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The Dong people's skills with wood are put to use.
In 1854 there was a major outbreak of cholera in Soho, London. Nobody knew what caused cholera, but John Snow carefully mapped the location of every victim, (documented wonderfully in Stephen Johnson's book The Ghost Map) and figured out that the focus of the epidemic was a community pump. He removed the handle, forcing residents to get their water elsewhere, and the epidemic ended. It turned out that there was a leaky cesspit only a few feet away from the pump.

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The Dong people's skills with wood are put to use. Urban Planning, Architecture, Design, Timber House, Timber Structure, House Built, Timber, Flexible Wood, Concrete Buildings
This Rural China Timber Library Spotlights How to Build Without Cement
The Dong people's skills with wood are put to use.
Norman Foster wins yet another airport design competition. World, Norman, Norman Foster, Saudi Arabia, Worlds Largest, Airport Design, Competition
Saudi Arabia Unveils Plan for the World's Largest Airport
Norman Foster wins yet another airport design competition.
6 Unexpected Products Made From Hemp
It's all about the embodied carbon that you save compared to building new. Urban, Eco Design, Building, Tiny House, Remodel
Retrofit Is RIBA South West Building of the Year
It's all about the embodied carbon that you save compared to building new.
Once upon a time, hemp was one of America’s most vital cash crops, a hardy, low-maintenance and incredibly versatile plant, the fiber of which was used to produce everything from rope to paper. Cannabis, Outdoor, Natural Building, Nature, Vogue, Hemp, Industrial Hemp, Growing Marijuana Outdoors, Grow Weed Easy
6 Unexpected Products Made From Hemp
Once upon a time, hemp was one of America’s most vital cash crops, a hardy, low-maintenance and incredibly versatile plant, the fiber of which was used to produce everything from rope to paper.
Prefab wood construction, exterior corridors, natural ventilation, heat pumps, and more. Pumps, Exterior, Residential Building, Residential, Affordable Housing, Apartment Building, Timber Construction
Toronto Residarential Building Is Our New Poster Child for Sustainable Design
Prefab wood construction, exterior corridors, natural ventilation, heat pumps, and more.
CRTKL is developing a template for a building that can serve many functions. Office Building, Real Estate Development, Building Design, Architect Design
The Greenest Building Is Flexible, Adaptable, and Universal
CRTKL is developing a template for a building that can serve many functions.
Two towers are covered in trees and have a big green gap in the middle. Trees, Vertical Forest, Landscape Steps, Concrete Building, Green Roof, Green Landscape
MVRDV Designs a Green Haven Among Skyscrapers
Two towers are covered in trees and have a big green gap in the middle.
Architect Eric Corey Freed explains how and why. Health Care, Endocrine System, Architect, Systems Biology, Prentice, Hospital Design
The Hospital of the Future Will Be Grown, Not Built
Architect Eric Corey Freed explains how and why.
7 Clearly Cool Glass Houses
This micro-home is made with recycled and renewable materials, and strives to be carbon neutral. Building Materials, Micro House, Off Grid Tiny House, Base Building, Industrial Buildings
Students Design Off-grid 'Circular Tiny House' Using Cradle-to-Cradle Principles
This micro-home is made with recycled and renewable materials, and strives to be carbon neutral.
The Economist lists three reasons for this. We list a few more. Industrial, Social Housing, Local Government, Construction Sector, Homeowner, Transportation Industry
The Construction Industry Is Climate-Unfriendly—But It's Complicated
The Economist lists three reasons for this. We list a few more.
This "tidy and busy" renovation combines different personalities and design approaches. Home, Apartment Renovation, Home And Family, Open Floor Plan, Apartment, Small Living, Studio Space, Upstairs Loft
Architect Couple Redesigns Small Paris Apartment as Adaptable Family Home
This "tidy and busy" renovation combines different personalities and design approaches.
A decade ago this would have been impossible. This is real progress. Manufacturing Facility, Built Environment, Ontario, Industrial Park, Leed Certified
Ontario's Soprema Factory Is LEED Certified and 'Net Positive'
A decade ago this would have been impossible. This is real progress.
Plus focusing on resilience, health, and wellness. Apartment Living, Passive House, Community Gardening, Sustainable Design, Building A House
Building a Sustainable Condo Today Involves Designing for the Future
Plus focusing on resilience, health, and wellness.