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Facit Technologies can digitally manufacture a home in your driveway
I have admired this system since 2007 and it is now breaking out of its box.
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What's wrong with this picture?
One architect calls it an "unhappy façade." I think it's worse than that.
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What happens when the young-old get old-old
There are a whole lot of us who are just a few years behind Joe Biden, and society isn't ready for it.
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TVs and home theatre: how much is too much? How big is too big?
Do small TVs make good cities?
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As our cities get flooded or boiled, it's time to get serious about resilient design
Houston still doesn't have its lights on, and Toronto is under water. We can't keep doing this.
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In praise of slow cars
Slowing down is a great way to deal with the climate crisis. It also saves lives.
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How Good is Wood?
An excerpt from "The Story of Upfront Carbon" where I am still looking for an answer to that question.
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From the archives: Oboy, we visit the Cykelehuset Ohboy! an apartment building built around bicycles
We need more buildings like this.
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Timber!
Paul Brannen's book has made me rethink the way I look at wood.
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In praise of traffic congestion
Instead of complaining about traffic in Toronto, the whiners should consider moving to Detroit.
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Why houses should be built on stilts
Concrete and foam insulation are the biggest contributors to upfront carbon emissions in a home. Who needs them?
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We're facing a demographic time bomb
From the archives: We've got about five years to help communities prepare. Will we? ​
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