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Gulf TimesFirst energy-efficient house likely next yearPeninsula On-lineDOHA: Qatar is expected to have its first energy-efficient 'passive house' early next year, with the Qatar Green Building Council partnering with Barwa Real Estate company and...
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In this sad era of gargantuan strip mining and mountaintop removal operations that scrape at the tired earth to find the last pools of fossil fuel and precious minerals, it’s refreshing to see one housing project that actually makes use of even a...
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June 7, 7:06 AM
A contempler cet immeuble d'architecte, on a du mal à croire qu'il est fait de déchets de roches :) C'est pourtant le cas, à voir à Mahallat, en Iran...
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© Jia Dongfang Designed by the Tongji University Team, the (Tongji University Team designed Para Eco House for a low carbon future using both active and passive energy systems.
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The Guardian Flatpack homes offer Dutch first-time buyers chance to get on housing ladder The Guardian "Since the economic crisis, both architects and the city are trying to find new ways to build houses," said Elsbeth Ronner of LRVH architects, a...
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Raising buildings out of two-by-fours and bricks is so last decade. Okay, okay, we admit that the majority of structures nowadays are still built using age-old materials and techniques. But every once in a while, someone comes ...
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Incredible. Such a building would be extraordinarily difficult to do here under current Irish regulations. Delete the scoop?
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The largest opportunity areas for green building globally are in new commercial construction and renovation of existing buildings.
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Good news of an awakening. But it is important that we do not let our money and taxation system discourage this greening of buildings. Delete the scoop?
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As a New Year's resolution, perhaps we can pledge to get rid of old, energy wasting solar-thermal system designs and instead opt for efficiency and utility, as illustrated in a new system at the Mi...
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Drainback systems have a lot to offer - less complicated, more effective. Delete the scoop?
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Researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya have created a multilayer biological concrete that grows Mediterranean vegetation and retains water.
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Pretty and useful in hotter regions...not sure if it would be useful in a cool temperate climate. Delete the scoop?
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Ecologic Pavilion was built for the Archi<20 Festivale de l'Architecture in September in Muttersholtz, Alsace, France. Delete the scoop?
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DexignerEmpowerhouse: New Model for Green, Affordable Housing, Now OpenDexignerEach unit of the two-family house is designed as a "site net-zero" system (producing all of its energy needs), but each achieves peak efficiency when joined. Delete the scoop?
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Sustainability at its bestSpecification OnlineAt this year's Ecobuild, visitors to Internorm's stand will find one of the widest ranges of Passivhaus and low energy windows and doors available. Delete the scoop?
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The new generation of bio-based plastic packaging is not only eco-friendly but also has several superior qualities compared to traditional plastic packaging. The plastic packaging industry is moving towards completely ... Delete the scoop?
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The United States has the third largest ecological footprint per capita, behind only the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. We face an extraordinary challenge in overcoming our environmental deficit.
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The ancient technique of rammed earth is enjoying a green revival. This retreat is the first building from DUST, a partnership of young architects Cade Hayes and Jesus Robles; it shows the influence of Hayes's mentor Rick ...
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Bamboo/Thatched Huts in India, Great Vernacular Building Website. "In the Nilgiri hills of Taml Nadu, India live the Toda people in rolling meadows and shola forests. This is an example of their architecture, known as an Arsh.
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Reverting to traditional handicrafts is one way to sabotage the throwaway society. In this article, we discuss another possibility: the design of modular consumer products, whose parts and components could be re-used for the design of other products.
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Our settlements will change if our mode of manufacturing changes. This website shows that futuristic design may not be high tech.
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Within a few years, people in remote villages in the developing world may be able to make their own solar panels, at low cost, using otherwise worthless agricultural waste as their raw material. 
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Looks like a magical new bio-energy producing architecture ...but like magic, it is most likely an illusion. Still, worth watching. Delete the scoop?
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Although verified in Europe and other climate-similar regions, the effectiveness of a passive house strategy had not been previously explored in detail for climate zones such as evidenced in Qatar.
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Evidence of further expansion of the passive house concept; and in a place that needs it badly. Delete the scoop?
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Confirmation and more depth on this positive greening trend. Delete the scoop?
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BuildingGreen Announces Top 10 Sustainable Products for 2013EcoHome MagazineThe eleventh annual Top 10 Green Building Products awards, announced at the Greenbuild conference in San Francisco, are BuildingGreen editors' picks of products drawn from... Delete the scoop?
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Kevin McCloud's thoughts on hemp in construction. (kevin McCloud from Grand Designs talks about building with hempcrete. Delete the scoop?
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A first for “Living Building”: Resilient is the new greenSmartPlanet.com (blog)To be sustainable, a building should work at all times. Better daylighting strategies mean we can see indoors throughout the day. Delete the scoop?
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