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F EA TUR E : S TONECYC L I NGA Dutch Company named StoneCycl ing special izes in turning

demolished buildings into new , elegant building materials .

These materials are used to create bricks , furniture and even

lamps . One new building in Rotterdam i s actual ly one of the

oldest on the block . I t 's built with 15 tons of waste f rom

demolished structures .

TH ERM I S ER MAXRO L L I NG DOORS

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Cornel lCookson has created rol l ing

doors cal led Thermiser Max that reduce

air f i l t rat ion by more than 90%. These

doors can contr ibute up to 38 LEED

credit points for an even greener

bui lding .

SYDNEYR E I NV ENT I ON

An Aboriginal gathering

place and a crumbling

wharf are just two of the

Sydney s ites that have

been reinvented as parks .

Parks Changing Austral ia

is an exhibit ion ser ies led

by the Austral ian Inst itute

of Landscape Architects

(AILA ) . Judges looked at

environmental , social and

economic benefits of each

park submission .

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This past month , Nancy Sutley was one of 15 awardees forgb&d 's 2016 Women in Sustainability Leadership Awards.Nancy is the Los Angeles Department of Water andPower 's Chief Sustainability and Economic DevelopmentOfficer . In our latest issue , Nancy shares her insight andadvice on various sustainability issues.

3 . WA T ER+ EN ERGYGURU

Nancy Sutley

4 . A I R BNB + SO LARC I T Y

In a new partnership between Airbnb and SolarCity , Airbnb

members can receive up to $1 ,000 cash back on al l solar

panels . New and current SolarCity customers wil l also receive

$100 in Airbnb Travel Credit .

A designer named Woojai Lee uses recyclednewspapers to create marble-like furniturepieces . His sturdy Paper Bricks line can be

stacked to create any shape .

From Paper to Brick5.

6 . L I GH T REVO LU T I ONArchitecture Now highl ighted s ix ways to create more

connected , innovative l ightings systems at home . Concrete

lamps , OLEDs , and embedded l inear f ixtures are a few of

these revolut ionary designs .

Zaha Hadid Architects designed this oasis-inspiredcultural center in Diriyah , Saudi Arabia . The UrbanHeritage Museum Administration Centreseamlessly blends design with the surroundingUNESCO world heritage site , the Wadi Hanifahvalley .

7 . OAS I SI N SP I R ED

UNESCO S I T E

MORE THAN A BR I DG E8 .

buildCol lect ive , an Austr ian -based

nonprof it for architecture and

development created this sustainable ,

low - impact bridge . The bridge provides

the local Mzamba community a safe

walking alternative to travel ing the

dangerous Mzamba r iver .

9 . "WORLD 'S MOST SUS TA I NAB L ER E S I D ENT IA L TOWER "

A luxury - l iv ing building in London i s being cal led the “World ’s

most sustainable residential tower . ” The Beacon offers an

atr ium greenhouse , rainwater col lect ion for i ts toi lets and

automated car parking .

Remarkable Objects , a new podcast series onnature and urban design , features an episode withrecent 2016 WSLA awardee Barbara Deustch fromthe Landscape Architecture Foundation . Thepodcasts covers various issues in resiliency andsustainability .

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OB J E C T SPODCAS TS

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