Singapore-the island nation, is a platform of neck-straining skyscrapers. To add to its skyline, world-famous architect Ken Yeang has lent his artistic vision to yet another skyscraper “Fusionopolis”. The latter has been projected as Singapore’s R&D icon.
It will be the hub of local and international talents in the field of sciences and engineering. The scientific [...]

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The under construction Community Arts Centre at Greensburg, Kansas is under limelight for being the most talked about green, environment-friendly prefab structure. Its uniqueness and popularity can be judged by the fact that the building features in Planet Green’s documentary series for Discovery Channel! This non-residential building is one of the pioneer structures created among [...]

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All you nature lovers out there you ought to do this if you haven’t done this so far!
Well, I am talking about calculating your carbon footprint. The latter is an exercise done to find out one’s current fuel emissions. That is to say, if you say you are an eco-friendly dude then take this test [...]

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A lot of electricity gets diverted towards the street lights. Ever wondered of sun or wind powering them? It’s possible now! Thanks to Mojtaba Navvab, of the University of Michigan Architectural Laboratory very soon our roads will be lighted by these hybrid solar-wind-powered streetlight. As of now the light has been erected near the Packard [...]

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If Jettsons consider themselves as more of terrestrial beings then here is what they should look forward to. Called “Reboot,” this concept-based house by Victor Vetterlein would surely be in demand once it becomes functional. Designed and developed to be absolutely self-sufficient together with energy collecting solar paint, wind turbines and a rainwater collection system; [...]

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We keep ourselves engaged with hunting green products that can be installed inside our living space, thereby cutting down electricity bills. But today, I have come across an energy saving product concept designed for public spaces. Spread over 7.3 square meters of the main panel, the solar cells along with Movement sensors energy saving system [...]

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With rising developers, there is dearth of greenery around us as all the empty land is being eaten by real estate developers and converted in big structures, helping them mint money. But the story of killing nature doesn’t end there. In fact it starts from there. The dwellers cannot compromise at their lifestyle and thus [...]

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Don’t mistake by counting it as any ordinary architectural magnum opus as it is more than that. Spread over 1.5 billion sq ft, this ecological masterpiece dubbed as waterfront city designed by Rem Koolhaas is a self-contained city positioned over a simulated island that blends stimulations from 19-century mosques to Koolhaas’s own ideas about the [...]

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Long Beach Airport has been installed with five Dual Port SuperCharge systems by Electric Transportation Engineering Company (ETEC). These stations will be used to recharge a fleet of electric baggage tractors and belt loaders which serve JetBlue and US Airways. The SuperCharge installation can charge up to 40 electric ground support vehicles thereby providing infrastructure [...]

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