Comments on: ECO-ARCHITECTURE IN ASIA http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/02/eco-architecture-in-asia/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:06:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Hun Boonhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/02/eco-architecture-in-asia/comment-page-1/#comment-47272 Hun Boon Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:53:17 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/02/eco-architecture-in-asia/#comment-47272 With increase in demand putting pressure on supply, prices of green materials are going up. The big question for me is, are customers willing to pay? They're already paying more as it as. With increase in demand putting pressure on supply, prices of green materials are going up. The big question for me is, are customers willing to pay? They’re already paying more as it as.

]]> By: Arfiehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/02/eco-architecture-in-asia/comment-page-1/#comment-47011 Arfie Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:24:15 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/02/eco-architecture-in-asia/#comment-47011 As an American architect for sustainable buildings, I can tell you that we specify woods from Forest Stewardship Council certified sources. The FSC has very high standards and monitoring that supports holistic, biological integrity forest management. If the rich countries would mandate FSC or equivalent standards, what would happen to forestry economics (jobs, business viability, value of wooded lands, etc.) ??I wonder. Because "green building" is growing at a very rapidly increasing rate now... the demands for ecologically responsible woodland and other biological materials (wheatstraw, rice hull, etc.) will increase and will put pressure on the highly prolific growing environments across the globe. As an American architect for sustainable buildings, I can tell you that we specify woods from Forest Stewardship Council certified sources. The FSC has very high standards and monitoring that supports holistic, biological integrity forest management. If the rich countries would mandate FSC or equivalent standards, what would happen to forestry economics (jobs, business viability, value of wooded lands, etc.) ??

I wonder. Because “green building” is growing at a very rapidly increasing rate now… the demands for ecologically responsible woodland and other biological materials (wheatstraw, rice hull, etc.) will increase and will put pressure on the highly prolific growing environments across the globe.

]]> By: miftahhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/02/eco-architecture-in-asia/comment-page-1/#comment-46939 miftah Thu, 07 Jun 2007 08:30:19 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/02/eco-architecture-in-asia/#comment-46939 what about in indonesia? we have no one. we lost our forests but rich country blame us. although the buyers of our logs are them. what about in indonesia? we have no one.
we lost our forests but rich country blame us. although the buyers of our logs are them.

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