Aug 31 2010

Hemp Tech Sneaks Over the Border

Tag: Architecture, Buildings and Structures, Cars, Electric Cars, Green Building, Green Tech — Alyssa Danigelis @ 3:22 pm
Forget about burlap-like shirts: Hemp tech is now greening electric vehicles and even building construction.

Jun 22 2010

Urban Areas Getting Hotter Faster

Tag: Architecture, Building, Climate, Climate Change, Exhaust and Emissions, Green, Summer — Emily Sohn @ 2:05 pm
A combination of climate change and urban growth will push temperatures higher in cities worldwide.

May 19 2010

3D Laser Helps Preserve Mt. Rushmore

Tag: 3D Models, Archaeology, Architecture, History — Tracy Staedter @ 12:28 am
The years are not kind to George and Abraham. The erosive forces of wind, rain, heat and cold constantly badger the granite and other metamorphic rock from which the Mount Rushmore National Monument was carved. Water seeps into cracks, freezes ...

May 13 2010

Airborne Lasers Create 3D Images of Ancient, Modern Landscapes

Tag: 3D Models, Archaeology, Architecture, Aviation, Urban Planning — Tracy Staedter @ 2:33 pm
A technology primarily used by ecologists and biologists to analyze vegetation cuts through jungle growth and produces detailed, three-dimensional views of landscapes in a matter of hours.

May 06 2010

Peril from Above: Using Sensors to Predict Breaking Glass

Tag: Architecture, Buildings and Structures, Green Tech, Materials Science, Sensors — Clark Boyd @ 1:12 pm
Ever been walking down the street in a major city and suddenly get the eerie feeling that something is not quite right above you? Take a glance skyward. Chances are, some of the buildings around you will be designed with ...

Mar 15 2010

Concentrated Solar Goes Small-Scale

Tag: Architecture, Buildings and Structures, Green Building, Green Tech, Solar Power — Alyssa Danigelis @ 3:49 pm
The concentrated solar concept has been around for a while and is usually found on a giant scale in arid, sunny places. Now that technology is being scaled down and incorporated into a building exterior...in Syracuse, New York. The Syracuse ...

Jan 29 2010

Rome’s Ancient Aqueduct Found

Tag: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Archaeology, Architecture, Royalty and Rulers — Rossella Lorenzi @ 9:23 am
The long-sought aqueduct that delivered fresh, clean water to Rome nearly 2,000 years ago, is found beneath a pig pasture northwest of the Italian city.