the sustainable line : a blog on green building

Celebrated author and global consultant (on low impact building design) Andrew Michler and Science and Environmental Journalist Andrew Revkin (Dot Earth New York Times) engage in a lively discussion on the evolution of contemporary environmental architecture...

The promise of environmental architecture is here. An expansive pattern is emerging where the most innovative of contemporary buildings are a response to place. Instead of overcoming nature and supplanting cultural acumen, these visionary projects embrace...

Its been five years since I have been consulting and writing about sustainable building. A lot has happened and the road has taken some interesting turns, and to over use the metaphor the trip has brought some extraordinary vistas.
From the hundreds of article I have written to the powerful leaders I have had an opportunity to interview to the implementation of passive house in the US, there is a lot to share. I am currently writing a book on the localization of contemporary sustainable...

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