Architecture
Planet Forward
How many windows are in the Empire State Building? Watch our Nightly Business Report segment to find out and learn about the building's innovation retrofit.
Planet Forward and PBS explore how the Empire State Building is greening its giant footprint.
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50% of the electricity in the U.S. is currently generated from coal. Coal power plants emit CO2, produce solid waste, and are highly toxic to people living close by. It's time to change the story of coal with clean, renewable energy.
WeatherizeDC
WeatherizeDC is a program of The DC Project, a recently launched nonprofit that connects and empowers communities to secure a sustainable future shared by all. The program works with community leaders from across the city to ensure that the clean... Read More
Hemp has been uses for thousands of years by mankind and until last century in the United States it was common place. Farmers could benefit easily cause it grows like a weed and needs no pesticide or fertilizer. There are many products that could be... Read More
My wife Mimi and I are building a green energy efficient home in northern Austin County, Texas.
We were planning to use forms for the house walls supplied by Therma Steel, Agriboard or Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) available from several sources.... Read More
I envision solar panels that would overlap and interlock to be used as roofing tiles. They would interconnect using integrated connectors instead of wires or cables. These tiles would be made in standard sizes and shapes for easy removal and... Read More
The geothermal industry gets its first big lobbyist. Will this help expand on a lagging form of clean energy production?
Hemp Technologies, Green Building Council, Hemp Industries Association, VoteHemp, International hemp Builders Association
Our company has built the first 3 permitted Hempcrete homes in USA and an office extension in Canada in 2010 with many more iHemp/Lime building projects coming in 2011/12
2.5 acres of IHemp will provide the insulation for an average size home and... Read More
This was originally posted on CrispGreen.com
New research suggests protocell "skins" could be the secret to building carbon-negative architecture.
Researchers in Europe are collaborating on a project to develop materials that could eventually make... Read More