works before here (Cherokee Lofts) and here (Solar Homes) — so we were glad to hear that this Santa Monica-based architecture firm was being honored not only for ...
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• Green Treehouse Provides an Incredible Learning Playground

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 731
  Stunning design and green architecture shouldn’t be reserved just for adults, as showcased by this gorgeous green treehouse built by the architects at Lord, Aeck & Sargent . Constructed as an extension to Camp Twin Lakes , a camp dedicated to kids with special needs, this treehouse is not only beautiful, fun ...
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• Vertical Farms May be the Only Crop Solution for the Middle East

  
  Green Prophet — Authority: 504
  Proposed vertical farms like this one in Dubai may be the only way for supplying food to Middle East countries. Dickson D. Despommier is a professor of public health at Columbia University in New York, and if he gets his way, the future will be full of “vertical farms’ (a farm on every floor) in cities across ...
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• Dubious Dubai: The Towers We Will Never See

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 731
  One of the sad things about the recent demise of the construction boom in Dubai is that we will no longer have so many wonderful architectural renderings to show. Some come from talented starchitects jumping through architectural hoops; others like the amazing confection that was Falcon City , feature the Eiffel ...
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• Cathedral Data Center Uses Thermal Energy to Heat 500 Homes

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 731
  Data farms take up lots of space, suck a ton of energy, and generate a large amount of heat. Whereas keeping sets of servers cool can be a complicated endeavor, the city of Helsinki is putting that excess thermal energy to good use with the creation of what a local power firm has called the “ greenest data center ...
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• Abu Dhabi’s Central Bank To Calm Dubai Real Estate Debt Crisis

  
  Green Prophet — Authority: 504
  Will The World be saved? UAE attempts to rescue collapsed real estate market in Dubai. The massive world-shaped islands off the coast of Dubai have been an environmentalist’s nightmare. With little regard to marine ecosystems, and the future impact of these buildings, Dubai ’s building of The World has been ...
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• First Net-Zero Neighborhood in the US Being Built in Boulder

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 731
  A new development in the north of Boulder, CO stands to be the first completely net-zero neighborhood in the US. Dubbed SpringLeaf Boulder , the project aims to bring net-zero homes “to the masses” by streamlining green technologies and driving down costs. The twelve homes are designed for LEED Platinum ...
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• Great Green Job of the Week: Director of Development & Communications – Urban Green

  
  Life within me — Authority: 139
  Urban Green Council , the New York Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is a nonprofit organization working to advance sustainable building in the New York City area. Urban Green seeks a Director of Development & Communications who is highly motivated and enthusiastic about growing the green ...
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• The Green Façades of Édouard François

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 731
  Inhabitat has done a lot of coverage of living walls, particularly those of French botanist Patrick Blanc. They are complicated things, requiring pumps, hydroponics and a lot of care. If they don’t get it right they can fail, like the Paradise Park Childrens Centre in London did. Edouard François does a ...
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• Forwarding Dallas Hill-Filled Design Wins Re:Vision Dallas Competition!

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 731
  The winner of the extremely exciting  Re:Vision Dallas competition to create a completely sustainable community on a run-down city block in downtown Dallas was just announced yesterday – and it’s incredible! “Fowarding Dallas,” submitted by Portuguese-based architectural firms Atelier Data and Moov took ...
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• Rolling Green Roofed Sports Park Rises in Slovenia

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 731
  Since Slovenia joined the European Union in 2004, its capital city Ljubjana has lead the way in economic and social development. Unlike other nations who have just begun to find wealth and the new construction that comes with it, the Slovenes remain conscious of the urban and social impact of what they are breaking ...
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• World’s Largest Earthquake-Proof Building Completed in Istanbul

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 731
  Istanbul’s brand new Sabiha Gökçen International Airport airport terminal opened on October 31st of this year and is now the world’s largest earthquake-proof building. Named after the world’s first woman combat pilot, the new 2 million square-foot structure is capable of not only withstanding a magnitude ...
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• Modern Manifesto House Made From Wood Pallets and Shipping Containers

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 731
  While not totally prefabricated , the Manifesto House by Infiniski utilizes pre-made materials like shipping containers and wooden pallets to create a totally rad modern house. Infiniski’s mission is to build homes cheaply and quickly using sustainable materials while incorporating renewable energy systems. ...
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• LivingHomes Delivers KieranTimberlake Prefab in Orange County

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 731
  LivingHomes had the honor of building the first LEED Platinum certified home in the US, and now they’re on schedule to deliver the first LEED Platinum certified home in Orange County. The new KieranTimberlake LivingHome 1.5 (KTLH1.5) was erected earlier this month in a single day. Located in the city of ...
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• Plans for the Green George W. Bush Presidential Center Released

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 731
  All U.S. Presidents get a center named after them upon completion of their term in the White House, and George W. is no exception. Plans for his presidential center were just revealed, and considering how energy efficient his ranch in Crawford is, it really should come as no surprise that the new center is chock ...
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• Wood Clad Science Academy Showcases Sustainable Design

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 731
  The recently unveiled Langley Academy in the Berkshires, UK, is yet another exemplary model of sustainable education facilities . Designed by Inhabitat favorite Foster + Partners , the gorgeous wood clad academy focuses its curriculum around sciences and the environment. With dedicated science laboratories, a ...
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