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- Barcelona installs Spain’s first solar energy pavement Fri, 30 Apr 21, 1:19amPhotovoltaic ground installation part of move to increase capacity close to where it’s most needed, in cities
- 19th-century Catalan ruins are revived into a self-sufficient home Thu, 25 Mar 21, 2:30amSpanish architecture firm Andrea Solé Arquitectura has given new life to the ruins of Can Tomeu, a historic Catalan building from the 1800s that is now a modern, self-sufficient home...
- This quarantine cabin made of hyper-local CLT was built in just 5 months Tue, 23 Mar 21, 2:30amAn eco-friendly architectural solution to quarantining during the pandemic has popped up in Barcelona’s Collserola park. A team of students and researchers from the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC)...
- Good vibrations: bladeless turbines could bring wind power to your home Tue, 16 Mar 21, 5:00pm‘Skybrators’ generate clean energy without environmental impact of large windfarms, say green pioneers
- Pinea RV has its very own green roof Wed, 10 Mar 21, 6:30amBarcelona-based studio ERA Architects is raising the bar for sustainable camping with its Pinea Mobile Ecological RV. The RV, which uses natural materials in its construction along with other eco-friendly features, is a prototype...
- How many km2 of solar panels in Spain and how much battery backup would it take to power Germany Mon, 8 Mar 21, 1:00amUnless the safety, space, environmental, raw material, and energy considerations can be overcome, PV-Spain is a poor choice for solving Germany’s, Europe’s, or the global power dilemma...
- Stranded at sea: 2000 cattle face culling by Spanish government Sat, 27 Feb 21, 4:30amSeveral sailors are stranded outside the shores of Spain, fearing for the lives of hundreds of cattle aboard their ships. The managers of two vessels have accused the Spanish government of ignoring their calls for help. Further,...
- 'A role model': how Seville is turning leftover oranges into electricity Wed, 24 Feb 21, 2:16amPilot scheme will use methane from fermenting fruit to create clean power for city water plant
- An old farmhouse becomes a hotel focused on indoor-outdoor living Sat, 12 Dec 20, 3:30amSpanish architecture firm GANA Arquitectura has rehabilitated a historic cortijo — a type of traditional rural dwelling common in southern Spain — into a beautiful new hotel in the town of Villanueva del Rosario of Andalusia...
- ON-A wants to renature Barcelona by greening the Camp Nou stadium Thu, 27 Aug 20, 4:30amIn a bid to bring greater green space to Barcelona, local architecture firm ON-A has proposed converting the city’s Camp Nou football stadium into a 26-hectare forested park...
- This energy-efficient home in Spain has a rainwater-fed infinity pool Wed, 12 Aug 20, 2:30amFind Casa Palerm on the beautiful Balearic island of Mallorca, located in the Spanish Mediterranean. The area is known for its lavish beach resorts, world-famous beaches, stunning limestone mountains and ancient ruins. This...
- Research facility minimizes its carbon footprint to attract international talent Wed, 17 Jun 20, 1:30amSpain’s coastal city of Badalona has recently welcomed the Centre for Comparative Medicine and Bio-Image, a new research facility designed to meet high standards of energy efficiency and sustainability...
- Chinese virus drives a startling increase in Europe’s excess mortality #coronavirus Thu, 30 Apr 20, 3:00amBy Christopher Monckton of Brenchley The scale of the Chinese-virus pandemic is now beginning to become visible. Yesterday, the death toll of 59,000 in the United States exceeded the 58,000 in the Vietnam war. In Europe,...
- A 1980s Madrid home gets a modern and energy-efficient facelift Sat, 4 Jan 20, 6:30amIn Madrid’s affluent residential district of La Moraleja, local architectural practice CSO Arquitectura has given a dated 1980s home a modern makeover with a focus on energy efficiency...
- White, latticed exoskeleton wraps a LEED Platinum office in Madrid Tue, 24 Dec 19, 6:30amOn the side of a large roundabout in Madrid, Spanish architecture firm Rafael de La-Hoz has realized the eye-catching Oxxeo project, a five-story office building with a LEED Platinum Core & Shell certification...