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Zero-E, a sustainable development design by Woods Bagot and Buro Happold
June 22, 2010Cities around the world are growing, vertically, horizontally and are being subjected to increasing populations as time passes by. This quickly developing urban jungle though is a knife in the throat of our environment, causing adverse effects on the environment. … Continue reading3
Posted in Architecture | Tagged "sustainable living", Architecture, Building, Carbon | Leave a commentRehab to get a ‘green’ makeover!
January 20, 2010Wendell Wyatt Federal Building will soon be getting a green makeover all sponsored by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The $100 million worth renovation project is likely to commence in the months to come, and after about 30-40 months, … Continue reading3
Posted in Architecture | Tagged "green wall", "solar rooftop", Architecture, rainwater, renovation | Leave a commentEco Friendly Romanian Litro Gas Station Sets New Architectural Standards
November 9, 2009Rompetrol, a Romanian petrol group has unveiled its latest trendy Litro gas station on Bucharest-Constanta Highway. The petrol pump’s architectural design by Eight Inc. is not only modern and trendy but it is also very eco-friendly. Right from the kind … Continue reading3
Posted in Architecture | Tagged "contemporary design", "LED lights", "Litro gas station", "low carbon emission", Architecture, Eco-Friendly, Energy-Efficient, Rompetrol, sunlight | Leave a commentDLL Convention Centre is the ultimate green architecture for G-20 summit
September 25, 2009Built at the cost of $375 million the David L. Lawrence Convention Center is situated along the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh and occupies nearly eight acres of land. Don’t let that fool you; the building has a Gold LEED … Continue reading3
Posted in Architecture | Tagged Architecture, Recycle, Water_Conservation | Leave a commentMickey Muennig’s solar powered, green roof architecture
May 6, 2009Muennig has been building green-roof architecture for the past 30 years. One of his latest eco friendly buildings is the one on copper point where the roof is covered in a blanket of thick wild grass. He is a long … Continue reading3
Posted in Architecture | Tagged Architecture, Eco-Friendly, Green, Mickey_Muennig, Solar-Power | Leave a commentCampus architecture goes green with ECSU’s Science Building
December 15, 2008For $46 million, Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU) flaunts a modified colossal green Science Building that spreads over 174,000 square feet. This is part of a national trend to go green in campus architecture. Designed to have more healthful interiors, … Continue reading3
Posted in Architecture | Tagged Architecture, Building, Eco-Friendly, ECSU, Recycle, Science_Building | 1 Comment