Tag: Green Design
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A Journey Throught the Natural Building Techniques: Cob
Hopefully, through my last articles, I’ve created a curiosity in many of you about the creative world of Natural Building. But before you decide to march off into your backyard, stick a shovel into the ground, and start building your very own cob cottage, it’s a good idea to have an understanding of what cob…
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Rooftop Solar Array on University Park Elementary School Will Generate Clean Energy and Revenue for Town and County Public Schools
This story about an elementary school solar array in University Park, MD provides a good example of how shared clean energy can benefit more than one user, environmentally and financially.
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interSOLAR 2013
For the sixth year in a row, North America’s most attended solar event plans to welcome approximately 19,000 visitors and 600 exhibitors to the Moscone Center in San Francisco to exchange ideas and technological progress, spurring solar market growth in North America and beyond.Products on Display: PV Cells, Modules & Systems Balance of System (BOS)…
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Why Custom Home Builders Favour Rammed Earth Construction
If there is one method of building a green home that has gained popularity among custom homebuilders, it is rammed earth construction. This construction method is not necessarily new, having been used by various civilisations in the past. Today, many designers and builders favour its use because of its natural beauty, versatility and numerous other…
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Pacific Controls Partners with Berkeley Lab to Develop Technology to Reduce Energy Usage in Buildings
Pacific Controls (PCS), the leading provider of ICT enabled managed services and converged engineering solutions for buildings and infrastructure projects globally, has partnered with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, (Berkeley Lab), to develop technology that aims to reduce energy use in buildings.