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Story Roundup This June | From Tiny Robots that 3D Print to Smart Warming System that Follow You Around

Spot-On Local Warming Systems Redefine Climate Control The quest to make our homes and buildings smarter has led MIT researchers to develop an ingenious local warming system that’s spot-on and intuitive. MIT's smart infrared heating element stalks you, but in…

neoli28 junio 2014

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Why Creating Sustainable Cement Isn’t Enough

An interesting article appeared on Wired last week about China's overuse of cement for the past three years. Let's just say, it's a lot. China's humongous cement cube overshadows everything else. (Illustration by Rhett Allain) Using some heavy scientific calculations,…

neoli25 junio 2014

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Hurray for Algae : The Unlikely Role of Algae in Architecture

We’ve featured algae here before, and we were mostly in awe. After all, who could have known that this ultra-simple plant-like life-form could have so many applications?—as medicine, fuel, fertilizer, biofilter, and even food. The Urban Algae Canopy is the…

neoli16 junio 2014

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The Many Joys and Woes of Off-Grid Living

In an online age where we find more and more ways to connect to each other across the globe, it’s unthinkable to disconnect one’s self from the basic utilities we depend our life on. Water, electricity, basic plumbing. Those things…

neoli13 junio 2014

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The Lure of Small Space Living | Why People Choose Micro-Homes and Apartments

Small space living is big these days. From trendy micro-apartments in New York to tiny homes in Toronto to no-nonsense shipping container homes in Amsterdam to sustainable cabin homes in Germany—more and more people are gladly moving into smaller dwellings…

neoli5 junio 2014

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How LEED Certification Can Be Even So Much Better for Green Building

USGBC’s LEED has been around for more than a decade now, and it has certainly proven to be an efficient and effective standard for pushing green building all over the world. LEED v4 Credit Categories: Green building for the win!…

neoli30 mayo 2014

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USGBC Launches New Green Building Magazine for Its Members

After more than a decade of transformative leadership in green building, the U.S. Green Building Council is finally launching its first ever magazine called USGBC+. A taste of things to come: USGBC+ website still on the works. USGBC President Rick…

neoli26 mayo 2014

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Building Better, More Sustainable Parks

We need to take our local parks seriously. They're the last bastion of greenness in any urban setting, the breath of relief amidst looming steel and glass skyscrapers that characterize our modern world. Bukit Batok Nature Park in Singapore uses…

neoli22 mayo 2014

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Beijing Vs Delhi | Getting Serious About City Air Pollution

Outdoor air isn't a joy to breathe these days. That's according to the new findings released by the World Health Organization (WHO) last week. Classic tale of adaptation: the peppered moth assuming a dark coloring in response to the Industrial…

neoli13 mayo 2014

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Pedal Power and Kinetic Energy for our Green Buildings

Other than the usual clean energy sources which are solar and wind, engineers are also looking into other ingenious ways to supply and supplement power to green buildings. One such source that can be tapped is our own bodily motion.…

neoli6 mayo 2014

Story Roundup This June | From Tiny Robots that 3D Print to Smart Warming System that Follow You Around

Why Creating Sustainable Cement Isn’t Enough

Hurray for Algae : The Unlikely Role of Algae in Architecture

The Many Joys and Woes of Off-Grid Living

The Lure of Small Space Living | Why People Choose Micro-Homes and Apartments

How LEED Certification Can Be Even So Much Better for Green Building

USGBC Launches New Green Building Magazine for Its Members

Building Better, More Sustainable Parks

Beijing Vs Delhi | Getting Serious About City Air Pollution

Pedal Power and Kinetic Energy for our Green Buildings

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