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G R E E N B U I L D I N G & D E S I G N W E E K L Y I N D U S T R Y B R I E F
F EA TUR E : S TONECYC L I NGA Dutch Company named StoneCycl ing special izes in turning
demolished buildings into new , elegant building materials .
These materials are used to create bricks , furniture and even
lamps . One new building in Rotterdam i s actual ly one of the
oldest on the block . I t 's built with 15 tons of waste f rom
demolished structures .
TH ERM I S ER MAXRO L L I NG DOORS
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Cornel lCookson has created rol l ing
doors cal led Thermiser Max that reduce
air f i l t rat ion by more than 90%. These
doors can contr ibute up to 38 LEED
credit points for an even greener
bui lding .
SYDNEYR E I NV ENT I ON
An Aboriginal gathering
place and a crumbling
wharf are just two of the
Sydney s ites that have
been reinvented as parks .
Parks Changing Austral ia
is an exhibit ion ser ies led
by the Austral ian Inst itute
of Landscape Architects
(AILA ) . Judges looked at
environmental , social and
economic benefits of each
park submission .
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This past month , Nancy Sutley was one of 15 awardees forgb&d 's 2016 Women in Sustainability Leadership Awards.Nancy is the Los Angeles Department of Water andPower 's Chief Sustainability and Economic DevelopmentOfficer . In our latest issue , Nancy shares her insight andadvice on various sustainability issues.
3 . WA T ER+ EN ERGYGURU
Nancy Sutley
4 . A I R BNB + SO LARC I T Y
In a new partnership between Airbnb and SolarCity , Airbnb
members can receive up to $1 ,000 cash back on al l solar
panels . New and current SolarCity customers wil l also receive
$100 in Airbnb Travel Credit .
A designer named Woojai Lee uses recyclednewspapers to create marble-like furniturepieces . His sturdy Paper Bricks line can be
stacked to create any shape .
From Paper to Brick5.
6 . L I GH T REVO LU T I ONArchitecture Now highl ighted s ix ways to create more
connected , innovative l ightings systems at home . Concrete
lamps , OLEDs , and embedded l inear f ixtures are a few of
these revolut ionary designs .
Zaha Hadid Architects designed this oasis-inspiredcultural center in Diriyah , Saudi Arabia . The UrbanHeritage Museum Administration Centreseamlessly blends design with the surroundingUNESCO world heritage site , the Wadi Hanifahvalley .
7 . OAS I SI N SP I R ED
UNESCO S I T E
MORE THAN A BR I DG E8 .
buildCol lect ive , an Austr ian -based
nonprof it for architecture and
development created this sustainable ,
low - impact bridge . The bridge provides
the local Mzamba community a safe
walking alternative to travel ing the
dangerous Mzamba r iver .
9 . "WORLD 'S MOST SUS TA I NAB L ER E S I D ENT IA L TOWER "
A luxury - l iv ing building in London i s being cal led the “World ’s
most sustainable residential tower . ” The Beacon offers an
atr ium greenhouse , rainwater col lect ion for i ts toi lets and
automated car parking .
Remarkable Objects , a new podcast series onnature and urban design , features an episode withrecent 2016 WSLA awardee Barbara Deustch fromthe Landscape Architecture Foundation . Thepodcasts covers various issues in resiliency andsustainability .
1 0 .REMARKAB L E
OB J E C T SPODCAS TS
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