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Congress Bans Department of Defense From Getting LEED Certification

2:51 pm in Design & Architecture, green building, leed, politics, usgbc by TreeHugger

fortbelvoir-roof.jpg Defense Department Hospital at Fort Devoir, credit Department of Defense The US Government has been a big supporter of LEED, thanks to that radical leftist George Bush, who imposed Executive Order 13423, which set "goals in the areas of energy efficiency, acquisition, renewable energy, toxics reductions, recycling, renewable energy, sustainable buildings, electronics stewardship, fleets, and water conservation." The De...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Peter Busby of Perkins + Will Canada On Green Building (Interview)

2:55 pm in architects, Design & Architecture, green building, leed, vancouver by TreeHugger

lloyd alter peter busby image Lloyd Alter and Peter Busby Peter Busby of Perkins + Will Canada has designed what has been called "The greenest building in North America", the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability in Vancouver. He is now working on Canada's first building that meets the almost impossible standards of the Living Building Challenge. I had the opportunity to interview him on one of visits to his Toronto office in a converted Planters peanut factory. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Slow Food Gets Fast, Meets Good Design at Fastvinic, an Eco-Cozy Sandwich Shop

9:44 am in 100 mile diet, bathroom, composting, decorating, Design & Architecture, designers, dining room, energy efficiency, food, Food & Health, food miles, green building, interiors, leed, local food, materials, recycled building materials, restaurant, shelving, spain, storage, toilets by TreeHugger

fastvinic green interior design restaurant local food photo Image Credit: Fastvínic The other day I had a delicious local sandwich in the fabulous new space Fastvínic in Barcelona. It seems the Catalan capital has finally got a place where fast slow food meets good design (and not hippyness). What's on the menu? Sandwiches. What's around you? Beautiful <...Read the full story on TreeHugger