Last month, we ran a story on the debate over green building. We posed a simple question: which is more sustainable? To retrofit an old building in an effort to make efficiency improvements to something that already exists? Or to build a new, revolutionary and electrifying green building that gets people excited the world over?
It’s hard to believe that, until the 1990’s, Dubai was little more than a desert tent city. A brief...[read more]
Photo Source: Wired.com Jim Fouts, the mayor of Warren, Michigan, a suburb just outside of Detroit, says that our...[read more]
The Free Design Clinic is an ad hoc group of architects and creative professionals providing pro bono services to...[read more]
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Lining your home with mushrooms: Low-tech biotech.[read more]
Huge, inspirational and iconic buildings that scream “sustainable progress” from their living rooftops...[read more]
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The US Green Building Council's LEED sustainable building standards continue to gain traction around the country. The new offices of the Quantum Foundation and American Lung Association recently earned Gold LEED status, the first in West Palm Beach and third in Florida to do so. [read more]
Previously on Triple Pundit, John Gartner covered the launch of a green bank that will provide loans with a Triple...[read more]
The US market for small wind turbines grew significantly in 2008 despite the recession. New investment, new government incentives, greater economies of scale, and greater demand from residential and commercial customers all contributed.[read more]
Renewable energy and sustainable lifestyles are coming together on American Indian tribal lands and in communities around the country, including an off-grid Native American eco- and cultural resort near the San Bernardino National Forest. Loan guarantees expected through the Dept. of Interior through Pres. Obama's "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act" should provide a much needed boost.[read more]
Industry leading business software systems SAP AG appears to be doing more than just "talking the talk" when it comes to environmental sustainability. It just unveiled a new 200,000-square foot addition to its Newton Square campus and announced that it's looking to acquire a fast rising carbon/greenhouse gas emissions enterprise software developer.[read more]
Last January, Novacem, a spin-off from London’s Imperial College, won the coveted Rushlight Award for its novel CO2-capturing cement...[read more]
There are tons of innovative green buildings out there these days, but so often, things on their websites stop at...[read more]
Out of the depths of a painful recession comes solutions for creating a more efficient built environment and sustainable economy.[read more]
Just when you thought the stairs were your only option for arriving sustainably to your office chair, it’s time...[read more]
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has published a study which calls for a 60% reduction in...[read more]
Earth Day happens for the 40th time today. And some aren't too pleased with how big, commercial, and opportunist it's...[read more]
As I was exploring possible summer internship positions, a professional colleague suggested that I meet with Mark Reiner, President of...[read more]
A recent article for the environmental news site, Grist.org proclaims, “…the trailer park, done right, actually holds great potential...[read more]
Wireless sensor networking pioneer Arch Rock has come out with an open, IP-based Energy Optimizer platform that gives facilities managers detailed, real-time insight into buildings' power consumption in unparalleled detail.[read more]
It's going to take perhaps a generation of dedicated effort, but ecological principles and healthier, more sustainable life and work styles are being incorporated into architectural and community design to a degree and at a scale that's never been the case before. Firms like WM+P have been at the forefront of this wave of change.[read more]
SF Mayor Gavin Newsom made the point a few weeks ago that upgrading older buildings to green standards was more...[read more]
By Rebecca Greenberg It has happened to all of us: during college, your cousin gave you his second-hand armoire,...[read more]
Last week, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, or Lula as he is affectionately referred to, announced a...[read more]
Mantria Corporation is a “diversified by necessity” $79 million company which focuses on green community development, socially responsible investing,...[read more]
