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The Green Initiative
The Green Initiative (TGI) is a social venture that began as a program to supply clean energy to the Center for Friends Without a Border (CFWB), a new visitors’ center designed by Cook+Fox Architects at the Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC), Cambodia’s leading pediatric training and health care facility. Supported by Terrapin’s research and technical expertise, as well as holistic thinking about children’s health, Cambodia’s environment, and AHC’s financial sustainability, AHC initiated a biodiesel pilot project. As of September 2009, AHC is running all of its vehicle fleet and generators on 100% biodiesel (B-100) refined from waste vegetable oil. The project has expanded into a consortium of five Cambodian NGOs that are addressing urgent needs in health care and children’s welfare. Currently these organizations are receiving a total of 8,000 L of fuel per month, produced at two refineries with combined capacity to produce up to 20,000 L/month. After one year of operation, TGI is on track to become profitable within the next six months. Through Rick Cook’s involvement in the CFWB, Terrapin remains an advisor for TGI. Detailed Terrapin Case Studies are available in the Workroom, our private extranet full of detailed information and resources to help you make an informed decision.

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Biophilic Design wins American Publishers Award

Bill Browning and Bob Fox are among the authors of a new book, Biophilic Design: The Theory, Science, and Practice of Bringing Buildings to Life edited by Yale professor Stephen Kellert and winner of the 2008 American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence in the Architecture and Urban Planning category.

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Terrapin featured in Green Community

Terrapin has contributed an essay on Energy and Communities for the American Planning Association’s upcoming book, Green Community. Based on the National Building Museum's Green Community exhibition (www.nbm.org), these collected essays illuminate connections among personal health, community health, and our planet's health.

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