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The biophysical environment is the symbiosis between the physical environment and the biological life forms within the environment, and includes all variables that comprise the Earth's biosphere.

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• The U.S. Without Coal? Good Luck.
  Coal’s role as a Cornerstone Fuel goes far beyond winter crises but is a 24/7 contributor to reliable and affordable electricity all year round. And, as far as summer heat goes, this paper is being written in a heatwave (June 26), where, even after...
• LCA practices what they preach with a sustainable solar-powered architecture studio
  LCA’s two-story architecture studio was purposefully located on a site where a small shed originally stood, rather than a virgin plot. Inspired by the rural vernacular, the gabled timber-framed building comprises a series of prefab modules joined together...
• BYTR architecten’s extension of a 19th century home combines old and new under one roof
  Rotterndam-based BYTR architects designed an extension of a detached 19th century home in the city of Zeist, in The Netherlands, and combined the two spaces under one roof...
• A striking metallic shell shields this larch-clad cabin from harsh Swiss winters
  Sited on an 8,600-square-foot plot of land, the Vallée de Joux house is located just a few steps from the shores of Lake Joux. The lakeside views and surrounding scenery are framed through rectangular strips of glazing installed in varying lengths and...
• Striking metallic shell shields this larch-clad cabin from the harsh Swiss winters
  Sited on an 8,600-square-foot plot of land, the Vallée de Joux house is located just a few steps from the shores of Lake Joux. The lakeside views and surrounding scenery are framed through rectangular strips of glazing installed in varying lengths and...
• Tech talk: The formation of coal and its forms
  The tragedy in West Virginia this week, with the loss of 29 miners, emphasized the dangers that can arise in the production of fossil fuels. While the United States mines are, in general, much safer than those of many countries around the world, any...