Green continues to make news
An article in the Economist talks about the use design and technology to reduce environmental impact, cut costs and provide better places to work. Cited projects include the "Gherkin" in London by Foster and Partners, the Condé Nast Building in New York by Fox & Fowle Architects, and the new World Trade Center Freedom Tower by SOM's David Childs with Studio Daniel Libeskind.
Article: The Economist - The rise of the green building
Most people are not used to thinking of large buildings as vast, energy-guzzling machines. But that is what they are. In America, buildings account for 65% of electricity consumption, 36% of total energy use and 30% of greenhouse-gas emissions. So making buildings more energy-efficient could have a significant impact on energy policy, notes Rebecca Flora of the Green Building Alliance, a group that promotes sustainable architecture. That is a key goal of the “green architecture” movement, which is changing the way buildings are designed, built and run.