living building Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:49:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 First “Living Building” Covered With Microalgae for Shade and Electricity https://www.greenoptimistic.com/first-living-building-covered-with-microalgae-for-shade-and-electricity-20121026/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/first-living-building-covered-with-microalgae-for-shade-and-electricity-20121026/#respond Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:48:40 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=27254 A prototype of the first ‘living building’ that is surrounded with panels containing microalgae will be launched at the 2013 International Building Exhibition in Hamburg, Germany. The microalgae-filled panels are dual purpose as they give shade against sunlight and generate about 10% of the building’s electricity needs. An interesting, eco-friendly architecture that provides bio-adaptive lighting, […]

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