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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
The Roofpod is designed to use underutilized rooftops, places where the sun exposure is greatest, to harness the vast potential of space and energy together.
Tags: sustainability, solar, Green, new york, Infrastructure, construction, architecture, Building, science, homes
Monday, December 13, 2010
Digital Media Producer, Planet Forward
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Ethiopia is the fastest growing non-oil based economy in the world, and people like Helawi Sewnet are part of the reason why.
Tags: architecture, green building materials, house kits, DIY, building green, building design, ethiopia
Middlebury College; U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Competition
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
This video shows and describes the architecture of Self-Reliance, Team Middlebury's Solar Decathlon home.
Tags: solar, middlebury, construction, architecture, Building, homes, Solar Decathlon, 2011, self-reliance, houses
Planet Forward
Friday, March 09, 2012
Replace your water filter...with oysters? See how some communities are letting nature do their dirty work.
(Photo: Christopher Frettoloso)
Arizona State University
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
The Arizona-based start-up company Tempe BetR-blok is working to create sustainable and low cost buildings.
Tags: green living, architecture, paper, energy, affordable housing, storyfest2017
Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY-Plattsburgh
Wednesday, March 03, 2021
As the world continues to urbanize, there is increasingly becoming a higher need for green, sustainable architecture. One striking example of this is Parc Frederic-Back in Montreal.
Tags: storyfest2021, biogas, architecture, sustainable architecture
Planet Forward
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Jordan Goldstein, the regional planning principal for Gensler Architects, spoke about the future of buildings and the environment at Planet Forward’s 2016 Summit.
Tags: summit2016, architecture, sustainable architecture
KQED/Quest
Monday, April 04, 2011
An explosion in green building is underway, with cleverly engineered libraries, office buildings, even public housing projects popping up across the Bay Area, and championed as much by landlords trying to cut energy and water costs as by environme
Tags: sustainability, california, Green, Environment, architecture, Building, PBS, science, KQED, Quest
The Pennsylvania State University
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
The team working in Penn State's Root Lab, led by Jonathan Lynch, professor of plant nutrition, is studying what the rest of us don't see--the work going on underneath the ground that enables the growth of healthier crops.