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 28 2010

New Colorado Ikea Taps Earth for Climate Control

Tag: Cooling,Green Building,Green Tech,Heating — Alyssa Danigelis @ 12:27 pm
Besides inexpensive Swedish furniture, the new Ikea store opening next year in Colorado will have geothermal heating and cooling.

Aug 27 2010

Home Energy Could Be Reduced by 70 Percent

Tag: Electricity,Energy,Energy Efficiency,Green Building,Green Tech,Home Energy Use — Alyssa Danigelis @ 3:30 pm
One crazy ambitious energy experiment aims to cut typical annual electrical bills of $1,240 to $390.

Aug 26 2010

UV-Patterned Window Prevents Bird Collisions

Tag: Animals,Green Building,Inventions — Tracy Staedter @ 3:45 pm
The innovation could save the lives of millions of birds each year.

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 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 06 2010

Blue Jeans for Solar Panels

Tag: Alternative Power Sources,Chemistry,Electricity,Electronics,Energy,Green Building,Green Tech,Green Your Electricity,Heating,Home Energy Use,Materials,Materials Science,Off The Grid,Renewable Energy,Solar Power,Weather — Teresa Shipley @ 9:06 pm
Blue jean dye molecules have the potential to revolutionize the solar panel industry.

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.

Jun 10 2010

How to Recycle an Airport

Tag: Aviation,Green Building,Military,Recycling,World War 2 — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 11:04 am
Germany's Templehof was decommissioned in 2008 and is slated to host a sustainable mobility event 2011.
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