Two new soccer stadiums in Houston and Russia are transforming the resource-hogging reputation of stadiums with sustainable design and energy-saving features.
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Oregon Passive House Aims To Slash Energy Bills
Oregon’s Pumpkin Ridge Passive House, currently being built with super-insulated walls and airtight windows, is expected to have energy bills that average just $50 per year.
Innovative Container Designs Redefine ‘Box’
In celebration of Boxing Day, here are a few blue-collar examples of how reused shipping containers can add to the aesthetics of a site as well as to the environmental bottom line.
Low-Energy House Of Bamboo Blends Into Belgian Forest
With amenities such as a heat pump, radiant underfloor heating and high-performance insulation, this modern bamboo-clad house is as energy efficient as it is attractive.
Can Green Buildings Help Us Survive The Next ‘Doomsday’?
Many passive green building strategies can soften the impact of natural disasters and make life more healthy and bearable for survivors during the recovery period.
Olive Green: Seattle Hotel Earns Third Major Certification
Seattle’s Olive 8 is one of the few condo/hotel complexes to earn a LEED Silver certification, a 4 Green Key Eco-Rating for hotels and a Gold Certification from Green Seal.
Maine Floating Turbine Gets A Final Dryland Test
By April, a University of Maine-led project figures to have a prototype floating wind turbine far offshore, where strong, consistent winds blow.
Eco-Hotel Drops In On Natural Environments
Barcelona-based designer In-Tenta has created the Drop Eco-Hotel, a portable green living space that treads lightly on the environment and allows tenants to experience nature while surrounded by comfort.
Electric Vehicles Enlisted For Military Base Grid Security
An Army demonstration project at Fort Carson, Colo., will test using electric vehicles for energy storage to support a base microgrid.
This Little Green Dream Home Could Be Yours
Recently unveiled at Greenbuild, the Paradigm modular home comes with all the green bells and whistles, and makes smart use of both rain and gray water.
2012 Green Tech Holiday Shopping Guide: 8 Gadgets For Eco-Geeks
Looking for something special for that green tech enthusiast on your list? Our 2012 holiday shopping guide is here to help.
German Solar Surges 50 Percent Higher In 2012
Solar production is up 50 percent in 2012 in Germany, and the sector’s share of total electricity production was up to 6.1 percent for the first nine months of the year.
A Great Green City To Arise In China
Chengdu Tianfu Great City is a new district under development in China that will be built green from the bottom u,p with clean energy and mass transit for all.
California Array Is Navy’s New Top Solar Gun
The Navy has a new 13.78 megawatt solar power plant in the high desert of California – the service’s biggest solar project yet.