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The Nature of a House

Building a World that Works

By: George M. Woodwell

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The Nature of a House

Building a World that Works

By: George M. Woodwell

Is it possible for a group of the world’s most respected environmental scientists to truly practice what they preach? Can their expertise in climate change help them in transforming an old house and its nine acres into their new office building and campus—a building that is as energy efficient as possible, uses local materials, and generates all of the energy it consumes? In this candid, charming, and informative book, the director of the renowned Woods Hole Research Center tells a story that will interest anyone who has ever thought about doing a “green” rehab, has tried to build green, or just wonders what’s actually possible. The Woods Hole Research Center is an international leader in identifying the causes and consequences of environmental change. When the WHRC needed a new administration building, its scientists and staff decided that the building should utilize “state-of-the-shelf” green building techniques and materials. However, the new office had to conform with the laws and building codes of the time, and with materials that were then available—no matter how frustrating these requirements were to the resident scientists and contractors. The author, George M. Woodwell, founder of the WHRC, was intimately involved in the design and construction of the Gilman Ordway Campus, which was completed in 2003 in collaboration with McDonough + Partners. He details the challenges they faced, some of which are familiar to everyone who tries to “build green”: the vagaries of building codes, the whims of inspectors, the obstreperousness of subcontractors, the search for appropriate materials, and the surprises involved in turning an old house into a modern office building. Woodwell puts the building in a larger context, not only within the work of the Center and the tradition of Woods Hole, but in the global need to minimize our carbon emissions and overall environmental impact. Building a world that works requires rethinking how we design, reuse, and live in the built environment while preserving the functional integrity of the landscape.

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Island Press

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1610911644

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9781610911641

A World to Live In

An Ecologist's Vision for a Plundered Planet

By: George M. Woodwell

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A World to Live In

An Ecologist's Vision for a Plundered Planet

By: George M. Woodwell

A scientist makes a powerful case that preservation of the integrity of the biosphere is a necessity and an inviolable human right. A century of industrial development is the briefest of moments in the half billion years of the earth's evolution. And yet our current era has brought greater changes to the earth than any period in human history. The biosphere, the globe's life-giving envelope of air and climate, has been changed irreparably. In A World to Live In, the distinguished ecologist George Woodwell shows that the biosphere is now a global human protectorate and that its integrity of structure and function are tied closely to the human future. The earth is a living system, Woodwell explains, and its stability is threatened by human disruption. Industry dumps its waste globally and makes a profit from it, invading the global commons; corporate interests overpower weak or nonexistent governmental protection to plunder the planet. The fossil fuels industry offers the most dramatic example of environmental destruction, disseminating the heat-trapping gases that are now warming the earth and changing the climate forever. The assumption that we can continue to use fossil fuels and “adapt” to climate disruption, Woodwell argues, is a ticket to catastrophe. But Woodwell points the way toward a solution. We must respect the full range of life on earth—not species alone, but their natural communities of plant and animal life that have built, and still maintain, the biosphere. We must recognize that the earth's living systems are our heritage and that the preservation of the integrity of a finite biosphere is a necessity and an inviolable human right.

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245

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MIT Press

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0262333694

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9780262333696

Climate Controversy 2013

By: George M. Woodwell,John P. Abraham,Michael C. MacCracken

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Climate Controversy 2013

By: George M. Woodwell,John P. Abraham,Michael C. MacCracken

This marvelously accessible book highlights a full color presentation of climate science with solutions. On the most highly-charged environmental policy issue of the 21st Century, top climate scientists join forces with 2013 Common Ground Student Essayists to expand public awareness and activism in an effort to garner crucial support for U.S. and international environmental policymakers." All book sale proceeds benefit the ongoing efforts of the Natural Resources Defense Council and Books Motivate Foundation, Inc. to safeguard quality of life on planet earth for present-day and future generations.

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1481718223

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9781481718226

A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George M?

By: George Muller

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A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George M?

By: George Muller

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Pinnacle Press

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137499216X

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9781374992160

Book's by George M. Woodwell

The Nature of a House

The Nature of a House

A World to Live In

A World to Live In

Climate Controversy 2013

Climate Controversy 2013

A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George M?

A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George M?

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