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Middlebury College; U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Competition
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
This summer the Middlebury Solar Decathlon team is building a 100% solar-powered home to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011. The biennial competition draws 20 collegiate teams from all over the world to showcase solar...
Tags: Middlebury College, Solar Decathlon, Middlebury Solar Decathlon, US Department of Energy, US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Competition, wcax, channel 3, vermont, burlington, the :30
Team Florida (USF, FSU, UF and UCF)
Thursday, August 18, 2011
FLeX House is designed in a holistic way as a sustainable, pre-fabricated, maximized efficiency house prototype that can adapt easily to different site situations and plan configurations.
Tags: solar, Green, green energy, Building, homes, Solar Decathlon, houses, florida, students, colleges

Storyfest winners in attendance, Jesse Gurney, Kira Sommer and Sara Merken, are flanked by Ajay Markanday, the Director of the FAO Liaison Office for North America, on their left, and Planet Forward host & founder Frank Sesno. (Photo: GWU)
Planet Forward
Monday, April 25, 2016
Congratulations to the 2016 Storyfest Grand Prize winners, who won $500 and a trip to the UN headquarters in New York City:
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Planet Forward
Wednesday, April 05, 2017
A Q&A with our finalists in the 22nd Century category.
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Planet Forward
Monday, April 03, 2017
A Q&A with our finalists in the Left Brain category.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Next week on Bloomberg West, we'll be featuring an idea straight out of the Terminator movie seri--er, Michigan State University, rather.
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Here's a simple idea to create more parks: retrofit a parking lot. Check out this latest animation from the American Society of Landscape Architects sustainable landscapes series that shows how small parks can revitalize cities.
Tags: transportation, new york, Infrastructure, Los Angeles, Urban, design, American Society of Landscape Architects, ASLA, cities, railroads
Monday, March 05, 2012
Ottawa is the primary capital of the country of Canada. It is located in the province of Ontario and is the second largest city in the entire province and the fourth largest city in all of Canada. It is located along the Ontario – Quebec border.
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Planet Forward
Monday, January 23, 2012
It's winter and you're probably realizing how awful your insulation is -- I'm looking at you, Seattle -- and also starting to rethink that la

Hundreds of Tucson residents are using green spaces during the pandemic like the Loop, a 131-mile paved bikeway that now sees hundreds of daily users. (Jake Meyers / University of Arizona)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent
Thursday, April 09, 2020
Green spaces not only help cities mitigate and adapt to climate change; they can help residents cope with the shock of COVID-19.