Green Building

How to build a house that will last the next 100 years

How to build a house that will last the next 100 years

From solar bricks to popcorn insulation: these 12 nifty inventions will protect future homes from extreme weather and make them greener Some home innovations for the future are already available Things may look bleak for homeowners, with rising energy bills, extreme weather and periodic panics about power cuts. However, […] Click here to view original […]

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Renovating Existing Commercial Real Estate Building to Become Green

Renovating Existing Commercial Real Estate Building to Become Green

While green lending is a relatively new and developing form of real estate financing, green loans are available to the owners of new and existing structures alike. In fact, according to Carl Elefante, the former director of sustainable design at Quinn Evans Architects, " the greenest building is one […] Click here to view original

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Australia is the world's leading lithium producer. Why don't we make electric vehicles?

Australia is the world’s leading lithium producer. Why don’t we make electric vehicles?

Science ABC Science / By technology reporter James Purtill Australia imports about one million cars per year, worth over $13 billion. In the early ’90s, as the Australian car-making industry was getting sucked into its death spiral, a tin mine in Western Australia found itself with an abundance of […] Click here to view original

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Energy secretary touts Utah geothermal project, sees green path to U.S. energy independence

Energy secretary touts Utah geothermal project, sees green path to U.S. energy independence

Granholm says the Biden Administration isn’t giving up on fossil fuels too soon, as evidenced by record U.S. oil production. (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) John Palo, facilities district manager at the University of Utah, left, gives a tour of Gardner Commons geothermal energy production on Wednesday, […] Click here to view original

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For the Housing Market’s Greenest Buyers, ‘Earthships’ Are Taking Off

For the Housing Market’s Greenest Buyers, ‘Earthships’ Are Taking Off

Long dismissed as hippie havens, off-grid communities are getting a fresh look as wasteful construction practices come under scrutiny. Credit: Earthship Biotecture Architect Michael Reynolds has been constructing self-sufficient, off-grid earthship houses northwest of Taos for more than 50 years. State-of-the-art solar panels provide power and hot water. Rain […] Click here to view original

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FEATURE-Home sweet home? U.S. caps gas to cut indoor pollution

FEATURE-Home sweet home? U.S. caps gas to cut indoor pollution

Representative image Image Credit: Pxhere * Some 70 million U.S. buildings powered by fossil fuels * A tenth of U.S. emissions come from heating and cooking * States and cities push electric alternatives Honnie Leinartas spends her days poking through the musty basements and drafty attics of the U.S. […] Click here to view original

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