LM Project in Copenhagen, Denmark
on May 6, 2009Steven Holl architects have won "the LM project" to design a new harbor entrance to the city of Copenhagen. Connecting office towers and civic spaces with a public walkway 65 meters above the harbor, the project is intended to form an iconic landmark...

Nanotechnology for Green Builidng
on Apr 22, 2009As I had stated in a previous post, Architecture will never cease to evolve as long as technology evolves. Therefore, nanotechnology, the manipulation of matter at the molecular scale, is opening new possibilities in green building through products l...

Vertical Farms
on Apr 8, 2009The concept of indoor farming is not new. What is new is the urgent need to scale up this technology to accommodate the increasing population which according to certain demographic trends could go up to 3 billion by the year 2050! An entirely new app...

Mission One: Green Superbike!
on Mar 29, 2009"What do you get when you combine lithium-ion batteries with a high-performance electric motor and components straight from the racing circuit? Answer: The fastest production electric motorcycle in the world".This is how Mission One describes this gr...

Veg.itecture?
on Mar 16, 2009One of the most interesting structure concept involving green buildings is called Veg.itecture and is based on vegetation as the primary component of a building. Until now it didn’t get too much attention, but Ken Yeang looks to change this situati...

Green Classrooms
on Mar 2, 2009A school in Lutz, Florida, officially opened the nation's first modular classrooms to be registered for Platinum certification from the US Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED(R)) for Schools program. Wit...

M.A.R.S Floating Wind Generator
on Feb 4, 2009Magenn Power’s MARS is a Wind Power Anywhere™ solution with distinct advantages over existing Conventional Wind Turbines and Diesel Generating Systems including: global deployment, lower costs, better operational performance, and greater environm...

Motorola W233 Renew
on Jan 24, 2009The new Motorola features the industry's first mobile housing made from plastics that contain recycled water bottles and the device is the first certified Carbonfree cellphone on the market. Through an alliance with Carbonfund.org, Motorola offsets t

Biomass
on Jan 15, 2009Biomass is organic material made from plants and animals. Biomass contains stored energy from the sun. Plants absorb the sun's energy in a process called photosynthesis. The chemical energy in plants gets passed on to animals and people that eat them

Aguçadoura Wave Park
on Dec 30, 2008For the last post of this year, I want to inform you of the first ever wave farm. Enjoy it and Happy New Year!Aguçadoura Wave Park is the world's first commercial wave farm. It is located three miles offshore near Póvoa de Varzim north of Porto in.