Two iconic skyscrapers, the Sears Tower in Chicago and the Empire State Building in New York, will be receiving major overhauls to reduce their energy consumptions. The Sears Tower is aiming at a near 80% reduction in energy use, while The Empire State Building will reduce its consumption by 30%. Hopefully these upgrades on city [...]
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Dr Majid Rashidi, a professor at Cleveland State University in Ohio, has developed a wind turbine system that can be attached to existing building water towers, or other circular towers. This would allow for easy integration of wind turbines into existing urban buildings. The design uses the curvature of the water tower, to increase the [...]
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Foster and Partner’s Hearst Corporation Tower in Manhattan has been claimed to be the city’s first “Green” building ever since it has been completed in early 2006. The skyscraper was constructed within an existing six-story cast stone façade of the original Hearst building in effort of preserving the landmark site. It has received numerous awards [...]
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New modeling by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) shows how energy use in buildings can be cut by 60 percent by 2050 – essential to meeting global climate change targets – but this will require immediate action to transform the building sector. This is the central message of the report from the [...]
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It’s the kind of simple yet brilliant invention that would have the tycoons of Dragons’ Den salivating with excitement. Not only is the fridge solar powered, it can also be built from household materials - making it ideal for the Third World. (Click here to read entire article)
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