Form Follows Performance

The Athena Sustainable Materials Institute is a non-profit research collaborative bringing life cycle assessment to the construction sector.

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Award-winning architect Amanda Sturgeon doesn’t just create beautiful buildings, she strives to design sustainable spaces that connect people with nature. Inspired by a “biophilic” design strategy, which translates to “love of life,” Amanda is determined to create projects that celebrate their surrounding environment, not shut it out.From offices to schools to hospitals, Amanda and her team are finding that biophilic buildings create spaces in which people are happier, healthier, and more productive. Watch Amanda’s 2018 TEDMED Talk to learn how her design...

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Cooked has 19,297 ratings and 1,880 reviews. Jenne said: So as background, let me tell you a little bit about the day I started/gave up reading this book...

In Defense of Food has 93,254 ratings and 7,380 reviews. Virginia said: Actually, there is enough good material in this book that it probably warrants an...

The Omnivore's Dilemma has 164,377 ratings and 12,822 reviews. Anita said: Michael Pollan is a journalist, and an omnivore, curious about where the food ...

The Nature Principle has 1,258 ratings and 159 reviews. Rod said: There are two kinds of journalists: reporters and storytellers. Richard Louv falls into...

Vitamin N has 409 ratings and 71 reviews. Irene said: If hearing the term nature-deficit disorder concerns you, then this brainstorm book of solutions fo...

Here you will find a worldwide overview of realized Passive Houses. In this database passive house projects can be registered and presented online for free.

Passive House Canada | Maison Passive Canada is the national organization advocating for the Passive House high performance building standard in Canada.

Passive House Institute

iPHA: The international network for Passive House knowledge; promoting the Passive House Standard worldwide

The Biophilia Hypothesis has 93 ratings and 7 reviews. Stephen said: Fascinating concept (which is why I wanted to read the book), but it is a collection...

Biophilia has 701 ratings and 51 reviews. Ted said: I will be so bold as to define biophilia as the innate tendency to focus on life and lifelike process...

Designing for the Circular Economy has 0 ratings and 0 reviews. The circular economy describes a world in which reuse through repair, reconditioning and ...

PassivLink is the Revit Add-in that exports data directly to PHPP

The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute is a non-profit organization created to bring about a large scale transformation in the way we make the things we make