Taz Loomans
Taz Loomans is a licensed architect who is the principal at an architecture and development company called Blooming Rock Development. She is also a writer and publishes the award-winning Blooming Rock blog which focuses on urbanism, sustainability and architecture. Taz writes for other publications as well, including Modern Phoenix, the Firefly Living blog, Arizona Community Contractor magazine, Java Magazine and the Atlantic Cities. She serves on Phoenix's Historic Preservation Commission, is co-chair of the Phoenix Post-War Architecture Task Force, co-chair of the American Institute of Architect's Advocacy Committee and also serves on the Phoenix General Plan Update Task Force. Along with being involved in a variety of community-building projects, she partners with Women Design Arizona to curate and organize the Sustainable Communities Lecture Series that brings together experts and the community to talk about how to make Phoenix a more sustainable city.
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It’s World Toilet Day – Here’s Why You Should Give a Sh*t
Don’t give a shit about toilets? Maybe you should. World Toilet Day calls our attention to the fact that while in the first world we may take toilets for granted and don’t really
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Black Elk Oil Rig Fire in the Gulf of Mexico Leaves One Dead, One Missing and Four Seriously Injured
Photo via Shutterstock A blaze erupted Friday morning on the Black Elk Oil Rig about 20 miles off of Grand Isle, Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico leaving one worker dead, one missing and four
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London Unveils High Line-Inspired Linear Park for Southbank’s New Nine Elms Development
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Siemens Headquarters to be the First LEED Platinum Office Building in the Middle East
The Siemens Headquarters by architects Sheppard Robson in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi is anticipated to be the first LEED Platinum office building in the Middle East, and it could set a new standard
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Lark Energy Gets Green Light to Install UK’s Largest Solar Farm in an Old Airfield
Large-scale solar developer Lark Energy recently announced that it has obtained permission from the Charnwood Borough Council to install the UK’s largest solar farm! The $55.5 Million
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LA Metro Signs $3.6 Million Deal With VYCON to Harvest Energy from Speeding Subway Trains
LA Metro photo from Shutterstock Today clean energy storage system manufacturer VYCON announced that it has been awarded a $3.6 Million contract by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan
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Frank Lloyd Wright House in Phoenix Still Faces Demolition After Anonymous Buyer Retracts Offer
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The Transforming D*Haus Changes Shape to Accommodate Different Seasons
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New Research Shows that Climate Change May be More Severe than Originally Predicted
Climate change photo from Shutterstock New research shows that climate change may be happening faster than we predicted. A method of assessing the top 16 climate change models developed by
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President Obama’s Re-Election is a Victory for Clean Air and Clean Energy
Sky photo from Shutterstock Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, declared Tuesday’s re-election of President Barack Obama a major victory for the environment.
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Natcore Builds World’s First Black Silicon Solar Cell Using Scalable Production Process
Solar Cell photo from Shutterstock Natcore Technology has created the world’s first commercially-viable absolute black silicon cell. The company claims that by using a scalable liquid phase
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