Month: November 2023

Ark Tech

Using “ancient wisdoms and techniques” can lead to carbon-neutral buildings says Yasmeen Lari

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Source: https://www.dezeen.com/2021/07/01/carbon-neutral-architecture-yasmeen-lari-interview/ Jennifer Hahn | 1 July 2021  Leave a comment A return to traditional materials and construction techniques could help eliminate carbon emissions, says Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari, who has built more than 45,000 homes…Continue readingUsing “ancient wisdoms and techniques” can lead to carbon-neutral buildings says Yasmeen Lari

Ark Tech

California becomes the first state in the U.S. to tackle embodied carbon in its building codes

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By Daniel Roche • August 8, 2023 Source: https://www.archpaper.com/2023/08/california-becomes-first-state-us-tackle-embodied-carbon-energy-codes The California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) and the Division of the State Architect (DSA) updated California’s building codes last week, putting into effect measures…Continue readingCalifornia becomes the first state in the U.S. to tackle embodied carbon in its building codes

Housing Justice The Unseen Urban Indian Crisis

Housing for Urban Indigenous Peoples, Tribal Residents, and Tribal Nations

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Source: https://www.nlc.org/article/2022/11/29/housing-for-indigenous-peoples-tribal-nations/ NOVEMBER 29, 2022 by Samantha Steeves for the National League of Cities. *Note: There are many different naming conventions for Native American and Indigenous communities, who are in no…Continue readingHousing for Urban Indigenous Peoples, Tribal Residents, and Tribal Nations

Communal Healing Indigenous Stewardship

How a Native Californian Tribe Is Fighting to Reclaim Its History and Presence in Los Angeles

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Source: https://www.travelandleisure.com/lost-cultures-living-legacies-podcast-season-1-episode-4-gabrielino-tongva-los-angeles-7494545 “As Gabrieleno-Tongva people, we see ourselves as caretakers of our relatives and that includes the plants, the animals, the water, the land, the rocks.” Desiree Martinez, a member…Continue readingHow a Native Californian Tribe Is Fighting to Reclaim Its History and Presence in Los Angeles

Communal Healing

Los Angeles City Council backs rewrite of city codes to remove male gender

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Mayor Karen Bass and City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto are assumed to be men in city code Source: https://www.dailynews.com/2023/02/10/la-city-council-backs-rewrite-of-city-codes-to-remove-male-gender/ By CITY NEWS SERVICE | news@socalnews.com PUBLISHED: February 10, 2023 at 1:53 p.m. | UPDATED: February 10,…Continue readingLos Angeles City Council backs rewrite of city codes to remove male gender

Indigenous Urban Planning

En Los Ángeles habrá un corredor Maya y Tikal será parte de las “maravillas”

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Source: https://chapinenusa.com/noticias/en-los-angeles-habra-un-corredor-maya-y-tikal-sera-parte-de-las-maravillas–20221122920 El proyecto es un homenaje a los descendientes mayas que viven en el área. Ya fueron inaugurados los trabajos que convertirán el sector como un “pedacito del mundo maya…Continue readingEn Los Ángeles habrá un corredor Maya y Tikal será parte de las “maravillas”

Communal Healing

LA city council designates street section as Oaxacan Corridor

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Source:https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/la-city-council-designates-street-section-as-oaxacan-corridor/3241279/ By City News Service • Published October 11, 2023 • Updated on October 11, 2023 at 12:28 pm The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday designated a section of Pico Boulevard between Arlington Avenue and Westmoreland Avenue as…Continue readingLA city council designates street section as Oaxacan Corridor

Ark Tech Housing Justice

Orange County’s first modular wood constructed supportive housing development under construction

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Source: https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/housing/2021/09/01/casa-paloma-supportive-housing-midway-city-orange-county We see this as a template for tomorrow. Milo Peinemann, the CEO of American Family Housing, an affordable housing developer based in Midway City BY JOSEPH PIMENTEL ORANGE COUNTY PUBLISHED…Continue readingOrange County’s first modular wood constructed supportive housing development under construction

Indigenous Stewardship

Perspectivas: La propiedad indígena de capital de infraestructura se expandirá en Canadá

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Fuente: https://biv.com/article/2021/01/outlook-indigenous-infrastructure-equity-ownership-set-expand-canada Por Mark Podlasly | 6 de enero de 2021 Los gobiernos canadienses están centrando su atención en reparar el daño que la pandemia de COVID-19 ha causado en nuestra economía. Ya se…Continue readingPerspectivas: La propiedad indígena de capital de infraestructura se expandirá en Canadá