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Studio Shift to Develop Solar Sports Center in Miyi County
Studio Shifthas unveiled the designs for a new 3000-seat Sports Center to bedeveloped in Miyi County that will provide a multi-purpose venue toaccommodate sporting events such as badminton, table tennis andbasketball. The main Sports Center complex is divided into smallervenues that feature a 200-seat tennis court, swimming pool and severalbadminton and table tennis courts. Thearchitects [...]
Minneapolis To Build 2,600 Solar Panel Installation on Convention Center
On Jan. 21, the Minneapolis (Minnesota) City Council again voted toapprove a solar project on top of the city’s convention center thatwould provide about 5 percent of the power the facility uses. Thenewest deal, aimed at St. Paul, Minnesota-based Best PowerInternational LLC, a design-build solar energy company owned by MarioMonesterio, intends to provide a 600-kilowatt [...]
Fenway Center Goes Solar
When it goes up, it will be the largestsolar installation on private property in Massachusetts: 1,200 solarpanels with a capacity of up to 650 kilowatts. And it will be dead inthe heart of the city, incorporated into the plans for the mixed-useFenway Center being developed by Meredith Management’s JohnRosenthal. Rosenthal, a long-time advocate of responsible [...]
Dow Corning Opens Solar Solutions Center
Dow Corning Corp.has opened a Solar Solutions Application & Business Center inNewark, California to serve as its West Coast hub for customer sales,product evaluation and the development of commercialization strategy. The center, located within Dow Corning’s 32,130-square-footmanufacturing facility, features state-of-the-art laboratories andtesting facilities. “Dow Corning is excited to establish a presence on the West Coast,home [...]
Dakhu Studio Proposes Solar Complex for Taipei Pop Music Center
Koreandesign studio Dakhu Studio has proposed a sustainable complex forTaipei’s Pop Music Center that will consist of a series ofenvironmentally controlled public outdoor spaces, which can bereconfigured as needed for year-round use. The structure is alsodesigned to form a public music sphere where visitors can have freeaccess to music. Thecomplex features vertically stacked solid platforms [...]
LIN Unveils Solar International Design Center
Berlin and Paris based LIN have recently unveiled Cité du Design,a stunning international design center in Saint-Etienne. Thesustainable project is situated on the historic site of the NationalArms Manufacture in St. Etienne. The complex is powered by solar energyand incorporates several energy-saving systems to reduce the building’spower demands. Constructed at the cost of €41.5 million,the [...]
Cleantech Energy Innovation Center Opens in California
Green Collar jobs and sustainable industries are all the ragenowadays. But how do you get such enterprises off the ground – beforethey’re earning money? And how do you get the industries to the areaswhere people need the jobs? In California, one way they are addressingthis issue is with the Cleantech Innovation Center (CIC), which openedrecently [...]
Science Center Powered by Solar Energy and Fuel Cells
Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, the Connecticut Science Center has opened the doors of a new LEED-certified facility. 95% of the steel used in the construction is manufactured from recycled cars.In addition to its ecofriendly bones, the building also makes use of afuel cell that provides approximately two-thirds of the needed power. Thescience center [...]
Solar Powered Media Wall at Taipei Pop Music Center
Nabito Architects have proposed a stunning media wall to grace the Taipei Pop Music Centerthat integrates a photovoltaic façade to power LED panels. Theever-changing wall can broadcast news, weather information,advertisements and trailers for upcoming events. TheTaipei Pop Music Center Competition won’t just showcase pop musictalents but will also display innovative uses of renewable energy. Themedia [...]