Topic: Green buildings

In this July 4, 2016 photo, the sun sets through the rooftop glass above one of the new Abdali Mall's light tubes, which redirects sunlight from the roof to the basement of Jordan's first energy-efficient shopping complex in Amman, Jordan. High-end boutiques, cinemas and gourmet coffee shops are tucked into an intricate ecosystem of natural heating and cooling, water recycling and hundreds of solar panels soaking up the sun's rays. Advocates for green building say sustainable building development is important in Jordan, where energy and water resources are quickly diminishing. (Layla Quran/AP Photo) (AP)

Fixing our climate emergency

Meg Holden, Rebecca Holt - The Conversation
Pedestrians protect themselves from the sun while walking in central Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, April 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

heat waves of the future

Nicholas Rajkovich - The Conversation
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The promise of the tiny house

Lorraine Chow - Alternet