Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
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- NYC's first WELL-certified office boasts a host of health-boosting features Fri, 17 Mar 17, 1:25amStructure Tone, one of Manhattan's largest construction firms, isn't giving "sick building syndrome" a chance. Its new headquarters at 330 West 34th Street is the first in New York City to be certified WELL, meaning that...
- Historic LA port to get new life as a deep green ocean research hub Wed, 15 Jun 16, 12:50amAltaSea’s state-of-the-art, net-positive campus will be built on City Dock No. 1, with access to the deep sea. This location will allow scientists to study marine life and develop programs for sustainability. The organization’s...
- Crazy all-glass slide will be suspended 1,000 feet high off LA’s tallest tower Thu, 3 Mar 16, 1:38amThe thrilling Skyslide is the latest addition to the US Bank Tower’s planned $50 million makeover led by the skyscraper’s new owners, OUE Limited, which bought the building in 2013 and hired Gensler for the job...
- Construction completed on the world’s second tallest building Sat, 9 Jan 16, 9:49amThe Shanghai tower broke ground back in 2008, as the third tower in the trio of skyscrapers located in Shanghai's Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone. Its curved façade and spiraling form is meant to symbolize the dynamic emergence...
- Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s The Broad Art Museum to open later this month in Los Angeles Mon, 7 Sep 15, 11:00pmLos Angeles’ Grand Avenue is about to get even grander. The Broad contemporary art museum will soon open its doors on September 20, with free public admission. Located next to Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall, the...
- World’s first luxury airport animal spa comes to JFK in NYC Tue, 21 Jul 15, 11:00pmConstruction has already begun on the 178,000-square-foot Ark, which will replace the 10,000-square-foot VetPort, an underperforming facility that dates back to the Eisenhower administration...
- World’s first luxury Ark terminal gives animals the spa treatment in New York Tue, 21 Jul 15, 11:00pmConstruction has already begun on the 178,000-square-foot Ark, which will replace the 10,000-square-foot VetPort, an underperforming facility that dates back to the Eisenhower administration...
- Awesome treehouse office in London makes work a walk in the park Sat, 13 Jun 15, 12:34amLondon-based Tate Harmer teamed up with Gensler and artists Natalie Jeremijenko and Shuster + Morseley to design and build a temporary pod-like office space meant to encourage people into the park near Hoxton Square in London...
- Gensler proposes electricity-generating bike paths for London Underground’s disused tunnels Sat, 7 Feb 15, 2:50amArchitecture firm Gensler has received the London Planning Award for Best Conceptual Project for the "London Underline," a proposal to turn the city's disused Underground rail tunnels into a network of bike and pedestrian...
- WoodWorks announces its 2015 Wood Design Award Winners Thu, 29 Jan 15, 5:08amWoodWorks, an initiative of the Wood Products Council, just announced the winners of its 2015 Wood Design Awards at the Bay Area Wood Solutions Fair in Oakland, and the designs are stunning! The buildings celebrate innovative...
- Glumac’s pioneering net-zero Shanghai office paves the way to greener buildings in China Wed, 17 Dec 14, 9:19pmThe 6,000-square-foot project's LEED v4 Platinum and projected full-petal LBC certifications are impressive, but the arguably more outstanding accomplishment is how the cross-cultural and geographic team managed to meet those...
- Gensler’s New Zero-Carbon Glumac Office Produces More Energy Than it Consumes in Shanghai Tue, 2 Dec 14, 3:00amTo provide a safe haven in a country notorious for its air pollution, Gensler designed the Glumac office with advanced air purification systems that provide healthy indoor air quality consistently measuring at a PM2.5 standard...
- Gensler Completes Zero-Carbon Glumac Office That Produces More Energy Than it Consumes in Shanghai Tue, 2 Dec 14, 1:00amTo provide a safe haven in a country notorious for its air pollution, Gensler designed the Glumac office with advanced air purification systems that provide healthy indoor air quality consistently measuring at a PM2.5 standard...
- How The Clark Art Institute’s Renovation Saved a Whopping 1,000,000 Gallons of Water Thu, 25 Sep 14, 4:43amThe Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute, also known as The Clark, originally opened in 1955 in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Over the years the museum has expanded to include the Manton Research Center designed by...
- Two Russian Climbers Scaled the World’s Second Tallest Tower and Captured These Amazing Photos Sat, 15 Feb 14, 6:30amVitaliy and Makhorov travel the globe capturing spectacular images from vantage points that few of us would venture to, and they do all this without the use of safety gear...