Sahara forest
Could it become a reality? Charlie Paton, Michael Pawlyn and Bill Watts propose to combine two innovative technologies, Concentrated Solar Power & Seawater Greenhouses, to produce renewable energy, water and food in one of the hottest places on earth. Read more about it here.
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Cooper Union Student Eco initiative
Designers across the world: any opinion on the current trend of green design? See below or read more here -
[Please cut the questions bellow and paste them into a reply email to cooper.eco@gmail.com]
The U.S. Green Building Council defines 'green buildings' as structures that work “to significantly reduce or eliminate the negative impact of buildings on the environment and on the building occupants, green building design and construction practices address: sustainable site planning, safeguarding water and water efficiency, energy efficiency, conservation of materials and resources, and indoor environmental quality.”
1. Please describe your initial reaction to the term 'Green Design'.
2. What are your personal ideas of ‘green’ or ecologically minded design?
3. Are you at all skeptical about the aims of “green development” or the designation ‘green’?
4. Do you think there are ways in which ecologically minded design can impact fields other than construction? If so, how?
5. Do you think there should be a set of binding rules for new developments (regarding their environmental impact)? If so, what should they be?
6. Will green practices in the United States be enough to solve ecological problems, or is the help of other nations also required?
Wednesday 10 September 2008
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