EcoJustice Radio spoke with architectural designer Moein Nodehi of Biotonomy about Nature-based approach for buildings and cities to address climate and biodiversity emergency.
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Songdo, South Korea: Utopian City of Big Data and Urban “Sustainability”
The idea of the “utopian” community began in 1516 with Sir Thomas More’s fictional perfected society to present-day attempts to build the most sustainable urban ecosystem. With the case of Songdo International Business District, South Korea, we begin a series of case studies in the success and failure of utopian experiments in living sustainably.
Earthship Biotecture: Self-Sufficient, Off-the-Grid Communities
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Passive solar Earthships provide electricity, potable water, sustainable food production, with contained sewage treatment, and can be built anywhere in the world. Renegade eco-architect Michael Reynolds’ construction and design process called Earthship Biotecture creates beyond LEED Architecture, a sustainable green building design made of natural and recycled materials.