13 Principles of Sustainable Architecture From Nader Khalili Student - Green Prophet

Green Prophet
Designed by Hassan Fathy, the Akil Sami House in Egypt is a fairly recent example of earth architecture that is both beautiful and functional. If the architecture mentor is successful, his or her student will first absorb and then build upon their ...

Classifying and recognizing soils training class to be offered by reclamation ... - PhysOrg.com (press release)

PhysOrg.com (press release)
The Bureau of Reclamation will host its 2012 Earth School: Visual Identification of Soils and Introduction to Geotechnical Investigation March 6 – 8. Participants will learn about techniques used to visually classify and recognize soils in civil ...

Hydraulic Fracturing: What the Frack Are We Doing to the Planet? - PCWorld

PCWorld
Are we engineering earthquakes recklessly drilling into the earth and artificially pressurizing areas to more ably retrieve fuels and pump waste? Could the long term effect of such practice cause serious harm to the Earth? What do you think?
IEEE Spectrum

Injection Wells Shut Down After 4.0 Earthquake in Ohio - Insurance Journal

Insurance Journal
Let's not confuse hydraulic fracturing with long term subsurface injection. I have a PhD in earth science/engineering and am highly qualified to comment on this. Hydraulic fracturing is a limited (time, volume) injection event and that volume is not ...

Construction projects, court cases, vacancy appointments: A busy 2012 is on ... - Daily Camera

Daily Camera
Shovels should strike earth at County Line Road and Telleen Avenue in Erie this year as the town starts work on construction of a 16800-square-foot police headquarters and courts building. The facility will replace Erie's cramped 2400-square-foot ...
Longmont Daily Times-Call

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Alstrom Group PC

Ecological architects with offices in Aspen, Colorado and Lawrence, Kansas.

Category: Architects - Sustainable - Architecture
Location: United States

Earthwood Building School

Workshops in West Chazy, New York by Rob and Jaki Roy in cordwood masonry and earth sheltered housing.

Category: Education - Architecture
Location: Melbourne - United States

Big Stones

Rob Roy describes modern megalithic creations and the people who are building stone circles today around the world.

Category: Landscape - Architecture
Location: Guilford - United States

Devon Earth Building Association

Supports research into and the conservation of earth buildings in the South West of England. Includes leaflets, newsletters and bibliography covering all aspects of building with earth.

Category: Preservation - Architecture
Location: New York - United States

Earth Advantage Sustainable Building

Program started by Portland (OR) General Electric Company to support sustainable design of residential and commercial projects with consulting services and the Earth Advantage building certification program. Site contains technology reports, links to information sites, ...

Category: Sustainable Architecture - Building Types
Location: Portland - United States

Dhaj's Place

Offers workshops on in-situ adobe, paving, plaster, and mosaic construction in Northland NZ.

Category: Sustainable Architecture - Building Types
Location: Herndon - United States

Earth Building Research Forum

Site supported by the Faculty of Design, Architecture, and Building at the University of Technology, Sydney to investigate material properties and constructional aspects of earthbuilding. Contains research articles, web links, and a publication list relating ...

Category: Sustainable Architecture - Building Types
Location: Herndon - United States

Make it Mudbricks

South Eastern New South Wales manufacturer of puddled mud bricks that are CSIRO approved for load bearing and post and beam style homes.

Category: Sustainable Architecture - Building Types
Location: Herndon - United States

Oskam

Dutch manufacturer of compressed earth block machines. Site in Dutch and English.

Category: Sustainable Architecture - Building Types
Location: Herndon - United States

Building With Awareness

Featuring information on straw bale and adobe house design, how-to video, alternative and green building materials, construction techniques, rainwater cisterns, earth plaster, rubble trench foundations, photovoltaics, and passive solar.

Category: Sustainable Architecture - Building Types
Location: Pittsburgh - United States

Natural Building Resources

An umbrella organization created to disseminate and coordinate information and activities regarding natural building, sustainable architecture, and ecological living.

Category: Sustainable Architecture - Building Types
Location: Beenleigh - United States

Straw Bale Association of Texas

A non-profit group dedicated to promoting straw bale homes in Texas.

Category: Sustainable Architecture - Building Types
Location: Beenleigh - United States

Soil Solutions International

Designers and consultants of reinforced soil structures.

Category: Civil Engineering
Location: United Kingdom

Shirley Consulting Engineers

Geotechnical consulting engineers offering expert and forensic investigation services, and geotechnical design specialising in hillside building advice. Located in Australia.

Category: Consulting - Civil Engineering
Location: Australia

Specialty Construction Design, Inc.

Provides engineering consultation and maintains a working relationship with Dr. Jim Miller with an exclusive agreement for the commercialization of his proprietary inventions.

Category: Consulting - Civil Engineering
Location: Gresham - United States

Stephens Associates Consulting Engineers, LLC

Providing structural, geotechnical, earthquake engineering, and geology, for a variety of public and private sector clients with solutions for buildings and infrastructure.

Category: Consulting - Civil Engineering
Location: United States

Traylor Bros., Inc.

Projects include bridges, tunnels, and heavy civil works. Features an overview of services, an interactive map of projects, equipment inventory, and employment opportunities.

Category: Civil and Roadworks - Commercial Building Contractors
Location: Bloomfield Hills - United States

The Global Warming Debate

In-depth coverage of global warming, related research and policy decisions.

Category: Climate Change - Environmental Engineering
Location: Arlington - United States

The Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification

Page includes summaries of daily discusses, which featured concerned nations from around the world. Past event took place in Dakar, Senegal.

Category: Climate Change - Environmental Engineering
Location: Canada

Science Daily: Earth and Climate News

A daily news update of the latest research into climate change. Includes links to archived articles about ecology and environmental science.

Category: Climate Change - Environmental Engineering

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