Tag Archives: “green design”
COP15: Norway Unveils Energy-Efficient Sea Facing Office Building Design
December 8, 2009Well, Copenhagen Summit is throwing up lot of surprises but the only gloom lifting ones are the new green designs and products that are being unveiled while the debate rages on. Norway for instance has unveiled a complete energy-efficient office … Continue reading3
Posted in Architecture | Tagged "climate change", "emission cut down", "energy efficient building", "green design", Carbon_footprint, Cop15, Copenhagen, debate, Norway, Wind-Turbines | Leave a commentForwarding Dallas Green Design Wins Competition for Building Eco-Sustainable Community in Dallas
November 28, 2009Dallas is going green in a total planned way. Recently a competition was held to redesign a rundown block in downtown Dallas and among all the architects, designers who submitted their plans, Forwarding Dallas, a Portuguese based architectural firm was … Continue reading3
Posted in Architecture | Tagged "Forwarding Dallas", "green design", "rain water harvesting", "RENEWABLE ENERGY", Community, eco-conscious, eco-sustainability, housing, Solar panels, Wind-Turbines | Leave a commentSanyo Homes – Futuristic Homes with Solar Power and Lithium-ion Batteries Backup
November 20, 2009Sanyo Homes, a subsidiary of Sanyo the well known electronics brand has ventured into building eco-friendly futuristic homes in Japan. They are marketing solar powered homes with lithium-ion battery back-up for night time use. These green homes come with a … Continue reading3
Posted in Architecture | Tagged "green design", "japan government", "LED lights", "Lithium-ion batteries", "Sanyo Homes", Eco-Friendly, Green-Energy, Japan, Sanyo, Solar-Powered, subsidy | Leave a commentEco2 Widget to Help Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
November 16, 2009In the modern techno savvy world maybe we really need widgets to guide and monitor our habits – right from our daily calorie intake to carbon consumption. This is what precisely designers Jinok Kim and Sanghee Ryu seem to have … Continue reading3
Posted in Gadgets and Tech | Tagged "carbon footprint", "Eco2 widget", "green design", "green products", "green transport", "life style", desktops, Eco-Friendly, mobile, monitoring | Leave a commentMarriott Hotels to Release Prototype of Green Designs for Future Projects
November 15, 2009Marriott International Inc is going green to keep up with changing times and will launch green prototype design of their futuristic Courtyard Brand. They also aim to get a pre-certification on the prototype design from U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED. … Continue reading3
Posted in Architecture | Tagged "Courtyard brand", "energy saving", "green design", "low carbon emission", "Marriott hotels", "Marriott International", Eco-Friendly, luxury, Prototype | Leave a comment