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Our buildings are "wrongly designed," according to IPCC report author

Our buildings are "wrongly designed," according to IPCC report author

The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is here, and it outlines how buildings are one of the worst climate offenders—but there are solutions hiding in plain sight.
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Architects prepare for global warming in the Middle East

As global warming engulfs the planet, the Middle East is becoming increasingly uninhabitable.

This wildly reinvented wind turbine generates five times more energy than its competitors
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This wildly reinvented wind turbine generates five times more energy than its competitors

It could power up to 100,000 households.
Chicago: museum to the intersection of racism and climate change
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Chicago: museum to the intersection of racism and climate change

The MacArthur Foundation invited 29 of its genius grantees to showcase work exploring issues of environmental racism.
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These playful street lamps are powered by the wind

The Papilio lamps look like giant pinwheels but are actually energy-saving lights that are entirely off the grid.
Sea level rise is unstoppable. Here's how to adapt

Sea level rise is unstoppable. Here's how to adapt

Sea level rise will erase entire cities and render homes, buildings, and roads unusable. A new book lays out key design strategies to help us adapt.
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