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Tag: economics

The Honest Menace? Thoughts on Brooklyn Tower

September 16, 2023 chriscosper

SHoP’s Brooklyn Tower looms over New York City, like a postmodern Barad-dûr (image from SHoP) What should the architecture of…

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Filed under: architecture, economics

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

Katerra thrown lifeline

January 26, 2021 chriscosper

The Silicon Valley-esque design-build firm Katerra recently received a $200 million cash infusion to stay in business. Are Katerra’s misfortunes…

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Filed under: economics

A concise rebuttal to “endless growth”

December 24, 2020 chriscosper

Many economists, politicians, and others are stuck in the mantra of endless growth–whether such a concept is desirable, or even…

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Filed under: economics, Starchitect fails

Some good news about the environment—but every silver lining has a touch of grey

August 10, 2020 chriscosper

Martin Pederson of Common \ Edge recently interviewed Edward Mazria, who discussed how energy usage in the building sector has…

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Filed under: climate change, economics

“Architects Declare” joins chorus calling for real change

May 31, 2020 chriscosper

The “Architects Declare Climate & Biodiversity Emergency” movement, which started in May 2019 in the United Kingdom, now has a…

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Filed under: climate change, economics

Are architects addressing the wrong problem? Are we suffering from The Growth Delusion?

June 16, 2019 chriscosper

Super insulation. PV arrays and wind turbines. Ground-source heat pumps. LED lights and efficient appliances. These are the tools architects…

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Filed under: climate change, economics

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