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(Web Page; Mon Feb 11 10:15:00 CST 2008)

WASHINGTON, D.C.—In response to the growing appetite for green living, the National Building Museum is expanding its menu of green offerings with practical "how-to" sessions for homeowners, architects, interior designers, and pl...

Description: In response to the growing appetite for green living, the National Building Museum is expanding its menu of green offerings with practical “how-to” sessions for homeowners, architects, interior designers, and planners, and fun introductions to green principles for young people. This fall, the Museum is building on the current exhibition The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture and Design and its comprehensive website with a wide selection of green programming. General interest and technical lectures; family activities and festivals; a one-day home renovation expo called Greenovation; and more will promote “going green” and help satisfy the growing demand for information on how to make environmentally-conscious lifestyle and design choices.

82. Newer Orleans Exhibition: News Release

(Web Page; Mon Feb 11 10:21:00 CST 2008)

Washington, DC—As the future of New Orleans is debated, a vision of what a restored New Orleans could look like will be on exhibit at the National Building Museum April 29th through July 30th. Newer Orleans—A Shared Space ...

Description: As the future of New Orleans is debated, a vision of what a restored New Orleans could look like will be on exhibit at the National Building Museum April 29th through July 30th. Newer Orleans—A Shared Space brings together six Dutch and American architectural firms to reveal their vision for symbolic and shared spaces for the Crescent City. Their works present a blueprint design of a New Orleans with a clearly defined city center and new green spaces that connect to the river.

83. Costs and Benefits of Green Design

(Web Page; Thu Apr 10 14:25:00 CDT 2008)

Description: Ed Connelly discusses the Prospect Terrace case study as it pertains to the costs and benefits of green design. Part of the Sustainable Design: New Directions for Affordable Housing symposium.

84. Costs and Benefits of Green Design

(Web Page; Fri Apr 11 11:18:00 CDT 2008)

Description: Brief presentations by speaker Mike Vance followed by an interactive exploration of the Prospect Terrace case study as it pertains to the costs and benefits of green design.

85. Financing

(Web Page; Mon Apr 14 14:13:00 CDT 2008)

Description: Brief presentations by speaker Dan Bourland followed by an interactive exploration of the Faison Mews case study as it pertains to the Financing.

86. Policy Issues and Directions for Green Affordable Housing

(Web Page; Thu Apr 10 16:09:00 CDT 2008)

Description: Doris Koo discusses policy issues and directions for green affordable housing as it pertains to the national landscape.

87. Guiding Sustainable Development for Future Generations

(Web Page; Fri Apr 11 13:16:00 CDT 2008)

Description: John Spears, president of the International Center for Sustainable Development, illustrates how international programs, including a 100-home sustainable village in China, are promoting employment and business development while respecting the global ecosystem.

88. Engineering a Sustainable Environment ARUP Case Studies

(Web Page; Thu Apr 10 14:02:00 CDT 2008)

Description: Ashok Raiji, PE, principal of ARUP, the worldwide engineering firm, uses ARUP projects as case studies to illustrate the role engineers play in creating a more sustainable environment.

89. Identity in Density

(Web Page; Fri Apr 11 13:39:00 CDT 2008)

Description: President and founder of SITE Environmental Design, James Wines discusses the belief that a building should no be conceived as an object sitting in the environment—but as a fusion of inside and outside elements that can be seen as the environment. He discusses how buildings and public spaces should move away from influences of the 20th-century Age of Industry and Technology to respond more effectively to the present Age of Information and Ecology.

90. The 2005 Solar Decathlon

(Web Page; Fri Apr 11 10:05:00 CDT 2008)

Description: Richard King with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy discusses Solar Decathlon competition and its results.

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