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To LEED or Not to LEED | The Case for Anti-LEED

Last month, architect Steve Mouzon made the case for Anti-LEED in a post at ArchDaily. To LEED or Not to LEED At first glance, Anti-LEED sounds like an outright bashing. There’s that prefix anti after all. And we all know LEED is…

neoli20 November 2014

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How Our Dependence on Palm Oil is Killing Our Rainforest, the Orangutans, the Tigers, and the Planet

Next time you’re in the supermarket, check out the list of ingredients of every product on the shelf. Whether it be bread, pasta, toothpaste, chewing gum, soap, shampoo, detergent, cosmetics, chocolate, ice cream, biscuits, peanut butter, instant noodles, and many,…

neoli14 November 2014

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Biomimicry in Architecture | Building According to Nature's Prinicples

These days there’s a big focus on buildings that work just like nature. It’s the next logical step to sustainability—not simply being concerned about locally-sourced materials or non-toxic ingredients or carbon footprint, but making sure, too, that buildings work in…

neoli5 November 2014

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October Story Roundup: from BEE to Animal Population, LED to Architecture and Farmers' Market

BEE Is Recognized as LEED Proven Provider The Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) recently gave its nod to our very own Alex Bisagni for his company’s efforts in transforming the green building market in Asia Pacific. Thus BEE (Bisagni Environmental…

neoli28 October 2014

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Safe Vs Unsafe Plastics for Your Health

Whether we like it or not, our lives have become inescapably dependent on plastics. Not all plastics are created equal however. Some are relatively safe, while some unsafe plastics pose risks to our health. Three letters to watch out for…

neoli23 October 2014

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China’s President Is Fed Up with Weird, Ugly Buildings in China

In China, there are beautiful buildings, and then there are weird ones. It’s the latter kind which President Xi Jinping wants to end once and for all. A paragon of simplicity and elegance: the Shanghai World Financial Center China is…

neoli21 October 2014

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The Six Threats to Global Food Security | World Food Day

Today, October 16, is World Food Day. It’s a quiet, little occasion, with no exciting mass mobilization of people just like in Earth Hour (which last March was participated by hundreds of millions), but it’s very important nonetheless. Clean Your…

neoli15 October 2014

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The Challenge for Skyscrapers, Our Cities, and Urban Planning

Moshe Safdie in his speech at the World Architecture Festival reflected on the need for urban planning to create better cities, not just pretty skyscrapers. The recently concluded World Architecture Festival 2014 emblazoned a theme that’s very relevant for…

neoli5 October 2014

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Getting It Right: Indoor Playgrounds in Malls

A mall in British Columbia, Canada recently took flak for its newly-renovated playground for kids. The Guildford Town Centre, located in Surrey, B.C., reportedly spent $280 million on the renovation, scrapping the existing playground equipment—ladders, slides, swings, and all—and retrofitting…

neoli1 October 2014

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Four Takeaways We Can All Learn from Beijing Design Week

There’s no substitute for good design, so goes the maxim. That’s why Beijing Design Week (BJDW) is all set this Friday, September 26 and will last until October 3. For a full week and beyond, design will saturate the…

neoli25 September 2014