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AlexWilson
Brattleboro, VT, UScontributor
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A Case for Resilient Design
Alex Wilson, founder and executive editor of BuildingGreen, begins this article by recounting the unusually severe weather events that occurred in the United States in 2011. He ties this to climate change and shares his expectation that such events will become more frequent.
Flushing Out the Ultra Water-Efficient Stealth Toilet
New vacuum-assist flush technology creates a super-quiet toilet that uses very little water.
Green Building Myth #1: It's More Expensive
The first of a multi-part myth-busting series. Simple strategies for building green can cost no more than regular building; many actually reduce costs.
Is the U.S. ready for the passive house?
A front-page article in The New York Times recently introduced the German Passivhaus concept to the American public. The article, “No Furnaces But Heat Aplenty in Passive Houses,” described the movement to build houses that keep occupants warm and safe even without heating systems. The Passivhaus movement got its start in Germany, but there are now at least 15,000 homes built to this extraordinarily tight standard throughout Europe, mostly in German-speaking and Scandinavian countries.
Leaving Las Vegas
I try to avoid Las Vegas like the plague. But I was there for the WaterSmart Innovations Conference, the first-ever national conference focused on water efficiency and water conservation.
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