Tag Archives: Chicago
Cermak road in Chicago earns the title of the greenest street in America
January 8, 2013A street in Chicago has paved the way for future environment friendly streets. Earning the title of the “greenest street in America” is Cermak road in Chicago. The title was conferred upon this street by Chicago Department of Transport (CDOT). … Continue reading3
Posted in Other Stuff | Tagged America, Chicago | Leave a commentGreenpeace Organization activists spread anti-coal message in Chicago
May 27, 2011The Greenpeace Organization has been around for a while now and has sure learned their ways around spreading green messages to the masses. Environment conservation activists who’ve been putting every effort into saving the planet earth from an ecological breakdown, … Continue reading3
Posted in Awareness and Hype | Tagged Anti-Coal, Chicago | Leave a commentVertical axis wind turbines integrated in Chicago building
January 25, 2011Who said powering up a building with energy from the winds is difficult? No, they sure don’t need those big wind turbines doing the rounds up there on the roof. Not with technology like these building integrated wind turbines by … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged Chicago, Vertical_Axis_Wind_Turbines, Wind_turbine | Leave a commentAdrian Smith in collaboration with Gordon Gill Architecture lay plans to reduce carbon foot-prints in Chicago City
September 3, 2010If you have been on a diet, you would know how difficult it is to shed off all the weight you have acquired with ease. Multiply that manifolds, and that is what Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture have set … Continue reading3
Posted in Architecture | Tagged Carbon_footprint, Chicago | Leave a commentHoliday Inn, the first hotel in Chicago to boast LEED-certification
June 23, 2010Chicago now has an LEED-certified hotel to boast about and swell up in pride. The Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza in Chicago has received LEED Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council, in an announcement last week. The building, … Continue reading3
Posted in Other Stuff | Tagged Chicago, Holiday_Inn, Leed, USA | Leave a commentChicago to get a wind powered electric charging station
February 10, 2010Almost a year ago, Chicago was the proud resident of its first ever solar powered EV charging station. But this time around, they have gone a step further and developed a charging station that uses wind energy. That sure is … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged "recharge station", Chicago, Electric-vehicle, EV, Solar, Wind | Leave a commentEco-friendly UNStudio pavilion promises to lure visitors
April 17, 2009Setting up structures for short-term reasons can generate tons of carbon footprints. The whole building process along with the kind of raw materials used accounts for it. Also most of the times such structures are abandoned after the initial objective … Continue reading3
Posted in Architecture | Tagged Chicago, Eco-Friendly, Millenium_Park, UNStudio | Leave a comment