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Tag: climate change

Cosper House Energy Usage

September 16, 2023 chriscosper

In a previous post, I encouraged Thom Mayne and Blythe Alison-Mayne to release the EUI data for their house, since…

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Filed under: climate change, environment

Alison-Mayne House: sustainable or not?

July 7, 2023 chriscosper

It’s hard to tell, given the lack of hard data and allusions to the Almighty…. Is the Alison-Mayne House, designed…

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Filed under: architecture, climate change, Starchitect fails

Cost of electric vehicles to match gas-powered vehicles much sooner than initially expected

February 13, 2023 chriscosper

A combination of incentives to customers, incentives to manufacturers, new lithium mines, more battery manufacturers, and improved manufacturing techniques is…

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Filed under: climate change, economics

U.S. begins to address climate crisis at long last

February 6, 2023 chriscosper

The passage of the weirdly named Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 last August marks the United States’ first significant attempt…

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Filed under: climate change, economics, politics

Edward Mazria’s positive take on COP26

December 23, 2021 chriscosper

It is easy to feel beat down by the relentlessly bad news on the climate. Enter Edward Mazria, who sees…

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Filed under: architecture, climate change

Edward Mazria’s simple three-point plan for achieving sustainable design

September 4, 2021 chriscosper

Edward Mazria has written an open letter to architects and others responsible for the design of the built environment. He…

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Filed under: architecture, climate change

Back to the Past

August 8, 2021 chriscosper

Nostalgia was once considered a medical condition that required treatment. As a society—and a profession—we may want to revisit that…

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Filed under: architectural education, climate change, Starchitect fails

Questions raised concerning Harvard’s HouseZero project

August 3, 2021 chriscosper

For me, the main question is this: How can a house, that is not being used as a house, serve…

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Filed under: architecture, climate change

What is cryptocurrency, anyhow?

June 5, 2021 chriscosper

I’m not entirely convinced that Bitcoin is much different than Monopoly money, but some people seem to take it seriously.…

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Filed under: climate change, society

Bjarke Ingels Group’s latest proposal: actually sustainable or “is that just PR?”

May 23, 2021 chriscosper

It’s shelf shading. Adaptive louvers will reduce heat gain by 52%…. Meanwhile, every image also suggests the building is a…

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Filed under: climate change, Starchitect fails

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