Bay Adelaide Centre, Toronto’s first structure to receive the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Standard has finally seen its officially opening. Built by Brookfield Properties Corporation and its Canadian-based subsidiary,..
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Polystyrene will soon be replaces by new eco-friendly substitutes. Two researchers from ARS Western Regional Research Center in Albany, Calif. have developed a way to use corn, potato, or wheat starches as an eco-friendly alternative to petroleum for.
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Australia’s national science agency CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) scientists have vested bottled water with some respectability in brandishing a new product dubbed as Recharge. Though it’s also packaged…
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Who doesn’t want to be surrounded by beautiful things and if they are green, what more can you ask for? Blending beauty and sustainability with home décor serves the purpose here. More and more people today are opting for greener alternatives, be it…
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‘Unusual’ doesn’t always mean despicable or weird or bland. Well, I see it as something novel and potent enough to initiate a trend, form practices or serve a definitive purpose. If supposedly green elements are incorporated into the weird, it tends…
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The mid-autumn festival revelry in the Chinatown area in Singapore will definitely acquire a distinct green hue, as a huge lantern made from 6,000 used mineral water bottles and 2,000 compact discs will make it different from the past celebrations….
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We need some practical solution to mend our wasteful habits. If it’s not possible, the next best course of action is to convert all litter to something useful. Envion, a Washington DC-based company, aims at the same in converting plastic trash into.
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The Solar Winds Coffee House is a depiction of Michael Jantzen’s futuristic and eco-conscious vision. The design will be completely powered by wind and sun, featuring a huge vertical axis wind turbine mounted on the top, along with an array of…
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Tucson Electric Power (TEP) hopes to help bring clean solar energy to 6,000 homes via its partnership in two proposed solar power systems by 2012. These will be the Tucson’s largest renewable power plants and will include a new 25-megawatt (MW)…
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Students of Rice University in Houston have built a new solar house that is definitely to look out for. The house named as the Zerow House will compete against other solar homes as part of the Solar Decathlon sponsored by the U.S. Energy Department…
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