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1. THINGS YOU
NEED TO
KNOW
TODAY
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3 2016 -
10

2. Passive Projects Competition 2016
The Passive House Institute US (PHIUS) hosted their 2nd
annual competition for passive projects. Among the
inspiring winners are projects in Seattle, Colorado, and
Japan.
FEATURE
9 AWARD-
WINNING
BUILDINGS AND
HOMES

3. A NEW ENERGY
SOURCE RIGHT
UNDER OUR FEET
Engineers at University of Wisconsin-Madison
found a way to turn wood pulp into a flooring
that can generate electricity.
1. MOVE OVER SOLAR

4. RADIANT
HEATING
MEANS LESS
COST
and more comfort for a
Manhattan Hotel.
2. MANHATTAN HOTEL RADIANT HEATING

5. A VERTICAL
GARDEN IN
VIETNAMalso acts a sun screen for one couple's home called O-House.
3. VERTICAL GARDEN DOUBLES AS SUN SCREEN

6. 4. ARCHI-
UNION
ARCHITECTS
USED A ROBOT
To lay a curvy recycled brick
wall in Shanghai.
4. ROBOT BUILDS BRICK WALL

7. THE CEMPEDAK
ISLAND
RESORT
was built almost entirely of bamboo.
The hotel is taking sustainable design
and eco-lodging to new heights.
5. CEMPEDAK ISLAND RESORT

8. It is powered by renewable energy and
does not need a heating system, making it
a cutting edge eco-community.
6. HEIDELBERG GREEN VILLAGE
THIS VILLAGE IN
GERMANY IS
MADE OF 2, 000
' PASSIVE
HOMES' .

9. YOU CAN
STAY
in a sustainable Earthship
made of beer cans and wine
bottles in the New Mexico
Desert.
7. EARTHSHIP IN NEW MEXICO DESERT

10. winners feature several green building solutions. The
Architectural Design of the Year is the Shanghai tower, the
world's second highest tower.
8. 13 AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE PRIZE WINNERS
THE FIRST
ANNUAL
AMERICAN
ARCHITECTURE
PRIZE

11. GREEN ROOFS ARE
GROWING
GLOBALLY.
San Francisco has passed a law that requires
some new buildings to be built with a green
roof. Even bus shelters around the city feature
green roofs.
9. GREEN ROOFS ARE TAKING OVER THE WORLD

12. AN INTERACTIVE
MAP MADE BY
CLIMATE
CENTRAL
shows what city summers will
be like in 2100 if current
emissions trends continue.
The study says that cities
hold the key to preventing
climate destruction.
10. CITIES HAVE THE POWER

13. THANK YOU,
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