On a sunny Earth Day in Seattle, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the new Bullitt Center, which is being called the “greenest commercial building” in the world.
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Former Mexico City Helipad Turned Into Green Roof
Rather than let its unused helipad sit idle, Coca-Cola’s Mexico City subsidiary converted it into a green roof and a reconditioned co-working office space.
Ionic Wind Efficiency Thrusts Into Spotlight
MIT says new research suggests that thrusters powered by ionic wind could be an efficient alternative to conventional atmospheric propulsion technologies.
Smart Windows Are Getting Smarter
Several technologies at different stages of market readiness promise to take windows far beyond low-e triple-glazed.
Diagonal Tower Adds New Slant To Skyscraper Efficiency
The 64-story Diagonal Tower planned for Seoul, South Korea, includes several passive energy systems and will use 25 percent less structural steel than similarly sized buildings.
Moisture Harvesting: Pulling Water Out of Thin Air
These three applications — one in practice and two conceptual — demonstrate the potential for buildings of the future to pull water literally out of thin air.
Desert Pumped Hydro Proposal Gets Scrutiny
A pumped hydro project at a former iron ore mine near Joshua Tree National Park is touted as a way to get more renewable energy on the grid.
D*Haus: Home Design As Origami
Looking more like an origami crane than a home, the modular D*Haus concept can be bent and unfolded to create a virtually limitless number of configurations.
Attractive Net-Zero-Energy House On A Budget
A Seattle couple shows how to build to net-zero-energy standards economically.
Net Zero Challenges Of A Wet, Windy, Remote Island
For affordable living in extreme circumstances, these design contest winners show how net-zero can be the answer.
Breathable Façade Concept Pivots On Sunlight
This bizarre design for a shifting, “breathable” building façade provides automated ventilation via basic principles of physics, powered entirely by the sun.
Active And Passive Green Homes: What To Know
First in green home design there was the Passive standard, and now a new one called Active is getting notice for subtle differences. We talk about them.
TVZEB House Channels, Changes Natural Daylight
Many homes use sunlight for power and passive solar heating. This net-zero energy home in Italy actually alters the spectrum of ambient light to enhance the well-being of the residents.
VTOL Goes All Electric With Project Zero
The AgustaWestland Project Zero is a VTOL aircraft prototype that runs on pure electricity, giving it several advantages over similar aircrafts.