Tag: Energy Efficiency
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Mixed Use Shipping Container Structure to be A First in St. Louis
Shortly after returning from Italy, where he was project manger on several villa rehabilitations, to St. Louis, Missouri, developer Patrick Barnidge has started his own firm, Delsa Development, under which he has proposed a mixed-use container structure. To be built on a Land Reutilization Authority (LRA) city-owned lot in the Grove area of Forest Park…
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Guest Post: Green Roofs Boost Efficiency of Buildings and Photovoltaic Panels
Planting a green garden on the roof of a building can help increase its energy performance; the vegetation infrastructure of soil, insulating and waterproof material and the vegetation itself, form an effective insulation layer on the roof of the building. Considering that the roof constitutes the primary source of energy waste in a building it…
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This Week in Energy News for March 29, 2013
This week in Jetson Green Energy News, Australia has a new addition to its list of carbon neutral cities, the Indian state of Gujarat will reduce water evaporation and produce energy from solar panels over canals, a new shower head from New Zealand engineers reduces water flow by fifty percent, Wisconsin is reducing pollution from…
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Blu Home Builds Joshua Tree Vacation Home for Disney Family
Blu® Homes builds award-winning, architecturally designed prefab houses in a 250,000 square foot manufacturing facility near Vallejo, California using a proprietary steel framing and building technology that results in economical, low-maintenance houses that are strong, beautiful, and finished on-site. The Blu | Origin is their most versatile design, allowing for numerous floor plan possibilities. From…
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Bright Beads Pendant Lights Showcase Sustainable Design for LED and EE Lighting
Bright Beads lighting pendants by Marz Designs are handcrafted from American Ash, American Oak, American Walnut, Rock Maple, and Smoked Ash (FSC-certified timbers), and come with E27 screw-in lamp holders that are suitable for LED and EE bulbs. Six configurations are available, dubbed Abacus, Africa, Aleenta, Alice, Art, and Aztec, which can be hung individually or in…