EdX User Stories

Module 6 Discussion: Building and the Environment: Zero Disruption is a possibility?

Jasonbsantos
2016-05-02

[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14621760519401158.jpg Giving light to the phrase “For the future, it will be crucial that the...

Not for the future, is today..

mario_ximenez
2016-04-26

If it is close to a natural environment, the ecosystem is damaged, deforestation occurs, slopes are destabilized, it impacts on...

Anne-Marie Edward Science building (John Abbott College)

MGSayah
2015-06-15

The College started having compost bins located throughout the College. The college also has a student-initiated project in which a modest...

Smart way in Holland

PolinaLiubomirova
2015-05-21

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Green Roof

MarinaStephanie
2015-05-19

The green roof is one idea used here in Brazil, the principal benefits are: * Reduce heating; * Reduce cooling;

For the Future...Edmonton, Canada

ishwarShrindatte
2015-05-15

The church and a home are in the picture. [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14316632994623341.jpg

Week 6 TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION AND INFORMATION SHARING:

martinecarney
2015-05-15

> ***How do you understand the expression "For the future, it will be crucial that the environmental system in which a building is placed...

Real exemples of low environemental impact

biacoury
2015-05-13

The indigenous architecture is one of the most important sources of reference for truly sustainable construction methods, which take...

Real exemples of low environemental impact

biacoury
2015-05-13

The indigenous architecture is one of the most important sources of reference for truly sustainable construction methods, which take...

IN 2040 WE WILL NEED 2 PLANETS TO COVER OUR ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT

KarinSilvana
2015-05-12

The ecological footprint, as a concept proposed by Rees and Wackernagel in 1990, has become a primary tool of analysis for the work...

Week 6 discussion. Vernacular architecture in The Netherlands

Julia_ub
2015-05-11

Buildings (thus cities) generate an intrusion in the environment and represent an addition to it. We have to minimize that intrusion in...

Santay Island, Duran-Ecuador

luisproano1
2015-05-11

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Environmentally friendly houses in Spain

AndresPB
2015-05-08

In Canary Islands was tipical to build with materials like stone or earth from the ground some centuryies ago. Nowadays, materials like...

Urban Canyon, Porto Alegre (Brazil)

rochellesds
2015-05-06

In this context, I believe that urban canyon could be considered a synonym for backlanes. High buildings and very close to one another,...

Urban Canyon, Porto Alegre (Brazil)

rochellesds
2015-05-06

In this context, I believe that urban canyon could be considered a synonym for backlanes. High buildings and very close to one another,...

Sustainable Transportation and please! Cleaning the Water

teddykat
2014-11-14

I also live in Switzerland and I am now in Central America, in El Salvador more exactly, to help for a social housing project. El Salvador...

week 5 discussion_how buildings disrupt our environmental system

AlejandroPC
2014-11-09

[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14155337223118647.jpg These pictures show you the dune landscape of Maspalomas (south of Gran...

non-thoughtful urban planning

Monicadelacruz
2014-11-04

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Efficient Primary Care Centre in Barcelona

RiccPala
2014-11-01

There are several aspects to take into consideration, and one of the most important is the energy supply. Big metropolises are important...

DISRUPTED ENVIRONMENTAL

Sonya55
2014-10-31

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The World of Words

Coryna
2014-10-30

![synchronicity][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14146617433066741.png I think the starting point is finding the local...