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- Meet The Line, a sustainable design that looks like a ship Tue, 9 Nov 21, 7:30amFrom a distance, you would think that The Line — a recently completed residential high-rise building in Amsterdam — is a moored ship. On the IJ Waterway at the heart of Amsterdam's Overhoeks district, The Line embodies...
- Why is Energy so Difficult to Store? Why is Stored Energy so Difficult to Use? Sat, 29 May 21, 11:00pmOne more point seems pertinent. A decade ago we were all lectured that the environment would be best served as we de-materialized society. That is, we would reduce our environmental footprint as we used less matter; reducing...
- First 24 Hour Solar Farm Solana Launches in the United States Fri, 11 Oct 13, 2:48amThe Solana solar farm located 70 miles southwest of Phoenix, Arizona is the first in the United States to use molten storage technology. It still uses hundreds of parabolic-shaped mirrors to focus the sun's rays, but unlike...
- ASU’s SHADE House is an Affordable Eco Home for Suburban Living in the Southwest Fri, 5 Jul 13, 11:31pmSHADE isn't just shelter from the sun - it stands for Solar Homes Adapting of Desert Equilibrium, which is the name of an eco house designed in collaboration between Arizona State University and the University of New Mexico...
- Oxygen Villa Brings Fresh Air into Classic Arabic Architecture Wed, 26 Sep 12, 4:40amRead the rest of Oxygen Villa Brings Fresh Air into Classic Arabic Architecture Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Arabic contemporary housing, daylightng, Home studio desings, lattices, mashrabiya,...
- Super-Efficient MED in Italy House Takes the Lead at the 2012 Solar Decathlon Europe Wed, 19 Sep 12, 1:45amRead the rest of Super-Efficient MED in Italy House Takes the Lead at the 2012 Solar Decathlon Europe Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "energy efficiency", eco design, green design, madrid, Med in...
- Super Efficient MED in Italy House Takes the Lead at the 2012 Solar Decathlon Europe Tue, 18 Sep 12, 9:55pmRead the rest of Super Efficient MED in Italy House Takes the Lead at the 2012 Solar Decathlon Europe Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "energy efficiency", eco design, green design, madrid, Med in...
- Jones Studio’s Underground Brick Wine House Is a Spectacular Low-Impact Space for Reds and Whites Thu, 6 Sep 12, 7:10amRead the rest of Jones Studio’s Underground Brick Wine House Is a Spectacular Low-Impact Space for Reds and Whites Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Arizona, brick, Eddie Jones, Jones Studio,...
- Google Cools Its New Data Centers In Taiwan with Ice Sat, 7 Apr 12, 4:00amGoogle’s new data centers in Taiwan will keep cool during the day thanks to ice made overnight. A thermal storage system, the first of its kind for Google, will balance the company’s energy needs during off-peak night...
- OMA’s Pixelated Stadskantoor Skyscraper Scores BREEAM Excellent Wed, 22 Jun 11, 3:00pmRead the rest of OMA’s Pixelated Stadskantoor Skyscraper Scores BREEAM Excellent Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: BREEAM excellent, Dutch BREEAM, eco tower, greenest building in the Netherlands,...