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Stormwater Management Is Everyone's Concern

Once upon a time, the rain fell in lovely droves. It freely splattered and gushed and rushed and rolled. And then all that energetic water promptly drained into the earth, absorbed by the roots of plants and trees, and naturally…

neoli16 July 2014

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USGBC Report Shines the Spotlight on Green Building in China

It’s out now: USGBC's LEED in Motion series, an extensive and insightful reportage on LEED adoption in various countries worldwide. Among many other things, the report features profiles of successful LEED projects, growth statistics, analysis and insights from green building experts…

neoli10 July 2014

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Demanding Sustainability from Our Coffee Shops

The day my favorite indie coffee shop stopped bagging its used coffee grounds, I had to speak up. The wooden rack which was usually lined with 2-kilo bags of used coffee grounds had been empty for the past couple of…

neoli5 July 2014

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Story Roundup This June | From Tiny Robots that 3D Print to Smart Warming System that Follow You Around

Spot-On Local Warming Systems Redefine Climate Control The quest to make our homes and buildings smarter has led MIT researchers to develop an ingenious local warming system that’s spot-on and intuitive. MIT's smart infrared heating element stalks you, but in…

neoli28 June 2014

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Why Creating Sustainable Cement Isn’t Enough

An interesting article appeared on Wired last week about China's overuse of cement for the past three years. Let's just say, it's a lot. China's humongous cement cube overshadows everything else. (Illustration by Rhett Allain) Using some heavy scientific calculations,…

neoli25 June 2014

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Hurray for Algae : The Unlikely Role of Algae in Architecture

We’ve featured algae here before, and we were mostly in awe. After all, who could have known that this ultra-simple plant-like life-form could have so many applications?—as medicine, fuel, fertilizer, biofilter, and even food. The Urban Algae Canopy is the…

neoli16 June 2014

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The Many Joys and Woes of Off-Grid Living

In an online age where we find more and more ways to connect to each other across the globe, it’s unthinkable to disconnect one’s self from the basic utilities we depend our life on. Water, electricity, basic plumbing. Those things…

neoli13 June 2014

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The Lure of Small Space Living | Why People Choose Micro-Homes and Apartments

Small space living is big these days. From trendy micro-apartments in New York to tiny homes in Toronto to no-nonsense shipping container homes in Amsterdam to sustainable cabin homes in Germany—more and more people are gladly moving into smaller dwellings…

neoli5 June 2014

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How LEED Certification Can Be Even So Much Better for Green Building

USGBC’s LEED has been around for more than a decade now, and it has certainly proven to be an efficient and effective standard for pushing green building all over the world. LEED v4 Credit Categories: Green building for the win!…

neoli30 May 2014

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USGBC Launches New Green Building Magazine for Its Members

After more than a decade of transformative leadership in green building, the U.S. Green Building Council is finally launching its first ever magazine called USGBC+. A taste of things to come: USGBC+ website still on the works. USGBC President Rick…

neoli26 May 2014