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Sustainability by design

Humans are builders and creators—but how can we build thoughtfully, without waste? These talks explore sustainable design—both past and present—and its beautiful, inspiring results.

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The tradeoffs of building green
05:56

Catherine Mohr

The tradeoffs of building green

5 minutes 56 seconds
How to grow fresh air
03:50

Kamal Meattle

How to grow fresh air

3 minutes 50 seconds
Architecture that repairs itself?
07:15

Rachel Armstrong

Architecture that repairs itself?

7 minutes 15 seconds
Using nature's genius in architecture
13:29

Michael Pawlyn

Using nature's genius in architecture

13 minutes 29 seconds
We can recycle plastic
10:41

Mike Biddle

We can recycle plastic

10 minutes 41 seconds
Are mushrooms the new plastic?
08:48

Eben Bayer

Are mushrooms the new plastic?

8 minutes 48 seconds
Don't build your home, grow it!
02:39

Mitchell Joachim

Don't build your home, grow it!

2 minutes 39 seconds
The ancient ingenuity of water harvesting
16:57

Anupam Mishra

The ancient ingenuity of water harvesting

16 minutes 57 seconds
How we can eat our landscapes
13:04

Pam Warhurst

How we can eat our landscapes

13 minutes 4 seconds
Creative houses from reclaimed stuff
17:40

Dan Phillips

Creative houses from reclaimed stuff

17 minutes 40 seconds
Paper beats plastic? How to rethink environmental folklore
17:53

Leyla Acaroglu

Paper beats plastic? How to rethink environmental folklore

17 minutes 53 seconds
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