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How to Enjoy Fairtrade Wine This Holiday Season

It’s that time of the year again—the low carbon footprint merrymaking, the twinkling LED Christmas lights, the sumptuous organic feast on the table, and the… uhm, fairtrade wine. Fairtrade means well for the farmers for sure—it ensures growers get paid…

neoli8 December 2012

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Move Over CFL and LED, FIPEL Lighting is Here

Just when we thought cold cathode and that new lighting system by Philips called Hue are smart already, an even better one comes along. (If you've been thinking of buying those smart bulbs, as a Christmas gift perhaps, kindly postpone for the meanwhile.) Researchers at…

neoli4 December 2012

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Green Christmas Gifts for Your Eco-Friendly Loved Ones

Yes, Christmas is a time of giving. Depending on our mood, we’d be scouring the malls now, hunting for what we think is the best gift for our loved ones. But isn’t the eco-friendly lifestyle all about reducing our purchases? …

neoli3 December 2012

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Yay for Smart Windows Technology!

Everything’s smart these days. We have smartphones, smart grids, smart homes, smart walls, smart cars, even smart cities. When technology people start labeling something as smart, trust that they don’t do it lightly. They mean it in the most mind-blowing…

neoli28 November 2012

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Be Inspired by Eco-Friendly Bathrooms in Green Buildings

I don’t know about you but I happen to judge an office building or an establishment, say a restaurant, according to its bathrooms. I don’t care much for the façade or the adorable pocket garden, not even the plush sofa…

neoli1 November 2012

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Why Curved Buildings are Green, and Why They’re Here to Stay.

A few articles ago, Lloyd Alter of Treehugger lamented the news of the threatened Prentice Hospital in Chicago. For two reasons: one, because it’s pointless to demolish perfectly-good, structurally sound buildings just to erect a new one (pointless still if…

neoli30 October 2012

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Green Building for the Newbies | What Your LEED Contractor Can Do For You

Building green is no easy task. If it’s your first time, ask any LEED contractor and you’ll be introduced to an elaborate process of planning that borders on obsessive compulsiveness. What is LEED anyway? LEED, currently the gold standard in…

neoli27 October 2012

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Green Building Myths We Should Stop Believing Now (Part 2)

Two posts ago, we tackled some of the green building myths we should stop believing now. As in now. And now we’re on to the second half of the list: Green Building is Just a Passing Trend Not if…

neoli20 October 2012

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Eco-Friendly Staplers and Why I’m No Longer Guilted by People Who Point Out My Carbon Footprint

Ah yes, carbon footprint. Did you know that a lone staple wire, which you let the store clerk use on your kraft paper bag, can add to your carbon footprint? Well, I didn’t know about this, until this guy at…

neoli15 October 2012

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Five Green Building Myths You'd Better Stop Believing Now (Part 1)

Green building might not yet be as prevalent as we hope it would be. It’s not yet the rule instead of the exception, but it’s sure come a long way ever since it took off in the 1970s. We’re becoming…

neoli10 October 2012