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← Older posts Newer posts →Solar powered air conditioning system installed at Dubai’s ESAB offices
June 7, 2010Well, the heat sure is burning our backs to dust this summer season. And there’s no better way to cool off than switch on an air conditioner. Air conditioning systems are known to be power hungry and very un-eco-friendly. Here’s … Continue reading3
Posted in Gadgets and Tech | Tagged Air-conditioner, Dubai, Solar_Power | Leave a commentSADAR + VUGA designs green tower for Dubai
February 24, 2010Nowadays, buildings are not just about looks and size. They also have to be environment-friendly. The designs for the Magnolia tower in the Burj, Dubai district, proposed by SADAR + VUGA and backed by Damac Properties have an amazing blend … Continue reading3
Posted in Architecture | Tagged Dubai, green_building, sadar_+_vuga | Leave a commentThe Burj Dubai, the tallest building in the world, guilty of polluting the environment
January 7, 2010Dubai is currently basking in the glory of the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa. Standing a hundred and sixty stories above ground, and probably more, this huge mammoth structure looks over the United Arab Emirates with pride. … Continue reading3
Posted in Architecture | Tagged Dubai, World's_tallest | Leave a commentDubai gets its first LEED certified ‘Green’ Building
December 23, 2009Now even Dubai can hold up its head high when it comes to caring for the environment. With the whole Copenhagen summit on, it was high time everyone took energy saving and environment consciousness seriously. The Dubai Chamber of Commerce … Continue reading3
Posted in Awareness and Hype | Tagged "Green Building", Dubai, Eco-Friendly, Leed | Leave a commentThe solar powered, energy-efficient New Moon symbolizes power in Dubai
December 23, 2009Dubai may have its financial troubles. But that hasn’t stopped the country from plucking the moon out of the sky. Designed by Varabyeu Partners for an international design competition, the New Moon will be the center piece of a new … Continue reading3
Posted in Architecture | Tagged Dubai, Energy_efficient, Park, Solar_Power | Leave a commentEko Housing Will be the Green Eiffel Tower in Dubai
November 11, 2009If you are traveler seeking out beauty and splendor then in near future you may travel down to Dubai to see this Eiffel Tower, which is a replica design of original Eiffel in Paris. This awesome replica is in fact … Continue reading3
Posted in Architecture | Tagged "Eko housing", "Nano solar", aesthetics, Design, Dubai, Eco-Friendly, Eiffel-Tower, futuristic, replica | Leave a commentBlue Crystal – Solar powered ice hotel in the middle of the desert
July 24, 2009There are temporary ice hotels in the freezing northern towns of Russia to Canada that melt back to the Earth when spring sets in. But Dubai is poised to have an all round ice hotel Blue Crystal. However you will … Continue reading3
Posted in Architecture | Tagged Dubai, Lodge | Leave a commentPetal shaped zero energy twin tower in Dubai
June 8, 2009Architecture is so interesting. That’s probably why Ayn Rand’s Fountain Head created so much interest into architecture at the time. XTEN Architecture’s entry for the ThyssenKrupp elevator competition in Dubai is something that will make heads turn. The Za’abeel Park … Continue reading3
Posted in Architecture | Tagged Dubai, Twin_Tower, Zero_energy | Leave a commentSolar powered golf carts by Hydroturf to hit Dubai
March 24, 2009In the recent past a few golf carts came to the limelight with more use than run around a massive golf course or resort to transport lazylogs. Especially for the horrid heat of the middle east which makes even the … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy, Transport | Tagged "Golf carts", Abu-Dhabi, Dubai, Hydroturf, Solar-Power | Leave a commentSeawater vertical farm for Dubai
March 9, 2009Italian architect firm Studiomobile has developed a Seawater vertical farm in Dubai. Apparently the seawater vertical farm uses seawater to cool and humidify greenhouses and converts sufficient humidity back in to fresh water to irrigate crops. This works using three … Continue reading3
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