Wednesday 27 October 2010

Design: e²



This is a series from the PBS that talk about the biggest energy consumers and polluters devices made by man. The buildings. As it is claim in the opening of every one of the six episodes from the first season now available in the PBS You Tube channel, buildings consume 40% of all energy resources and emit 50% of all green-house gases.

The e² stands for: ''the Economies of being Environmentally conscious'' and they analyze which kind of approaches are been taking in the world of architecture and construction business to diminish the impact of our build environment in the ecosystem, and how we raise awareness about the relevance of this area in the climate change and in the sustainable future.

The analysis goes from the high- tech construction materials and processes to the social issues attached to the green movement and show projects and experiences from U.S.A, Mexico, China and Europe.

The episodes are:
1.- The green apple
2.- Green for all
3.- The green machine
4.- Gray to green
5.- China: from red to green?
6.- Deeper shade of green

25:45 min, each

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