Sustainable Building

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• Stunning Swiss House is Buried Under the Earth

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 728
  In a location as picturesque as Vals, Switzerland , it’s difficult to imagine any new construction that wouldn’t impose on the beautiful landscape. So when the rare opportunity was granted to construct a new dwelling just a stone’s throw away from the famed Vals thermal baths , it was of paramount importance ...
  3 days ago

• Stacked Shipping Container Pavilion Rises at COP15

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 728
  As COP15 delegations continue in Copenhagen, Danish architects MAPT have erected a striking pavilion composed of a set of old shipping containers stacked up like building blocks. The recycled pavilion will host an interactive exhibit focusing on urban sustainability, and the interior of the structure is ...
  4 days ago

• San Francisco Launches Sustainable Financing For Green Building Renovations

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 728
  from the Mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom… This week in Copenhagen, representatives from nations around the world are debating the best measures to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change . The success of the Copenhagen talks is important as a measure of our collective commitment to ...
  5 days ago

• World’s Largest Solar Energy Office Building Opens in China

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 728
  A vast fan-shaped compound in China has officially taken the title of “ largest solar-powered office building in the world “. Located in Dezhou in the Shangdong Province in northwest China, the 75,000 square meter structure is a multi-use building and features exhibition centers, scientific research facilities, ...
  6 days ago

• Eco Tech: ENOC to build Middle East’s first sustainable service station

  
  Ecofriend — Authority: 619
  Eco Factor: Ecofriendly service station captures solar energy and saves water. The Emirates National Oil Company is planning to open the Middle East’s first ecofriendly service station that will be equipped with state-of-the-art environmental systems, including a solar array to power lighting systems and a ...
  6 days ago

• Dochodo Zoo Island is an Eden at Sea

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 728
  It sounds like the plot of the movie Jurassic Park (minus the dinosaurs), but JDS Architects’ have created an incredible plan for a zoo located on the South Korean island of Dochodo. The island could, according to the architecture firm, be a “case study to define a tourist region based on sustainable ...
  6 days ago

• Advantages of Green building materials

  
  Carrie and Danielle — Authority: 520
  More and more people are working towards tackling global warming once and for all, and thank goodness there is some tangible progress. Erecting structures using green building materials is not only beneficial to your health but also to the environment. Due to the wide availability of green building materials, ...
  6 days ago

• San Francisco’s Transamerica Building Gets LEED Gold

  
  The Far Edge — Authority: 155
  Just yesterday, one of our favorite mayors, Gavin Newsom in one of our favorite cities, San Francisco , announced that SF’s landmark Transamerica Pyramid Building , will now be classified as one of the greenest in the nation ! That’s right, the famous San Francisco landmark was awarded LEED Gold ...
  1 week ago

• San Francisco’s Transamerica Building Gets LEED Gold

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 728
  Just yesterday, one of our favorite mayors, Gavin Newsom in one of our favorite cities, San Francisco , announced that SF’s landmark Transamerica Pyramid Building , will now be classified as one of the greenest in the nation ! That’s right, the famous San Francisco landmark was awarded LEED Gold ...
  1 week ago

• Features of Sustainable Building Materials

  
  Carrie and Danielle — Authority: 520
  Sustainable building materials, which can equally be known as green building materials, are derived from renewable resources, recycled metal, recycled stone, or other materials that are not toxic in any way to affect the environment, are recyclable, and perfectly reusable. This explains the reason why sustainable ...
  1 week ago

• How To Build A Water Feature Fountain

  
  Garden Water Fountains and Waterfalls — Authority: 111
  A simple step-by-step installation process on how to create your own beautiful, low-maintenance fountainscapes using Aquascape’s AquaBasin™ System. Learn more at www.aquascapeinc.comTechnorati Tags: aquabasin, aquascape, backyard, community sustainability, Design, ecosystem ponds, fountain, home, home improvement, ...
  1 week ago

• NYC Passes Landmark Greener Greater Buildings Plan!

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 728
  Just last night, the New York City Council voted overwhelmingly to pass the Greener, Greater Buildings Plan – a package of bills aiming to reduce New York City ’s carbon emissions by almost 5%, create more than 17,000 jobs, and save  New Yorkers $700 million dollars a year in energy costs (via Campaign for ...
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• Vancouver 2010 Promises Greenest Olympic Games Ever

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 728
  From the world’s largest hydrogen bus fleet to a six-acre multi-use Olympic Oval , British Columbia appears determined to host the “ greenest games ever ” in Vancouver come February. The city has constructed a series of stunning sustainably-built structures in preparation for upcoming events, and has also ...
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• Planned City “Rawabi” Draws on Palestinian Enterprise and Israeli Experience

  
  Green Prophet — Authority: 525
  Green Prophet had reported on Rawabi (for Hills), the first “planned” city for Palestinians back in 2007 ; We are not sure if the Israeli or American urban-style mortgage model is the one to follow for a sustainable community ( as Daniella asks in her article about Palestinian malls ). Now Felice Friedson editor ...
  2 weeks ago

• Sustainable Design Firm Pugh + Scarpa Win 2010 AIA Architecture Firm Award

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 728
  The AIA voted yesterday to award Pugh + Scarpa Architects the 2010 AIA Architecture Firm Award . We’ve featured Pugh + Scarpa’s sustainable works before here (Cherokee Lofts) and here (Solar Homes) — so we were glad to hear that this Santa Monica-based architecture firm was being honored not only for ...
  2 weeks ago

• Green Treehouse Provides an Incredible Learning Playground

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 728
  Stunning design and green architecture shouldn’t be reserved just for adults, as showcased by this gorgeous green treehouse built by the architects at Lord, Aeck & Sargent . Constructed as an extension to Camp Twin Lakes , a camp dedicated to kids with special needs, this treehouse is not only beautiful, fun ...
  2 weeks ago

• Vertical Farms May be the Only Crop Solution for the Middle East

  
  Green Prophet — Authority: 525
  Proposed vertical farms like this one in Dubai may be the only way for supplying food to Middle East countries. Dickson D. Despommier is a professor of public health at Columbia University in New York, and if he gets his way, the future will be full of “vertical farms’ (a farm on every floor) in cities across ...
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• Dubious Dubai: The Towers We Will Never See

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 728
  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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• Cathedral Data Center Uses Thermal Energy to Heat 500 Homes

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 728
  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 ...
  2 weeks ago

• Abu Dhabi’s Central Bank To Calm Dubai Real Estate Debt Crisis

  
  Green Prophet — Authority: 525
  Will The World be saved? UAE attempts to rescue collapsed real estate market in Dubai. The massive world-shaped islands off the coast of Dubai have been an environmentalist’s nightmare. With little regard to marine ecosystems, and the future impact of these buildings, Dubai ’s building of The World has been ...
  2 weeks ago

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