]> http://www.greenedia.com/latest Green Building Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/190203?rsstype=latest&cid=65 As you may have gathered, the idea of city-wide carbon neutrality by 2030 has gained a lot of steam here in Worldchanging's home base of Seattle. Our City Council has embraced it as a goal (though it's wrestling with the timeline) and some of our... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:54:21 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/190203?rsstype=latest&cid=65 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/190085?rsstype=latest&cid=65 HEY READERS! Want to win a new washer and dryer and a year's worth of laundry supplies? Inhabitat is teaming up with Method to give you an incredible green laundry room renovation worth $8,500! One lucky reader is set to win a brand new energy effic... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:00:38 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/190085?rsstype=latest&cid=65 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/190086?rsstype=latest&cid=65 Reverse graffiti is a type of street art that effaces not defaces public property. That's right, the taggers or scrubbers that practice this art form actually remove filth from their canvases instead of adding it to create their imagery... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:00:05 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/190086?rsstype=latest&cid=65 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/190087?rsstype=latest&cid=65 For artist Hongtao Zhou, creating magnificent snow sculptures isn't very difficult in winters as cold as those found in Wisconsin. But when Zhou was commissioned by the Milwaukee Art Museum to produce an installation of dancing ice furniture on its... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:00:07 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/190087?rsstype=latest&cid=65 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/190088?rsstype=latest&cid=65 Inhabitat has long followed the innovative work of prefab pioneer Jennifer Siegal; from country schools to mod beach houses. This time, the Office of Mobile Design has ventured inland to install its latest design, the Prefab Showhouse. Formerly loc... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:00:28 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/190088?rsstype=latest&cid=65 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/190089?rsstype=latest&cid=65 Opening Monday, March 15th in Long Beach, CA, EcoTopia is a competition and exhibition highlighting new concepts in green product design. The show will feature a variety of eco-products from designers that are all focused on fostering a healthy ecosy... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:15:31 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/190089?rsstype=latest&cid=65 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/190090?rsstype=latest&cid=65 Inhabitat reader deborah Sommers tells us how Alexandre Moronnoz's new outdoor seating CCC (named after Champignon Carbone Capture, the material from which it is made) takes the concept of green' furniture a step further. This series of sculptural... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:45:04 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/190090?rsstype=latest&cid=65 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/190091?rsstype=latest&cid=65 Most of us have been re-purposing cardboard boxes since childhood, transforming them from containers for transporting objects into forts or secret hiding places. With her project entitled Move! Janine Perkuhn has developed a more practical appl... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:00:26 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/190091?rsstype=latest&cid=65 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/190092?rsstype=latest&cid=65 Karim Rashid has done it again. Here at Inhabitat we're pretty much glued to our reusable water bottles, so we got a little giddy when we saw the Bobble, a water filtering bottle that sells for just $9.95. On top of being reusable and affordable the ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:15:15 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/190092?rsstype=latest&cid=65 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/190093?rsstype=latest&cid=65 In preparation for the Shanghai 2010 World Expo Sparch Architects has designed this master plan for the International Cruise Terminal. The Terminal includes a cruise welcome center, office space, courtyards, as well as a green corridor along the Huan... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:40:02 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/190093?rsstype=latest&cid=65 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/190094?rsstype=latest&cid=65 Read the rest of PREFAB FRIDAY: Beautiful Green Roofed Affordable Housing In the UK Permalink Add to del.icio.us digg Post tags: solar energy , affordable housing, Birchway, Birchway Eco Community, Daylighting, eco design, green desig... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:15:26 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/190094?rsstype=latest&cid=65 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/190080?rsstype=latest&cid=65 Kapor Klein House model, Marcy Wong Donn Logan ArchitectsThere is a fight going on in Berkeley, over the construction of a house for Mitch Kapor, the founder of Lotus and creator of Lotus 123, the program that made personal computers useful. Neighbou... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:15:22 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/190080?rsstype=latest&cid=65 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/190116?rsstype=latest&cid=65 NRDC has been working in China for over twelve years on such issues as energy efficiency, green buildings, clean energy technologies, environmental governance and public participation, and green supply chain issues. This China Environmental News A... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:05:19 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/190116?rsstype=latest&cid=65 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/190131?rsstype=latest&cid=65 Usually when you read about concentrated solar power, it's referring to some large project destined for the Mojave Desert, but Syracuse's Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE) has set out to prove that this technology... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:32:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/190131?rsstype=latest&cid=65 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/190123?rsstype=latest&cid=65 Ah, Home Star the legislative proposal that has eaten all my time over the last six months. What more is there to say? Creates jobs! Slashes energy use! Saves money!All of that was said today and more, during a hearing in the Senate Energ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:40:53 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/190123?rsstype=latest&cid=65 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/190205?rsstype=latest&cid=65 Here are three talks I found thought-provoking and inspiring. All three demand some attention (and probably some time after to ponder what was said), but all three are also new ideas from thinkers who are breaking new ground. Very worldchanging.Futur... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:37:11 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/190205?rsstype=latest&cid=65 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/189998?rsstype=latest&cid=65 When you think 'green jobs,' do you conjure images of green hard hats, caulk guns, and tool belts? Well it might be time to start thinking about 'green' lab beakers, 'green' drafting tables and 'green' brief cases as well, because the careers needed... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/189998?rsstype=latest&cid=65 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/190135?rsstype=latest&cid=65 Warren County Kentucky is building the first net-zero energy school in the country. Richardsville Elementary School will operate free of the grid by generating its own renewable energy, incorporating smart architectural features and a major emphasi... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:51:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/190135?rsstype=latest&cid=65 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/190136?rsstype=latest&cid=65 A new report from technology research corporation iSuppli warns that we're facing a global LED shortage in 2010. Hooray!Why am I cheering? Because the reason for this shortage is a huge surge in demand for the energy-efficient lighting in the ele... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:18:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/190136?rsstype=latest&cid=65 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/190216?rsstype=latest&cid=65 (February 2010)Top stories from our Canadian blog:On-street rumble strips for bike paths removing barriers to active transportation in the Winter City Rod Edwards The best idea I heard was to use rumble strips make the strip as wide as the ... 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