This encyclopedic video version of David Johnston's acclaimed seminar provides practical information about building in ways that are energy-conscious, healthy and environmentally responsible covering everything building professionals need to know to build green. It provides practical, accurate information about building from the ground up and is packed with information about how to do it in ways that are energy-conscious, healthy and environmentally...

This film shows the recent development of strawbale building in Germany. In interviews with owners, builders, architects and experts many relevant green building topics are discussed. Straw is an annually renewable crop, available wherever grain crops are grown. It is indeed a waste product, much of which is currently burnt in the fields. The thick walls offer superior insulation value. With a natural plaster, straw bale walls 'breath' and together...

Sustainability is taking root at the forefront of architects' design philosophies. 1. The currents, a ten-storey residential tower and new home to the Great Canadian Theatre Company, is a green development from the partnership of Peter Busby and windmill developments in Ottawa. 2. Engineer Andre Dupras built his house in the Laurentians to accommodate a gymnasium for his wife, a former performer with the Cirque de Soleil. The home features many sustainable...

The Pritzker-prize winning architect Thom Mayne has been identified with muscular, bold, steel-and-glass design since the founding of his firm, Morphosis, in 1971. With the Federal Office Building in San Francisco, Mayne proves that innovative and sustainable architecture can be introduced successfully into a building type typically considered predictable and boring. In this tour of the dramatic high-rise building, Mayne takes us through its many...