Magazine | Urban Revision

October 21, 2008

Re:Volt Electricity was in the air on Sunday, August 19th as Urban Re:Vision took to the streets to bring a jolt of sustainability to San Francisco’s Bayview District with our many volunteers distributing approximately 700 energy-efficient CFL bulbs free of charge to neighborhood residents.

What if 1 car could replace 20?

Tyler Young

September 03, 2008

With each Zipcar replacing over 20 privately-owned vehicles, they're changing the urban landscape.

What if 1 car could replace 20?

Tyler Young

September 03, 2008

With each Zipcar replacing over 20 privately-owned vehicles, they're changing the urban landscape.

Ready to Take Another Way?

Urban Re:Vision Team

August 11, 2008

Ready to Take Another Way?

Nothing gets in our way. When faced with a roadblock, we respond creatively: We reroute—whether it’s our path, our expectations, our desires or our plans.

Business Council on Climate Change

Eric Corey Freed

August 11, 2008

I am proud to be one of the founding council member companies for the Business Council on Climate Change (BC3). This morning was the kick off meeting at City Hall.

GreenZebra

Eric Corey Freed

August 11, 2008

The GreenZebra coupon book was written up in the Chronicle last week. It is a nice story of how Anne and Sheryl began the company.

Water Today

Urban Re:Vision Team

October 21, 2008

In November 2007, Urban Re:Vision and the Women’s Earth Alliance hosted a fundraiser for the first African Women and Water Conference.

Re:Vision supports the development of innovative systemic ideas and the communities that are willing to put them into action. Re:Storing sustainable economies by design, Re:Vision supports the Women’s Earth Alliance as they enable women to start environmentally and economically sustainable new businesses, earn substantial incomes, provide education and a better life for their families.

Greening the Block

Urban Re:Vision Team

October 21, 2008

Re:Route As a follow-up to the CFL giveaway, Urban Re:Vision teamed up with the San Francisco chapter of Architecture for Humanity on September 29th to provide Bay View residents with a "sneak peek" at the proposed "greening" of the block in 2008.

Eric Corey Freed

August 11, 2008

Wonderful article on Thom Mayne's new Federal Building that just opened here in San Francisco. It touches on some of the larger issues, namely, how the LEED Green Building Rating System often does not apply to such a large, unusual and design driven building.

Robots Building Our Homes?

Eric Corey Freed

August 11, 2008

The future of the profession of Architecture is in Rapid Prototyping and Contour Crafting. Imagine, robots building our buildings in a matter of days, not months.

Eric Corey Freed

August 11, 2008

Wonderful article on Thom Mayne's new Federal Building that just opened here in San Francisco. It touches on some of the larger issues, namely, how the LEED Green Building Rating System often does not apply to such a large, unusual and design driven building.

Bamboo. The Perfect Material?

Eric Corey Freed

August 11, 2008

If I told you there's a building material that is up to 50 times stronger than oak but lighter than steel or concrete, that is flexible, aesthetically pleasing and highly rated for its green credentials, you might say it sounds too good to be true.

Why a city block?

Stacey Frost

August 11, 2008

We wanted to think small, before we thought big. And by focusing on a block, we’re concentrating on the smallest unit of a city that holds all the dynamics we want to address—energy, transportation, community, commerce and architecture.