Nov 09 2010

Manmade Coral to Protect Your House

Tag: Buildings and Structures,Carbon Emissions,Green Science,Green Tech,Materials — Alyssa Danigelis @ 3:10 pm
Scientists from several European universities are developing a way to "grow" coral-like walls that trap CO2.

Oct 04 2010

China’s Great Wall Crumbles as Tourism Soars

Tag: Buildings and Structures,Conservation,History,Sites and Structures — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 10:32 am
Graffiti, garbage and neglect plague the deteriorating World Heritage site.

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.

Aug 26 2010

Are the Olympics Profitable?

Tag: Buildings and Structures,Events, Sports and Competitions,Olympics,Sports,Urban Planning — Cristen Conger @ 5:57 pm
Tourism might receive a momentary jolt, but enough non-Olympic tourists avoid the cities, minimizing overall profits.

Jul 20 2010

‘Chia Wall’ To Muffle Highway Sound

Tag: Buildings and Structures,Green Building,Green Tech,Transportation,Transportation Infrastructure — Alyssa Danigelis @ 12:06 am
A giant Green Noise Wall that works like a Chia Pet is coming to I-70, east of Columbus, Ohio.

Jul 15 2010

Tech Turns Parking Lot Hell into a Haven

Tag: Buildings and Structures,Cars,Electric Cars,Green Tech,Renewable Energy,Solar Power — Alyssa Danigelis @ 12:48 pm
Unless you're tailgating or hoping for a fly ball, it feels like Dante invented the parking lot. Several brave souls are taking on parking lots, creating tech that makes them greener, more useful, and easier to navigate.

Jul 12 2010

Infrared Map Shows Home Insulation Slackers

Tag: Buildings and Structures,Electricity,Energy Efficiency,Green Building,Green Tech — Alyssa Danigelis @ 10:51 pm
I see London, I see France, I see Belgium's buildings' underpants. A new searchable thermographic map shows which houses in neighborhoods across the country are going commando.

Jul 02 2010

Green Roofs That Melt the Mind, Not the House

Tag: Buildings and Structures,Cooling,Green Building,Green Tech,Inventions — Alyssa Danigelis @ 8:30 am
Green roof tech is heating up -- or rather, getting cooler, and the masterminds behind two promising sustainable rooftop inventions are actually still in high school.

Jun 28 2010

Smart Walls Keep House Comfy

Tag: Buildings and Structures,Energy Efficiency,Green Building,Green Tech,Materials — Alyssa Danigelis @ 11:32 pm
Phase change material used to be so flammable that it didn't make sense to put the temperature-regulating stuff in buildings. Now a new delivery mechanism allows an advanced version to be incorporated directly into building materials.

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 ...
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