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Phoenix Home to World's Largest Net-Zero Building
Sustainable-design firm DPR recognized the beauty of the former porn warehouse, long before it became the world’s largest net-zero building.With temperatures in Phoenix routinely hitting 100 degrees, the temperature inside the building was 80 ... |
Jun 13, 2013 9:20:00 AM |
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Move Over Electricity, Here Comes Algae
Now, we don’t mean that electricity’s reign as the primary source of power for the modern world is coming to an end. Just that it should move over just a little to make room for another source. Splitterwerk Architects, along with the ... |
Apr 23, 2013 10:09:00 AM |
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The Next Generation of Windmills Could Be Bladeless
In the land of windmills, there is now a bladeless wind energy generator.The Technical University of Delft in The Netherlands has installed test Electrostatic Wind Energy Converters or EWICONs.Unlike wind turbines now in use, an EWICON has no moving parts ... |
Apr 5, 2013 10:02:00 AM |
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New Heights in Recycling
Typically, when you think of a “mixed-use&rdq... |
Mar 14, 2013 10:17:00 AM |
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Google Invests in Wind Power
Google, which has shown a propensity for investing in alternative energy, has invested $200 million for the construction of a wind farm. The 161 megawatt wind farm is powered by 70 2.3 MW Siemens wind turbines. Google has now invested over $1 billion in ... |
Jan 10, 2013 11:16:00 AM |
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New Source of Electricity in Development
A researcher with Wageningen University in the Netherlands has developed and implemented a new way to produce electricity. As reported by Gizmag, Marjolein Helder is set to defend her PHD research on generating electricity through the natural interaction ... |
Nov 29, 2012 9:00:00 AM |
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Swimming in Air
As established renewable energy sources continue to find their footing in the global energy economy, a British company called Highview Power Storage is attempting to introduce a new renewable energy resource: liquid air. Wait, liquid air? How is that ... |
Oct 11, 2012 10:48:00 AM |
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Something New Under the Sun
Parking lots often get short shrift when it comes to innovative project design. There is not much that is inspiring about a parking lot. Owners and developers, however, may soon cover their lots with canopies of solar panels, realizing cost savings by ... |
Sep 18, 2012 11:14:00 AM |
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California Increases its Energy Efficiency Standards
California continues to push its green design and sustainability agenda into new territory. As the GreenBiz blog published (which was a reprint of a blog entry written by Natural Resources Defense Council Staff Blog (NRDC)), the California Energy ... |
Jun 8, 2012 7:57:00 AM |
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Study of MIT Buildings Suggests Additional Approaches to Energy Efficiency
Colleges and universities are notorious for inefficiency in energy use. A recent study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology of two MIT buildings can assist both other educational institutions and other types of facility owners in reducing energy ... |
Apr 10, 2012 8:11:00 AM |
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One Pig's Waste is Another Man's Gold
As the construction market continues to stagnate due to decreased funding from government entities, it’s clearer that private investment is becoming increasingly important to spur growth and innovation. One such example of this is a new ... |
Jan 31, 2012 8:08:00 AM |
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Fort Bliss Invests in Energy Efficiency
While Congress keeps wavering on the need to invest in infrastructure improvements to reduce energy usage, many military units are tapping creative solutions to answer the Obama administration&rsquo... |
Jan 5, 2012 8:32:00 AM |
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Researchers Turn Wastewater into Source of Hydrogen
The search for sustainable fuel sources to transition us away from finite fossil fuels continues, as researchers from Penn State have developed a way to produce hydrogen while using no grid electricity. Hydrogen as a fuel source is one of the best bets to ... |
Sep 21, 2011 11:28:00 AM |
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Beautifying Electric Towers
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)—a professional body for architects in the United Kingdom—has decided to do something about the eyesores created by the distribution of electricity in the UK. The steel lattice design of the ... |
Jun 2, 2011 11:18:00 AM |
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Net-Zero-Energy Home
Have you ever heard of a home that, rather than taking electricity from the electric grid, actually gives it back? Such an oddity does exist, as evidenced by the American Institute of Architect’s Dallas Tour of Homes. One of the nine homes visited ... |
Nov 9, 2010 9:30:00 AM |
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Mixed Greens
There are a lot of idiosyncratic (to say the least) things about Antilia, a 490-foot-tall, 24 story facility now under construction in India for both corporate meeting space and a private residence. The building, commissioned by multi-billionaire tycoon ... |
Jan 8, 2008 11:14:00 AM |