#6 Educating Girls
20.05.20
Girls education it turns out has a dramatic effect on global warming.
#5 Tropical Forest Restoration
18.05.20
When we lose forests primarily to agricultural expansion or human settlement carbon dioxide discharges into the atmosphere. Tropical forest loss alone is responsible for 16-19 percent of greenhouse gas emissions caused by human activity...
#4 Plant Rich Diet
15.05.20
If 50% of the world’s population restricts their diet to a healthy 2,500 calories a day and reduces meat consumption overall, we estimate at least 26.7 gigatonnes of emissions could be avoided from dietary change alone.
#3 Reduced Food Waste
07.05.20
One of the great miracles of life on this planet is the creation of food... The food we waste contributes roughly 8 percent of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.
#2 Wind Turbines
05.05.20
Onshore wind turbines generate electricity at a utility scale, comparable to power plants. They replace fossil fuels with emissions-free electricity.
#1 Refrigerants
01.05.20
In October 2016 officials from more than 170 countries gathered in Kigali, Rwanda to negotiate a deal to address the problem of CFCs. John Kerry has said it is, “the biggest thing we can do (for climate) in one giant swoop”.
Drawdown
30.04.20
"I strongly recommend you buy this book, Drawdown, and read it cover to cover like I have." Ewan Brown, Director, Tennent Brown Architects
Living Building Challenge Definitions
29.10.19
What do you think is the percentage declared for this example?
LBC 3.1 Materials Research and Engineered Timber
26.09.19
We have found some engineered timber to be FSC certified and Red List free with the exception of phenol formaldehyde.
Tennent Brown Architects a Founding Signatory of Architects Declare NZ
19.08.19
The twin crises of climate breakdown and biodiversity loss are the most serious issue of our time. Tennent Brown Architects is one of twenty-seven New Zealand founding signatories supporting the New Zealand Architect’s Declare initiative.
Living Building Challenge Materials Research
22.07.19
Our journey with the Living Building Challenge has included materials research under LBC 3.0 for Te Wharehou o Waikaremoana and Te Tii and under LBC 3.1 for Gisborne Airport.
Living Building Challenge 3.1 vs 4.0
19.07.19
The Living Building Challenge 4.0 has been launched this year.