Jun 25 2011

Clean Swimming in a Dirty River

Tag: Buildings and Structures,Health,Oil Spill,Pollution,Water — Emad Hanna @ 12:46 pm
A design for a New York City pool proposes that it float on the Hudson River and filter water through its sides.

Jun 21 2011

Is Apple’s ‘Spaceship’ Campus Too Far Out?

Tag: Architecture,Buildings and Structures,Conservation,Design,Green Building — Cristen Conger @ 1:36 pm
Although its new mega-structure is intended to use alternative energy and revitalize green spaces, Apple might have bitten off more than it can chew.

Jun 09 2011

Apple’s Newly Planned Headquarters is Pentagon-Big

Tag: Architecture,Buildings and Structures,Transportation Infrastructure,Urban Planning — Tracy Staedter @ 9:11 pm
A building that looks like a spaceship will land in Cupertino in 2015.

Jun 09 2011

Wind Energy Squeezed from Galloping Cables

Tag: Alternative Power Sources,Buildings and Structures,Energy Efficiency,Green Tech,Renewable Energy,Wind Power — Emad Hanna @ 3:48 pm
Scientists use cable oscillations caused by wind to generate electricity.

Apr 01 2011

Building a ‘Nano-Brick’ Wall Around Fresh Food

Tag: Buildings and Structures,Engineering,Food,Food Unwrapped,Materials,Materials Science,Nanomaterials,Nanotech,Plastic,Polymers — Nic Halverson @ 3:54 pm
A super thin coating made from clay and polymers is 100 times more oxygen-impermeable than the existing food packaging.

Mar 31 2011

Recycled Island to Be Built from Ocean Garbage Patch

Tag: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing,Alternative Power Sources,Architecture,Buildings and Structures,Energy Efficiency,Green Building,Plastic,Pollution,Recycling,Renewable Energy,Reuse,Solar Power,Waste and Recycling,Water,Zero Waste — Amy Dusto @ 2:59 pm
This conceptual habitat would support a floating city with a half million residents.

Mar 30 2011

Waste Ash to Reinforce Concrete

Tag: Buildings and Structures,Coal,Reuse,Waste and Recycling — Amy Dusto @ 3:44 pm
Instead of putting flyash from coal-burning plants landfills, why not use it to reinforce concrete for roads and bridges?

Mar 28 2011

Chicago’s Willis Tower to Harness Sunlight

Tag: Alternative Power Sources,Buildings and Structures,Cooling,Energy,Energy Efficiency,Engineering,Green Building,Green Science,Green Tech,Renewable Energy,Solar Power — Nic Halverson @ 7:02 pm
New windows could turn one of the city's most iconic buildings into a solar energy generator.

Feb 16 2011

Structural Damage Shows Up in Technicolor

Tag: Architecture,Buildings and Structures,Laser,Materials Science,Safety and Prevention,Urban Planning — Amy Dusto @ 3:43 pm
Shining a UV light on these rubbery sheets reveals the stress they – and the buildings or bridges they coat – are experiencing.

Jan 05 2011

Gesture Reponse Windows for Shopping

Tag: Buildings and Structures,Computer Monitors,Computer Simulation,Virtual Reality — Amy Dusto @ 6:45 pm
Perhaps not for the poker-faced, this kind of storefront responds to expressions.
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