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Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 11:17 pm Post subject: Green Wednesday 2006.1220 |
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Dear Designers, Builders, and Dwellers,
Green Wednesday, by the editors of ArchitectureWeek, brings you weekly news on green design and building from around the world.
SPRAWL LINKED TO OBESE KIDS 'A new study has found adolescents who live in sprawling counties are more likely to be obese than their counterparts in dense counties, results that echo similar findings in adults.
'Children ages 12 to 17 in disconnected, spread-out neighborhoods -- where cars have virtually eliminated the need for walking -- weighed more than those who lived in dense neighborhoods with destinations nearby, according to research led by Reid Ewing, an associate professor at the University of Maryland's National Center for Smart Growth.
'"This novel finding, that where you live can affect your weight, has been challenged, tested, and generally validated (in adults), but never for kids," Ewing said.
'The study, published online Tuesday in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, is the first national study of youth obesity and the built environment.'
- ScienceDaily, 2006.1213
http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20061213-22461800-bc-ecowellness-sprawl-crn2.xml
Green and Sustainable Design and Building News This Week
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States Sue EPA over Soot Levels - Houston Chronicle, 2006.1218
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/4410654.html
Brazil Probes Dead Fish Washing Ashore - Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2006.1218
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1501AP_Brazil_Dead_Fish.html
Off-Roaders, Activists Vie for Canyon Control - Pasadena Star News, 2006.1218
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_4864523
Green Standards Spur Shift - News-Observer, 2006.1218
http://www.newsobserver.com/104/story/522637.html
Environmental and Social Justice Are at the Heart of Sustainable Development - EcoClub Interview, 2006.1217
http://ecoclub.com/news/086/interview.html
Equator's Glaciers Are Slipping Away - Canada East, 2006.1217
http://www.canadaeast.com/ce2/docroot/article.php?articleID=80997
Eco Warning Challenge to Housing Sector - AZoBuild, 2006.1215
http://www.azobuild.com/news.asp?newsID=2896
Eco-Logical Library Is a Study in Green - Miami Herald, 2006.1215
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/16245501.htm
India Says Its Carbon Emissions Not Harming World - Scientific American, 2006.1214
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa001&articleID=36EF259D4D9967F3A81AA326160128C7
Sprawl Linked to Obese Kids - ScienceDaily, 2006.1213
http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20061213-22461800-bc-ecowellness-sprawl-crn2.xml
EPA Opts Not to Limit Mercury by Older Kilns - Oregonian, 2006.1213
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1165983934216650.xml&coll=7
Google Plants Solar Trees - Wired, 2006.1213
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,72292-0.html?tw=rss.index
Mideast Renewable Energy Sector Anticipates Massive Growth - Maktoob, 2006.1213
http://business.maktoob.com/oilenergynew.asp?id=20061213012911
In Forest Plans, No Environment Analysis - Examiner, 2006.1212
http://www.examiner.com/a-452438~In_Forest_Plans__No_Environment_Analysis.html
Industry Struggles to Determine Value of Green Building - KGW, 2006.1211
http://www.kgw.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8LUH0E80.html
Classic Home 070 - Kaufmann Desert House by Richard Neutra
http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/1213/classic_home.html
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Who is the following quote attributed to? "A doctor can
bury his mistakes, but an architect can only advise his
client to plant vines." Frank Lloyd Wright, Le
Corbusier, or Eliel Saarinen?
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