China has a new shiny building, and it’s a big one. As in big big. The New Century Global Center: The new largest standalone structure in the world. Set in the city of Chengdu in Southwest China, the New Century…
neoliJuly 27, 2013
As we wait for the November launch of LEED v4, it’s worth noting that our favorite sustainable building rating system now includes Cradle to Cradle Certification. This is the result of a majority vote (a whopping 85{e3829ec1db02d54faaf9fa2de0d48db26af01d7a7944a63c3b26976124791cab}) by members of…
neoliJuly 24, 2013
A recent trip to Davao, a city in Mindanao, Philippines made us realize the various degrees of sustainable living. As with any city, the farther you get from the center, the simpler the people’s lifestyle becomes. Farther still—in the outer…
neoliJuly 20, 2013
Yes, this is supposed to be a blog on sustainable building, but once in a while let’s veer away from all that and delve into something about the natural world. Specifically, saving elephants. A baby elephant follows its parent. (Image…
neoliJuly 12, 2013
Seasoned travelers know well enough to stay away from museums when visiting a new city. It’s in the outdoors where life and culture thrives, they argue. Not within the safe, enclosed walls of buildings. But there is still something to…
neoliJuly 3, 2013
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