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The Dong people's skills with wood are put to use.
In 1854 there was a major outbreak of cholera in Soho, London. Nobody knew what caused cholera, but John Snow carefully mapped the location of every victim, (documented wonderfully in Stephen Johnson's book The Ghost Map) and figured out that the focus of the epidemic was a community pump. He removed the handle, forcing residents to get their water elsewhere, and the epidemic ended. It turned out that there was a leaky cesspit only a few feet away from the pump.

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The Dong people's skills with wood are put to use. Urban Planning, Architecture, Design, Timber House, Timber Structure, House Built, Timber, Flexible Wood, Concrete Buildings
This Rural China Timber Library Spotlights How to Build Without Cement
The Dong people's skills with wood are put to use.
Norman Foster wins yet another airport design competition. World, Norman, Norman Foster, Saudi Arabia, Worlds Largest, Airport Design, Competition
Saudi Arabia Unveils Plan for the World's Largest Airport
Norman Foster wins yet another airport design competition.
6 Unexpected Products Made From Hemp
It's all about the embodied carbon that you save compared to building new. Urban, Eco Design, Building, Tiny House, Remodel
Retrofit Is RIBA South West Building of the Year
It's all about the embodied carbon that you save compared to building new.
Once upon a time, hemp was one of America’s most vital cash crops, a hardy, low-maintenance and incredibly versatile plant, the fiber of which was used to produce everything from rope to paper. Cannabis, Outdoor, Natural Building, Nature, Vogue, Hemp, Industrial Hemp, Growing Marijuana Outdoors, Grow Weed Easy
6 Unexpected Products Made From Hemp
Once upon a time, hemp was one of America’s most vital cash crops, a hardy, low-maintenance and incredibly versatile plant, the fiber of which was used to produce everything from rope to paper.
Prefab wood construction, exterior corridors, natural ventilation, heat pumps, and more. Pumps, Exterior, Residential Building, Residential, Affordable Housing, Apartment Building, Timber Construction
Toronto Residarential Building Is Our New Poster Child for Sustainable Design
Prefab wood construction, exterior corridors, natural ventilation, heat pumps, and more.
CRTKL is developing a template for a building that can serve many functions. Office Building, Real Estate Development, Building Design, Architect Design
The Greenest Building Is Flexible, Adaptable, and Universal
CRTKL is developing a template for a building that can serve many functions.
Two towers are covered in trees and have a big green gap in the middle. Trees, Vertical Forest, Landscape Steps, Concrete Building, Green Roof, Green Landscape
MVRDV Designs a Green Haven Among Skyscrapers
Two towers are covered in trees and have a big green gap in the middle.
Architect Eric Corey Freed explains how and why. Health Care, Endocrine System, Architect, Systems Biology, Prentice, Hospital Design
The Hospital of the Future Will Be Grown, Not Built
Architect Eric Corey Freed explains how and why.
7 Clearly Cool Glass Houses
This micro-home is made with recycled and renewable materials, and strives to be carbon neutral. Building Materials, Micro House, Off Grid Tiny House, Base Building, Industrial Buildings
Students Design Off-grid 'Circular Tiny House' Using Cradle-to-Cradle Principles
This micro-home is made with recycled and renewable materials, and strives to be carbon neutral.
The Economist lists three reasons for this. We list a few more. Industrial, Social Housing, Local Government, Construction Sector, Homeowner, Transportation Industry
The Construction Industry Is Climate-Unfriendly—But It's Complicated
The Economist lists three reasons for this. We list a few more.
This "tidy and busy" renovation combines different personalities and design approaches. Home, Apartment Renovation, Home And Family, Open Floor Plan, Apartment, Small Living, Studio Space, Upstairs Loft
Architect Couple Redesigns Small Paris Apartment as Adaptable Family Home
This "tidy and busy" renovation combines different personalities and design approaches.
A decade ago this would have been impossible. This is real progress. Manufacturing Facility, Built Environment, Ontario, Industrial Park, Leed Certified
Ontario's Soprema Factory Is LEED Certified and 'Net Positive'
A decade ago this would have been impossible. This is real progress.
Plus focusing on resilience, health, and wellness. Apartment Living, Passive House, Community Gardening, Sustainable Design, Building A House
Building a Sustainable Condo Today Involves Designing for the Future
Plus focusing on resilience, health, and wellness.
Benedetto Camerana greens a very big roof. Turin, Le Corbusier, Roof Garden, Roof, Structures, Architecture Firm
Biodiverse Roof Garden Added to Iconic Lingotto Factory in Turin
Benedetto Camerana greens a very big roof.
Action, Old Building, Climate Action Network, Climate Action, Energy Conservation, Global Warming
The Preservation of Existing Buildings Is Climate Action
https://www.treehugger.com/tiny-solar-house-legos-lesson-sustainable-design-5443098 Lego City, Legos, Alternative, Solar House, Eco Friendly House, House Made, Solar Thermal Collector
This Tiny Solar House Made of Legos Is a Lesson in Sustainable Design
https://www.treehugger.com/tiny-solar-house-legos-lesson-sustainable-design-5443098
gh3* architects show that even the most basic of buildings don't have to be banal. Infrastructure, Bus Station, Spotlights
This Bus Barn Spotlights Why Even Utilitarian Infrastructure Should Be Beautiful
gh3* architects show that even the most basic of buildings don't have to be banal.
Is this a solution in search of a problem, or is it getting interesting? Outdoor Structures, Roofing
Belinda Carr Debunks the 3D-Printed Home Fallacy
Is this a solution in search of a problem, or is it getting interesting?
Architects should think about comfort and sustainability, as well as aesthetics. Bathtub, Home Décor, Bath Fixtures, Bathtub Design, Cleanliness, Modern Baths, Keep It Cleaner
Bathtubs Can Be Ageist, Ableist, and Wasteful
Architects should think about comfort and sustainability, as well as aesthetics.
A small living space is expanded with simple but effective design ideas. Ideas, Tiny Homes, Storage Spaces, Small Desk Area, Micro Apartment
Tasteful Micro-Apartment Renovation Maximizes Space and Sunlight
A small living space is expanded with simple but effective design ideas.
Are you a weekend yard warrior who needs help coming up with landscape ideas to turn your yard from an unsightly mess into a sight to behold? Here are five landscape ideas to help you create a beautiful yard, even if you have a brown thumb. Landscape Designs, Yard, Lawn And Garden, Patio Landscape Design, Patio Landscaping, Front Yard, Landscape Design
5 Landscape Ideas for People Who Aren't Good With Plants
Are you a weekend yard warrior who needs help coming up with landscape ideas to turn your yard from an unsightly mess into a sight to behold? Here are five landscape ideas to help you create a beautiful yard, even if you have a brown thumb.
A new exhibition of the great designer's work opens in Milan. Industrial Design, Milan, Exhibition, Old And New, Old Things, Pioneer, Art Movement
'Dear Joe Colombo, You Taught Us About the Future' Is An Exhibit That Honors an Industrial Design Pi
A new exhibition of the great designer's work opens in Milan.
Everything they need is here in this efficiently revamped space. Small Flats, Small Apartments, Small Villa
Two Designers Convert Small Villa Apartment Into Multifunctional Home
Everything they need is here in this efficiently revamped space.
This could be the happy medium we have been looking for. Paris, Villa, Hotel, Museums In Paris, Parisian Architecture, Green Facade, Vertical Garden
This Parisian Hotel Has a Glorious Green Facade
This could be the happy medium we have been looking for.
Just building with wood isn't enough anymore. Wood, Mcdonough
Mass Timber Goes Cradle to Cradle in McDonough + Partners' Apex Plaza
Just building with wood isn't enough anymore.
Designed for low-rise buildings, it's an effective tool to drive down embodied carbon. Carbon Footprint, Builder, Tools, Carbon
New Free Tool Calculates Carbon Footprints of Buildings
Designed for low-rise buildings, it's an effective tool to drive down embodied carbon.
The popular environmental project has an odd interpretation of sustainability. Popular, Outdoor Play, Play Area, Kids Play Area, Dome Building, Plastic Grass, Environment
The Eden Project Abandons Principles, Installs Plastic Grass in Kids' Play Area
The popular environmental project has an odd interpretation of sustainability.
Henning Larsen deliver a great example of how architecture and building have evolved. Sweden, Timber Buildings, New World
Sweden's World of Volvo Timber Building Celebrates the Right to Roam
Henning Larsen deliver a great example of how architecture and building have evolved.