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Natural Capitalism: Chapter 5 – Building Blocks (original)
Buildings consume vast amounts of energy and natural resources. Perverse incentives and priorities have contributed to wasteful designs and construction practices. Today, a new design…
Natural Capitalism: Chapter 6 – Tunneling Through the Cost Barrier (original)
Most of the costs and environmental impacts of human artifacts are determined well before they are ever built. But when designed properly from the start,…
Natural Capitalism: Chapter 8 – Capital Gains (original)
Business has long neglected to value the ecological systems that support life. At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, labor was scarce and natural capital…
Natural Capitalism: Chapter 9 – Nature’s Filaments (original)
Global fiber production—from forest products to synthetic, hydrocarbon-derived fabrics—is a hugely energy- and materials-intensive endeavor. An in-depth look at forestry and its associated products from…
Technical Appendix to Reevaluating Stormwater
This technical appendix was written in conjunction with the report “Reevaluating Stormwater” from the Pittsburgh Charrette. The appendix includes information about the charrette process as…
