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World Leaders on Sustainability
For the Greener Good
September 17, 2008
From congestion pricing to innovative transit corridor development, leaders from Stockholm, Sweden, Curitiba, Brazil and Portland, Oregon discuss how they are leading the charge to create a more sustainable planet.
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Awards of Excellence for Affordable Housing
September 17, 2008
The Home Depot Foundation presented its 4th annual Awards of Excellence for Affordable Housing Built Responsibly and its Visionary Award for Outstanding Leadership in Affordable Housing Built Responsibly.
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Jean Nouvel
Spotlight on Design
June 3, 2008
2008 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate, Jean Nouvel, presented a lecture as part of the National Building Museum’s ongoing Spotlight on Design series. Nouvel’s prominent works include the Institut du Monde Arabe (Arab World Institute) in Paris, France; the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and a proposed residential tower next to The Museum of Modern Art in New York City, scheduled to begin construction soon.
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Planning for a Chinese Century?
For the Greener Good
April 22, 2008
Investigate China’s plans for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and the tension between cultural preservation and the creation of new “green” buildings.
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Whose Carbon is it Anyway?
For the Greener Good
March 18, 2008
As the creation and maintenance of buildings creates over 40% of the carbon dioxide that is released into the atmosphere every year, who is going to take the lead in finding solutions?
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Abu Dhabi: City of the Future?
For the Greener Good
February 11, 2008
Experts and officials discuss the future of this fast growing capital of the United Arab Emirates and what lessons can be gleaned by the rest of the world.
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What 1 Billion Slum Dwellers Mean for the Environment
For the Greener Good
January 22, 2008
Urban poverty is one of the largest obstacles facing the earth’s environmental sustainability. Panelists examine the importance of access to clean water, how to create sewage infrastructure in these communities, and the long-term environmental consequences of a slum dwelling population that grows by 25 million people a year.
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Living in a Disposable World. Recycling the Future
For the Greener Good
December 18, 2007
The final program of part one of the series will examine consumer culture and the ramifications of product life cycles, disposable design, and waste. As our economy is increasingly driven by products with shorter life-spans, how do we put an end to filling more and more landfills; how can industrial designers create products with sustainability as a key element; and how are engineers creating lasting and sustainable buildings? The discussion will offer potential answers to such questions and will look at other solutions for addressing and reducing consumer generated waste.
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Richard Moe
Vincent Scully Prize
December 13, 2007
Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, accepts the ninth Vincent J. Scully Prize in recognition of his efforts to protect and celebrate the cultural and historic fabric of our nation’s communities. Mr. Moe presents on how preservation promotes the livability, sustainability, and economic vitality of our towns and cities.
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Going Green: Carrot or Stick?
For the Greener Good
November 19, 2007
What is the tipping point for sustainability? Panelists examined solutions for motivating green building and life practices and will discuss what “green” practices cities should and should not regulate. Moderator: Charles Linn, FAIA, Green Source Magazine and Architectural Record
Panelists: John C. Dernbach • Widener University School of Law • Brian Gault, The Peterson Companies • Jason Hartke, U.S. Green Building Council • Mark Palmer, Department of the Environment, City and County of San Francisco.
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Gone Fission: Can the Nuclear Industry Help Save the Environment?
For the Greener Good
October 22, 2007
The program began with a premier screening of the episode, Coal & Nuclear: Problem or Solution?, from the documentary series e2. The entire documentary, sponsored by Autodesk, Inc., will air nationwide on PBS in November 2007. Following the screening, panelists discussed the pros and cons of building the next generation of nuclear power plants.
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Turner Prize: Gehry and Shelden Interview
Henry C. Turner Prize
October 3, 2007
Norbert Young, president of McGraw-Hill Construction, will then led a discussion with Frank Gehry and DennisShelden about Gehry Partners and Gehry Technologies and the future of innovation in the construction industry.
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Can the Suburbs Kill You?
For the Greener Good
September 26, 2007
Centering the discussion on health reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the series commenced with a look at the long-term health impacts of living in the suburbs. Panelists examined possible solutions, such as redesigning the suburbs for greater pedestrian access, increasing green space, and moving to denser living.
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The Big Draw
June 23, 2007
David Macaulay leads visitors in sketching exercises just for fun and as a new way of seeing and responding to their surroundings during the 2007 Big Draw event.
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Pas-de-Dirt
May 20, 2007
Pas-de-Dirt took place outside the National Building Museum in a family-fun performance that explored the relationship between movement, architecture, and the tools we use to build our environment. Choreographed by Takoma Park-based Liz Lerman Dance Exchange and set to music from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, the cast includes propane-powered backhoes, their licensed operators, professional dance artists, and ballet students.
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Education by Design
January 1, 2007
An upbeat video providing an overview of NBM's education initiatives, focuses on kids and learning workshops for the community.
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Design Apprenticeship Program (DAP)
January 1, 2007
The Design Apprenticeship Program (DAP) was created in 2000 by the National Building Museum in order to build on the work of CityVision and Investigating Where We Live. DAP offers previous outreach program participants or students with a demonstrated interest in art or design the opportunity to get hands-on advanced experience. In this short-term program, middle and high school students design and construct full scale projects that they control from concept to completion.
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NBM Promotional Video
January 1, 2007
Created by an act of Congress in 1980, the National Building Museum is America's premier cultural institution dedicated to exploring and celebrating architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning.
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Interior Design, What Homeowners Can Do
Greenovation
November 18, 2006
Stylish and Sustainable Residential Interiors by Annette Stelmack,Allied Member ASID; co-author of just published Sustainable Residential Interiors and former design director, Associates III Interior Design, Denver, CO.
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The Green Kitchen Bug
Greenovation
November 18, 2006
Dream Green Kitchens by Jennifer Roberts, LEED AP; author of the recently published Good Green Kitchens and other books about sustainable design.
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Saving Money by Going Green
Greenovation
November 18, 2006
Jim Sargent, GMB, CGB, founding partner of AndersonSargent Custom Builder, Dallas, TX, tells us how we can go home and go green.
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The Glidehouse
October 5, 2006
Designed by Michelle Kaufmann, the Glidehouse is a prefabricated, green house ready to go anywhere. Take this walk through the house and get a first-hand experience of what it might be like to live in a green house.
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The Prince of Wales
November 3, 2005
A mid-day talk by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales during the ceremonies for the 2005 Scully Prize. The award recognized The Prince’s long-standing interest in the built environment and commitment to creating urban areas with human scale. The ceremony was part of the first official visit to the U.S. by both Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.
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