January/February 2009

2009 January/February

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Building Better: Art or Eco?

Architects wrestle with their role in a climate-challenged world

By Josh Stephens

January 1, 2009

The mystery of Louise Teagarden is not what became of her but why she disappeared
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Lost & Found

The mystery of Louise Teagarden is not what became of her but why she disappeared

By Ann Japenga

January 1, 2009

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Buidling Better: Stay-at-Home Green

Improving the places where we already live

January 1, 2009

illustration of a man topped by a green building
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Building Better: Emerald Cities

A blueprint for greener living

By Christopher Hawthorne

January 1, 2009

Builders in Charleston, South Carolina, designed homes with large windows facing the ocean to catch sea breezes
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Building Better: A/C B.C.

How Americans lived well before we had energy to squander

By Peter Frick-Wright

January 2, 2009

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Destination: The Java Zone

Nicaraguan coffee growers are preserving ecosystems that nurture banana trees, sloths, and a new breed of tourist

January 2, 2009