Sustainable Design

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• EPA’s 2009 National Award for Smart Growth Achievement

  
  The Dirt — Authority: 492
  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the winners of the 8th annual national award for smart growth achievement at the National Building Museum this week. EPA Adminstrator Lisa Jackson introduced the award winners by saying diverse projects facing a range of issues in different environments were ...
  4 hours ago

• Self-Heating Radiator Roads Save Cars From Icy Conditions

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 730
  It’s about that time of the year when roads start freezing over and cars slip-slide into accidents. Fortunately for drivers, Researchers at the University of Houston , Texas want to make these ice-related mishaps a thing of the past with self-heating roads that can keep ice from forming. Read the rest of ...
  6 hours ago

• San Diego Convention Center: Committed to Green Events

  
  Triple Pundit — Authority: 666
  The trade show industry is second only to the construction industry in the amount of waste it generates. If you have ever attended or exhibited at a trade show, you have seen the amount of waste and energy consumed first hand…it is everywhere. Very little about the trade show industry seems efficient. Though ...
  9 hours ago

• Geometric Park Heals a Rocky Rift in Bilbao

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 730
  A beautiful geometric park has sprouted upon a once-barren slope that split two suburbs in Bilbao, Spain. Designed by ACXT , Pau Casals Square is a vibrant expanse of green space that connects the surrounding neighborhoods and creates a place for people to sit or stroll. The striking public park consolidates an ...
  14 hours ago

• New UK Library Fits Within a Phone Booth

  
  The Far Edge — Authority: 152
  London is calling! Actually, it’s Westbury-sub-Mendip’s new 24-hour phone booth library ! After witnessing their weekly mobile library disappear, this wee town in the south of England town wasn’t going to let their iconic phone booth be taken away as well. Conceived by a local resident as a way to save a bit of ...
  17 hours ago

• Clever Wall Stickers Show the World Behind Your Light Switch

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 730
  London-based agency Hu2 Design has created a slick set of “Sustainable Habitat Reminder” wall stickers that aim to raise energy awareness by revealing a fantastical set of inner workings behind standard plugs and switches. From hamster-powered generators to Franklin-esque lightning storms, these stickers offer ...
  22 hours ago

• Dubious Dubai: The Towers We Will Never See

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 730
  One of the sad things about the recent demise of the construction boom in Dubai is that we will no longer have so many wonderful architectural renderings to show. Some come from talented starchitects jumping through architectural hoops; others like the amazing confection that was Falcon City , feature the Eiffel ...
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• Businesses asked to sign up to Jakarta Charter

  
  World Landscape Architect — Authority: 127
  During the Convention for Biological Diversity being held in Jakarta from November 30 to December 2, representatives from about 200 companies worldwide in mining, fisheries, construction, forestry, tourism and cosmetics business released a draft charter called the Jakarta Charter which will requires companies to ...
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• Cathedral Data Center Uses Thermal Energy to Heat 500 Homes

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 730
  Data farms take up lots of space, suck a ton of energy, and generate a large amount of heat. Whereas keeping sets of servers cool can be a complicated endeavor, the city of Helsinki is putting that excess thermal energy to good use with the creation of what a local power firm has called the “ greenest data center ...
  1 day ago

• Manufacture for Green and Sustainable Design

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 606
  Mirriam Webster defines ubiquitous as “existing or being everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread” and gives the example “a ubiquitous fashion.” The adverb ubiquitously means, essentially, in a ubiquitous manner. Another term that could be used here is holistic – meaning incorporating ...
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• After 25 years impact of Bhopal leak lingers

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 136
  Controversy still surrounds one of the worlds worst industrial accidents 25 years after an estimated 8,000 people died in the immediate aftermath of a toxic gas leak in Bhopal, India. At around midnight on December 3, 1984, a leak at a Union Carbide plant of methyl isocyanate gas -- a chemical compound used ...
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• New UK Library Fits Within a Phone Booth

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 730
  London is calling! Actually, it’s Westbury-sub-Mendip’s new 24-hour red phone box library! After witnessing their weekly mobile library disappear, this wee town in the south of England town wasn’t going to let their iconic phone booth be taken away as well. Conceived by a local resident as a way to save a bit of ...
  1 day ago

• 5 Tips To Green Your Holidays

  
  The Far Edge — Authority: 152
  The holidays are on their way, and Inhabitat founder Jill Fehrenbacher has some great tips for going green without going into the red . From shopping for eco-friendly gifts to picking out a living Christmas tree to creating your own gifts , there are plenty of ways to green your holiday season – check them out ...
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• 5 Tips To Green Your Holidays

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 730
  The holidays are on their way, and Inhabitat founder Jill Fehrenbacher has some great tips for going green without going into the red . From shopping for eco-friendly gifts to picking out a living Christmas tree to creating your own gifts , there are plenty of ways to green your holiday season – check them out ...
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• Construction begins on Scottsdale rain garden

  
  World Landscape Architect — Authority: 139
  Rain garden construction begins – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Construction is under way on the water garden and patio just outside of the Scottdale Public Library. The nearly $60,000 project includes a rain garden and permeable concrete………. Kathy Hamilton, landscape architect and storm water technician with ...
  2 days ago

• Green Idea of the Week: Coffee Bag Chic

  
  Hatch: The Design Public Blog — Authority: 423
  Sometimes we design bloggers get worn out. We look at so much design all day that it takes a lot to impress us; sometimes nothing seems new. Sometimes I think if I hear “Hollywood Glamour” or “Brooklyn Modern” one more time I might just throw up, and those are two styles I actually like. Then there are some ...
  2 days ago

• Capstone Unveils Hybrid SuperCar Propelled by a Jet Turbine

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 730
  Capstone Turbine is set to blow through the boundaries of conventional hybrid electric vehicles with its recently unveiled CMT-380 supercar . Set to debut at the upcoming Los Angeles Auto Show , the prototype hybrid can hit 0-60mph in 3.9 seconds, has a range of 580 miles , and is propelled in part by an ...
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• CONCRETE CLOTH: Flexible Material Makes Durable Disaster Shelters

  
  The Far Edge — Authority: 152
  When a disaster strikes, it’s often difficult to get shelters up in time for displaced residents. Enter Concrete Canvas ’s new Concrete Cloth, a durable waterproof building material made of cement sandwiched between fabric. The cloth, which won Material ConneXion ’s Material of the Year 2009 award, can be ...
  2 days ago

• Reestore Upcycled Design

  
  Ponoko - Blog — Authority: 498
  From airplane wing desks to shopping trolley chairs. Reestore take everyday waste objects and upcycle them into quirky yet functional pieces of furniture and accessories. All products are created with as many eco design principles as possible, reclaimed trolleys, reject barrows, space saving hanging chairs, ...
  2 days ago

• CONCRETE CLOTH: Flexible Material Makes Durable Disaster Shelters

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 730
  When a disaster strikes, it’s often difficult to get shelters up in time for displaced residents. Enter Concrete Canvas ’s new Concrete Cloth, a durable waterproof building material made of cement sandwiched between fabric. The cloth, which won Material ConneXion ’s Material of the Year 2009 award, can be ...
  3 days ago

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