by Tim Alatorre
Posted on January 9, 2010
ACE Mentor Program, AutoCad, CalPoly, Green Architecture, Health Care, IDP, NCARB, Revit, San Luis Obispo
Special guest Elise Drakes talkes about healthcare Architecture and the ACE Mentor Program. We discuss the rise of green buildings and the IDP program.
by Tim Alatorre
Posted on July 24, 2009
I was recently sent this cartoon via email. Unfortunately I have been unable to determine the source. Besides being funny, I thought the cartoon underscores the point that often our “green” and “sustainable” activities are merely moving the problem to someone else, not necessarily helping the planet our the community as a whole. For example,…
by Tim Alatorre
Posted on July 4, 2009
Opened to the public on May 23, 2004, the Seattle Central Library by Rem Koolhaas quickly became a tourist attraction in Seattle, Washington. The 362,987 square foot building features an underground public parking lot, hundreds of computers, an auditorium, and “the book spiral” that allows visitors to traverse the entire book collection all on one…
by Tim Alatorre
Posted on June 16, 2009
A number of my colleges are cramming for the LEED exam. Now that LEED v3.0 is here I’m sure there are a number of people trying to sneak in under the old LEED v2.0 test. I thought I’d post a few of my favorite LEED study resources on the net. Even if you aren’t studying…
by Tim Alatorre
Posted on June 11, 2009
Lloyd Alter, of TreeHugger, posted a great slide show today titled Green Roofs are Changing Architecture and Planning. In 15 slides he gives a great overview of green roofs yesterday and today. His thesis is summarized on the last slide with the words: Perhaps to everyone’s surprise, [green roofs] have turned into planning tools to help…