The US Department of Energy’s new definition of a ‘zero emissions building’ is pure doublethink
Outrage: dodgy zero-emissions definitions
Author Archives: Steve Webb
Revisit: BedZED in Beddington, UK by ZEDfactory
BedZED by ZEDfactory in suburban south London promised a utopian future which has failed to materialise
Stone age: a new architecture from an old material
As we near the end of the fossil fuel era, building in stone offers a hopeful future for construction
Venn and now: geometries of land reformation
The world is redistributed into hexagonal cells, where everyone gets their share and is self-sufficient
Structural issues: the cost of material and the value of labour
In an alternative future, taxes would protect human labour and punish excessive material use to stop wasteful practices
