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... and what she is doing for the environment. The biophilia hypothesis suggests that there is an instinctive bond between human beings and other living systems. Edward O. Wilson introduced and popularized the hypothesis in his book, Biophilia (1984). He defines biophilia as "the urge to affiliate with other forms of life". The term "biophilia" … Continue reading Innovation in music. 8. Björk’s Biophilia
Home again, after three days as a "sponge" in Seattle, absorbing a fascinating mix of technical knowledge, sustainability principles and visions of the future. A Living Future, like the name of the ninth annual “unconference” organized by the International Living Future Institute. Architects, landscape architects, engineers, ecologists, manufacturers, and other professionals focused on sustainability in … Continue reading Highlights from LF15.
After one year, I'm back, this time in Seattle, at the Living Future unconference 2015. As always, eager to learn, to exchange views with the participants, to listen to the keynote speakers and best-practices, togo through the Living Building Challenge. The time for “Do less harm” has passed. It’s time for the beginning of being; … Continue reading Place and Community. The LF unConference.
It’s time to imagine a living future and a world of living buildings. The Living Buildings Challenge is a philosophy, certification and advocacy tool for projects to move beyond merely being less bad and to become truly regenerative. The Challenge defines the most advanced measure of sustainability in the built environment possible today and acts … Continue reading REGENERATION. The Conference.
L'intervista di Franz Magazine del 03.03.2015 a cura di Mauro Sperandio, su ReGeneration, Living Building Challenge e Macro Design Studio. Regeneration è il primo concorso di progettazione interamente basato sul protocollo Living Building Challenge™, un modo di pensare e costruire orientato alla sostenibilità, l'unico criterio intelligente per abitare il futuro. REGENERATION si svolgerà dal 15 al … Continue reading (Sognando un) Living Future.
Is your school the greenest on Earth? The Greenest School on Earth recognition is an annual announcement made by the Center for Green Schools, highlighting a K-12 school that exemplifies how sustainability can be integrally woven into the infrastructure, culture and curriculum of a school. The Center for Green Schools defines a green school as … Continue reading The Greenest School on Earth.
Macro Design Studio in collaboration with The International Living Future Institute (ILFI) is proud to organize REGENERATION, the first design competition in Europe entirely based on the LBC protocol. REGENERATION as the first "generation" of young professionals (architects, engineers) that can "regenerate" with their own ideas the built environment, getting the best possible performances for the building. … Continue reading ReGeneration
After three years of work, the European R&D 3encult Project has come to an end. The project has bridged the gap between conservation of historic buildings and climate protection, which is not an antagonism at all: historic buildings will only survive if maintained as living space. Energy efficient retrofit is useful for structural protection as well … Continue reading Weighing the culture.
Domenica 16.11 sera su RaiUno è andato in onda Behind the Label (2011), l'ottimo documentario sulla "doppia faccia" della coltivazione del cotone in India prodotto da Barbara Ceschi a Santa Croce e diretto da Sebastiano Tecchio. Behind the Label è un documentario importante perché in circa cinquanta minuti riesce a far conoscere una storia ignota ai più, la … Continue reading La tua T-shirt è OGM free?
E' questa la politica del territorio? «Salite ai piani alti» è l'appello che il sindaco di Genova ha rivolto ai suoi concittadini. E' ancora emergenza per l'esondazione dei fiumi, soprattutto nel capoluogo ligure, nel basso Piemonte, a Milano. Ancora una volta tocca ricordare quanto avvertiva già Leonardo da Vinci sentenziando «L'acqua disfa li monti e … Continue reading Salite ai piani alti.
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