On Sunday, the Boston Globe ran a piece titled “It’s Alive! How closely can a building emulate nature?” giving some solid, mainstream attention to the concepts of biomimicry and regenerative design as well as the Living Building Challenge.
The article references one of my favorite biomimetic examples, the termite mound:
In 1996, a landmark project was completed: the Eastgate Centre, [...]
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Biomimicry in the Mainstream
Posted in Construction, Design, Renewables Also tagged architecture, Biomimcry, HOK, Living Building Challenge, Renewable Energy 1 Comment
Fast Times in Higher Ed
By Georges Dyer, Partner, Aedi Group
In the fast-paced business world, Fast Company has been keeping up with the winning trends at the leading edge. That’s why it’s very exciting that more and more they’re seeing sustainability as a core strategic priority for any organization.
They’ve developed their own take on the concept, which they call Ethonomics and describe [...]
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Whole systems and big energy cuts
by Georges Dyer, Partner Aedi Group
Today’s Wall Street Journal had a great quick read on energy efficiency retrofits in large commercial buildings – focused largely on the Empire State Building renovation. It does a good job of showing how taking a whole-system approach makes it possible to achieve much deeper energy efficiency improvements with lower [...]
Integrated Design on Campus
By Georges Dyer, Partner, Aedi Group
Kyoto Publishing, in partnership with the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment and Second Nature, just released a new report: The Climate Neutral Campus Report.
It includes a good piece by Doug Gatlin of the USGBC, titled: “A Holistic Approach to Green Building.” A quick excerpt brings home the important [...]
Greening of Southie
A new film on green building – The Greening of Southie – about the Macallen Building in South Boston has been released and is showing at the Coolidge Corner Theatre on July 20th.
