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In Focus: Sustainable Base
A new project called Sustainability Base draws on NASA’s space experience to offer a futuristic look into sustainable building design. The prototype was designed by William McDonough and Partners. The building is ultra-efficient and far exceeds the necessary requirements to secure LEED® Platinum certification. It is designed to use renewable energy and closed-loop water maintenance [...]
Green Building Now Required in Dubai
Dubai has passed a law that makes green building practices mandatory in the construction industry, and certain products, including solar water heaters will be required for all buildings. The law goes into effect next year, and the Building Department has launched training programs to assist implementation, “Be Educated on Green Buildings.” Training is being offered to [...]
The Greenest Building in America?
On Earth Day this year, The Bullitt Center opened its doors in Seattle, Washington. The six-story building is being hailed as the greenest commercial building in the world. Its specs are very impressive indeed, including: 56,000-gallon cistern for rainwater collection; Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roof that are estimated to generate 230,000 kilowatt-hours per [...]
Top 10 Green Buildings in 2013
For the 17th year, the American Institute of Architects’ Committee on the Environment (AIA/COTE) has chosen its Top 10 Green Buildings for 2013, which showcase excellence in green design. This year continues the theme of social consciousness, started in 2012, where participants are asked to design high performing buildings on a limited budget. While the hot trend for 2012 top buildings seemed to be creating [...]
Metal Buildings: The New Sustainable?
Going green, sustainable living, eco-friendly – however you refer to it, this way of life has become the trend in the last few years as more and more people are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of this movement. While using less water, recycling and energy-efficient light bulbs are good places to start, it’s going [...]
Can Stanford Students Revolutionize Green Home Construction?
Stanford students are planning to revolutionize green home construction with a new standardized platform. A first home based on this concept is being built right now (you can even follow the progress via its very own YouTube channel). This solar-powered, zero-emission house is Stanford’s entrant in the Solar Decathlon, a biennial competition run by the [...]
LEED Certifications of the Month: March 2013
The newest installment of CleanEdison’s LEED Certifications of the month series. The month of March had a wide variety of buildings get their LEED Certification. The usual American college campuses were joined by a Holocaust museum and a university in Hong Kong. In no particular order, here are the LEED Certifications of March 2013 Philadelphia [...]
The Challenges of Buying a Green Home
Most home buyers are interested in purchasing a house with energy efficient features. Not only can a “green” property help you save money over time, but it cuts back on your family’s carbon footprint and assists in the fight against global warming. However, MLS listing services, the traditional way that both buyers and Realtors search [...]
In Focus: Carbon Reduced Concrete
Kansas State University civil engineers are developing the right mix to reduce concrete’s carbon footprint and make it stronger. Their innovative ingredient: biofuel byproducts. “The idea is to use bioethanol production byproducts to produce a material to use in concrete as a partial replacement of cement,” said Feraidon Ataie, doctoral student in civil engineering, Kabul, [...]