3 posts tagged “video”
TVO is running a second set of design episodes of the PBS e2 series: the economies of being environmentally conscious. For information on purchasing DVDs (all three series) or downloading the first season of design:e2, see my comment to design:e2.
At the moment, TVO has not posted the details of the December episoides.
- The Druk White Lotus School - Ladakh Ladakh, India, is one of the most remote regions on earth. The Druk
White Lotus School intends to equip Ladakhi children for living in the
modern world while simultaneously embracing Buddhist traditions.
Designed by Jonathan Rose, the school features sustainable technologies
that suit the altitude, and landscape and cultural climate.
- Greening the Federal Government Government
buildings are not historically associated with sustainability or
exquisite design. But Pritzker Prize-winning architect Thom Mayne's San
Francisco Federal Building aims to be the prototype for tomorrow's
workplace.
- Bogotá: Building a Sustainable City One of the world's most chaotic cities has been transformed into a
model of civic-minded and sustainable urban planning with public
transportation, greenways, mega libraries and the longest stretch of
bike-only lanes in the world, but only with tremendous opposition from
the people it was designed to help.
- Affordable Green Housing New York City's public housing developments often ignore the social and
cultural characteristics of the communities who live in them.
Third-generation developer Jonathan Rose is putting sustainability
within reach of public housing residents in Irvington, Harlem and the
Bronx.
- Adaptive Reuse in the Netherlands Dutch planners tap into their innate design sensibility and the
industrial landscape to create a sustainable development in Amsterdam's
abandoned dockyards. An alternative to urban sprawl, the development
maximizes space while maintaining privacy, and uses the vast waterways
as core landscape design elements.
- Architecture 2030 Buildings are responsible for almost half of all greenhouse gas
emissions in the United States. Architect-turned-activist Ed Mazria
aims to avert a climate change crisis through policy change and
education. His Architecture 2030 organization is galvanizing commitment
to a carbon-neutral building sector by the year 2030.
TVO is running the energy episodes of the PBS e2 series: the economies of being environmentally conscious. For information on purchasing DVDs (all three series) or downloading the first season of design:e2, see my comment to design:e2.
November 8, 07:00pm
- Harvesting the Wind Wind
is the fastest growing energy source in the world, yet it has struggled
for acceptance in the United States. In southwest Minnesota, however,
wind energy is a burgeoning source of local power and income for
farmers. Some have joined forces in wind cooperatives to invest in
larger farms and reap bigger profits. In the absence of a strong
renewable energy policy at the federal level, the state government
plays a key role in wind policy, begging the question: Will the rest of
the U.S. follow Minnesota's lead?
- Energy for a Developing World A cleaner energy future depends, in large part, on responsible energy
consumption in the developing world. Founded by Nobel Peace
Prize-winner Muhammad Yunus, the Grameen Shakti organization in
Bangladesh distributes small solar systems and portable bio-gas systems
to rural Bangladeshis, empowering women and the poor in the process.
- Paving the Way In America alone, nearly 70 percent of oil consumed is by the cars we
drive. Can efficient automobile design mitigate the environmental
damage caused by our beloved cars? General Motors unveils The Volt, a
super-hybrid vehicle, and the fuel cell-powered Sequel, while
technology firm Fiberforge shows off the latest in ultra-light
materials for car manufacturing.
- Growing Energy In response to the oil crisis of the 1970s, Brazil created a domestic
ethanol industry that is now thriving on all levels, from production,
to distribution at gas stations, to nationwide adoption of flex-fuel
cars. This episode examines what we can learn from Brazil's
extraordinary success with ethanol, and whether other countries could
follow suit.
- State of Resolve Could California's progressive energy policies spearhead a
nationwide shift toward cleaner energy? The remarkable laws that California has
passed under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to regulate greenhouse gas emissions
perpetuate the state's reputation for environmental leadership across the
country, and potentially the globe.
- Coal and Nuclear: Problem or Solution? Renewables, biofuels, solar, wind and other energy sources
may be alternatives to fossil fuel, but it is impossible to ignore the ubiquity
of coal and the power capabilities of nuclear, despite their many drawbacks.
These controversial resources may be major players in a sustainable energy
future, however, thanks to new developments in carbon capture and sequestration
and improved nuclear technologies they may not be necessary.
TVOntario is running six 30-minute programs on green design Thursdays at 07:00pm and 07:30pm.
October 18th:
- The Green Apple 1 of 6 Combatting the myth of the bustling city as "concrete jungle", some of Manhattan's most prominent and technologically advanced structures illustrate how the ubiquitous skyscraper can, surprisingly, be a model of environmental responsibility.
- Green for All 2 of 6 Architect and activist Sergio Palleroni's mission is to provide architectural and design solutions to global crisis regions. In East Austin, Texas, and Sonora, Mexico, he and his student team teach rural communities to build their own homes and reduce the cost by being resourceful.
- The Green Machine 3 of 6 Mayor Richard M. Daley aims to make Chicago "the greenest city in America." He built the city's most prominent "green roof" atop City Hall and created an entire municipal office charged with overseeing the city's many environmental initiatives. The city is adopting green technologies in both residential and corporate sectors.
- Grey to Green 4 of 6 The value in recycling on a grand level: Paul Pedini, a civil engineer on Boston's "Big Dig," had the idea to build his own home from some of the massive amount of waste created by the $15 billion project. This has sparked plans to create an office complex in Massachusetts from the same recycled material.
November 1st:
- China: From Red to Green? 5 of 6 Steven Holl's "Linked Hybrid" project in Beijing will be the largest residential geothermal heating/cooling and greywater recycling system in the world. Award-winning architect William McDonough talks about his plans to make China entirely sustainable and to demonstrate the ways architecture can be both profitable and environmentally intelligent.
- Deeper Shades of Green 6 of 6 A look to the future with three remarkable thinkers and designers of our time: Kenneth Yeang, Werner Sobek and William McDonough. Each is radically changing the face of not only architecture but also environmentalism in the attempt to construct human habitat in harmony with nature and ultimately change the world we live in.
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