In a move that could double global manufacturing capacity, the Chinese government has agreed to loan Yingli Green Energy Holdings 36 billion yuan ($5.3 billion) to expand its manufacturing operations. The money will be channeled through the China Development Bank, a wholly government-owned lender. The bank also forked out $30 billion yuan ($4.4 billion) to [...]
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Straw Bale Workshop at SD Pine Ridge Lakota Reservation
Posted in July 9th, 2010
by Glenn Meyers in Uncategorized
Permaculture Design and Ecoville ArchiTechs, specializing in homes of earth and straw, will conduct a Straw Bale Workshop on July 30, 31 & Aug 1 on the Pine Ridge Lakota Reservation in South Dakota.
“We are excited to be working on this project,” says Katey Culver from Permaculture Design and Ecoville ArchiTechs, who will join sustainability architect Howard Switzer in conducting the workshop.
According to the Permaculture website, “The building where the workshop is conducted is a large barn/workshop space used by for OLCERI, a sustainability school. The workshop is being hosted by the Permaculture Guild. the sustainability school located on an 8000 acre ranch on the reservation. It will be a multi-use facility for classrooms, workshop, equipment storage and possibly student housing. This project will greatly enhance our ability to deliver courses and also to execute ongoing projects like building high efficiency stoves/heaters. It will also serve as a demonstration straw bale building for additional projects at Pine Ridge.”
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Contest Inspires Designers to Look to the Future
Posted in July 9th, 2010
by Dawn Killough in News
International Living Building Institute announced its “Living City Design Competition” in May. The contest challenges design teams to take an existing city and turn it into a “Living City,” according to the requirements of the Living Building Challenge 2.0.
Living Building Challenge 2.0 is a joint venture between Cascadia Green Building Council and the International Living Building Institute, and focuses on six “petals” of the built environment: Site, Water, Energy, Health, Materials, Equity, and Beauty. Achievement in all petals is required, and is based on actual building performance, not just intended design.
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