In Environmental Graffiti - Posted 1 week ago

Image: Green Roof BlocksEuropeans have known and enjoyed the benefits of living roofs, or green roofs, for many years. Only now, as the push to go ...

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In GreenStrides - Posted 2 weeks ago

This post was contributed by guest writer Kelly Kilpatrick, who writes a blog called Organicasm which covers everything green from hybrid cars to eco-...

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In WorldChanging - Posted 3 weeks ago

By Adele PetersOn October 29, I had a chance to explore two internationally leading examples of sustainable urban neighborhoods in Malmo, Sweden, on a...

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In Watchdog Earth - Posted 3 weeks ago

Duke Energy in North Carolina wants to install solar panels on some of its customer's roof tops, essentially turning these homes into mini power plant...

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In Inhabitat - Posted 3 weeks ago

The Schwimmhaus by German architects Confused-Direction is a green hausboot (oops, house boat) designed to float around or just stay put on the shore....

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In Treehugger - Posted 4 weeks ago

Just the thing for your standard dismal cafeteria with no windows: Real grass, albeit no longer alive. The grass grows not on soil but on various mate...

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In Treehugger - Posted 4 weeks ago

Just the thing for your standard dismal cafeteria with no windows: Real grass, albeit no longer alive. The grass grows not on soil but on various mate...

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In Inhabitat - Posted 4 weeks ago

Birds and ornithologists alike have long favored Cley Marsh in Norfolk, England as a prime place to roost, but the windswept East Anglian wetland now ...

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In Treehugger - Posted 5 weeks ago

Flo Florian and Sascha Akkermann of design firm Confused Direction have designed a lovely floating home. it is ecofriendly, too, with zero-emissions, ...

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In Maria Energia - Posted 5 weeks ago

A green roof is, most basically, one that is covered with vegetation. Plants are grown in several inches of soil atop a waterproofing membrane. Some g...

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