South Korean Government Opens Country's Most Advanced Green Business Center
It's not every day that you see a case of "acting-like-you-preach" scenario of companies living green themselves, but South Korea has built the first zero-emission business center ever. The building is home to a climate change research center and is based exclusively on renewable energy, provided by 66 different types of green technologies, including solar and geothermal.
Seattle Project to Improve The Energy Efficiency of Buildings
The massive consumption of energy can be counteracted not only by finding alternative sources, but also by cutting on the "appetite" we already have. If we look at the bigger picture, 70% of the total electricity production in the U.S. is eaten up by commercial buildings (according to the U.S. Department of Energy). So, wouldn't it be great if we could reduce that amount as much as we can?
Alcoa Launches Self-Cleaning Aluminum Panel for Commercial Buildings
Today, thanks to Reynobond with Eco Clean we can skip unneccessary work: this coil-coated architectural panel cleans itself and the air around it. If you can't believe your eyes, just check it out on May 12 at the AIA 2011 National Convention and Design Exposition in New Orleans.
VacuSen: Oxygen Sensor Used in Space Missions, Now Helps Manufacturing Greener Windows
It looks like sensors regularly used in space missions can now be a part of a technology aimed to improve the making of glass. Hold on, not any kind of glass, but one that excels in thermal insulation in both cold and hot environments - a glass that may reduce carbon dioxide emissions and your electric bill, too.
New Cement Production Technology Absorbs Carbon Dioxide, Receives Award
Cement is one of the most important CO2 emitters, accounting for 5% of the world's total emissions. Producing 1 ton of Portland cement, for example, outputs 800 kilograms of carbon dioxide, and that is because of the material used in the fabrication process: calcium carbonate.
The Empire State Building to Be Powered by Wind Turbines
Empire State Building, the tallest building in New York, and referred to as one of the wonders of the modern world, will buy 100% wind power from Texas-based Green Mountain Energy Company. According to the AIA (American Institute of Architects), the Empire State Building is the first on the List of America's Favorite Architecture.
New Ultra-Efficient Home Can Charge Your EV With The Energy It Produces
A new uber-efficient home has been unveiled by the Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design (ILEK) at the University of Stuttgart. Not only it doesn't emit any carbon dioxide while it cools or heats itself, but it also generates enough to juice your electric or plug-in hybrid car.
RavenSkin: Letting The Sun's Heat Pass When Cold And Blocking It When Hot (Outside)
We would all like to have our houses heated during the winter and cooled during summer. This can't be done by using regular bricks, and sometimes a tree might just do its job properly, but what about those places where you can't really plant a tree and you live at the 20th floor? This is where RavenBrick's Skin wall systems come into play.
Now possible: Environmentally-Friendly Houses Made From Corn
Corn Board Manufacturing, Inc has patented a corn-based composite board that can successfully replace the traditional plywood fiberboard. The invention makes use of corn stover, (corn husks and stalks) providing a non-toxic material for construction.
Technology For Making Construction Materials Out Of Carbon Dioxide Inspired By Sea Snail
The thing on the left is a snail, and it's called abalone. Aside the fact that it's edible, the abalone taught Angela Belcher, from MIT, how to turn carbon dioxide into rock-solid construction materials and thus sequester the gas for hundreds of thousands of years, instead of burying it underground, which is not as safe and as useful.
