31Jan

Apartment Buildings Could Save Billions with Energy Efficiency Improvements

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Apartment Buildings Could Save Billions with Energy Efficiency Improvements

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A new report shows that multifamily buildings—analyst-speak for apartment buildings—could save residents and owners both up to $3.4 billion across America if simple energy efficiency upgrades were made.

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17Jan

Switzerland’s Berghotel Muottas Muragl is the First Energy-Plus Hotel in the Alps

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Switzerland’s Berghotel Muottas Muragl is the First Energy-Plus Hotel in the Alps

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The incredible Berghotel Muottas Muragl is not just a favorite mountaintop resort for some of the world’s most avid skiers – it’s also the first energy positive hotel in all of the Alps. The 104-year-old lodge just completed a year’s worth of renovations that incorporate renewable energy and sustainable living. Although the building doubled in size, its numerous solar panels, geothermal heaters, and low-impact materials have decreased the hotel’s energy consumption 64% and put it on the map as one of the most luxurious green escapes in Europe.

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8Dec

Chicago-Rockford International Airport to Build 20-MW Solar Array

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A renewable energy joint venture has received environmental approvals from the DoE and FAA to proceed forward with construction of America’s largest commercial airport solar farm.

The 20-megawatt solar farm will be built on 70 acres at Chicago-Rockford Solar Partners, LLC, comprised of Elgin-based Wanxiang America and Chicago-based New Generation Power.

Wanxiang America will supply the photovoltaic solar panels from its new Rockford-based solar panel assembly plant. This facility has a solar module production capacity of 30MW per year. Panel production is well underway and Wanxiang will ramp up jobs and production as the project expands.

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29Nov

What’s Next: Self-powered green homes

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What's Next Self-powered green homes

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At a time when the world is looking for effective alternatives to replace the production of electricity from conventional sources, the concept of a self-powered house is slowly becoming popular as architects try to develop designs for a sustainable future. One can say that the future is safe as long as such endeavors continue to get more attention .These houses are mostly powered by renewable sources like the sunlight and the wind. The architects have used materials that have least negative impact on the environment. Not only this, they are unique designs that can provide both luxury and comfort to the users.

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29Nov

Self-Sufficient Thessaloniki Piers Pavilions Are Topped With Shiny Solar Orbs

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Self-Sufficient Thessaloniki Piers Pavilions Are Topped With Shiny Solar Orbs

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Giannikis SHOP recently won an honorable mention for their shiny, pneumatic proposal for the Thessaloniki Water Transport Piers Pavilions. The open air pavilions would feature inflated pneumatic structures positioned on top of the pier to provide shade and seating for passengers waiting for their ferry. A WC and ticket office sit nearby, while the inflatable structure overhead works to harvest rainwater for use by the pavilion as well as solar energy to power the LED lights. Open-air design combined with prefabricated elements would help reduce construction and operational costs over time.
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21Nov

Stylishly sustainable design for K-12 school project

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Stylishly sustainable design for K-12 school project

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Sustainability is all everyone is talking about these days. What with resources dwindling at an alarming rate, there is a need to come up with solutions that can best bring together living with limited supply. This includes living and work space as well. Keeping sustainability in mind, design group Shortlist_0 is in the process of finalizing plans to create a school model based on the K-12 system. The project envisions making the school self-sufficient by using forms of renewable energy and making use of natural light and ventilation.

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18Nov

Foster + Partners’ Opens Its Energy Efficient McLaren Production Centre Which is Partially Submerged in a Green Hill

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We received news this morning from Inhabitat favorite Foster + Partners that their new state of the art facility for McLaren Production Centre has officially opened. Unveiled by Prime Minister David Cameron himself, the innovative plant located in England is designed to echo the flow of a production line. The unobtrusive structure sits at the south-west corner of the production campus, set into the slight incline of a green hill.
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14Nov

Solar Skyscrapers are Nearly Here

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Solar-Skyscraper

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Living skyscrapers? Not quite. While organic solar cells are one of several types of photovoltaics currently being explored, Scientific American reports that work is being done that could lead to windows acting as solar panels, by using a compound very similar to chlorophyll.

Chlorophyll, as we all remember from elementary school, is the green chemical in leaves that turns water and carbon dioxide to oxygen and glucose with the use of sunlight (through a horrible cycle learned once in bio class and then forgotten forever). A chemist by the name of Michael Graetzel of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology thinks he can use it to build a better solar cell.

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14Nov

Naturally Daylit Guangzhou South Railway Station is a Critical Stop in China’s High Speed Network

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Naturally Daylit Guangzhou South Railway Station is a Critical Stop in China’s High Speed Network

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China is diligently working on the development of its high speed rail network, and one of the four most important stations is the Guangzhou South Railway Station. This strategically located station provides connectivity for the whole of the Pearl River Delta, which has a population of 120 million people – trains link all other major cities in the area in less than 30 minutes. The TFP Farrells-designed station maximizes daylighting to reduce its energy needs, and it was built to accommodate an increased flow of passengers in the future.

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1Nov

Five sports stadiums that rely entirely on renewable solar energy

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Five sports stadiums that rely entirely on renewable solar energy

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Going green and promoting sustainability is one of the top priorities in today’s world. When we talk about interiors and architecture, architects and interior designers from all around the world are designing highly engineered structures that combine various sustainable features. The new inventions haven’t spared the sports stadiums as well. Lately, we have witnessed eco-friendly sports stadiums being designed in various cities in the world. The solar powered sports stadiums are perfect example of going green. Further in this post you will read about the five best solar powered sports stadium in the world.

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