Solar: Does Size Matter?

Kinnickinnic Cleanup: Using Green Roofs and Watersheds to Clean Up Milwaukee’s Waterways

by: NRDC Water

You might be surprised to learn that great ideas are coming out of Milwaukee's Sewage District, but their sustainability ... more ...

Engineering, Green Communities, GreenGov, Water

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Embedded Sea Ice Model with Tidal Forcing May Improve Climate Projections

by: National Science Foundation

University of Alaska researchers developed a numerical model of the ice-covered Arctic ocean that includes tides. They ... more ...

Adaptation, Climate Change, Colleges and Universities, Engineering

Going With the Flow

by: Carlos Barrera

Thermodynamic Technology Development – Atypical InFlow Device GEARTURBINE PROJECT Atypical InFlow Thermodynamic ... more ...

Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Renewable Energy, Science, Transportation

Using Insulation for Greater Energy Efficiency

by: COMMITForum

Paul Bertram of Kingspan discusses their work in the area of insulation and how it can improve the energy efficiency of ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Business, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living

Adding Torque to the Daily Grind

by: Justin Varghese

My idea is about more energy efficient bicycle. From the 18th century, we are following the same structure and ... more ...

Efficiency, Engineering

Turbines Inspired by Nature

by: Omar Abass

Inspired by nature, these turbines follow the logarithmic spiral pattern found everywhere in the universe from ... more ...

Biomimicry, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Communities, Green Living, Hydroelectric, Oceans, Renewable Energy, Water, Wind

Using the Laws of Physics: Heat Rises

by: Elisa Stone

I have designed the eco-safe top slider window which allows for safe and cool ventilation in any home or office space. ... more ...

Architecture, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Science

The Future of Smart Communities: Public/Private Partnerships

by: Tim Greeff

Tim Greeff, Policy Director at the Clean Economy Network, tells us why Verizon may hold the key to green communities and ... more ...

Business, Clean Tech, Engineering, Green Living

Team New Zealand: Helping the Planet See the Light

by: Team #THINKFWD

Team First Light from Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand travelled thousands of miles to present their ... more ...

Architecture, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Solar, Solar Decathlon, Water

DOE and Solar Decathlon Director: Rebuilding the 20th Century

by: Richard King

Richard King, DOE’s Director of the Solar Decathlon, talks to Planet Forward about one smart community in Kansas ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Climate Change, Engineering, Green Communities, Solar Decathlon

Greening our Schools and Creating Sustainability Natives

by: COMMITForum

Check out some ideas by Rachel Gutter and Richard Fedrizzi of the U.S. Green Building Council. These two have big plans ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Clean Tech, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living

Changing the Urban Landscape

by: Team #THINKFWD

Our team profiled the City College of New York team for the Solar Decathlon. This team decided to create what they ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Clean Tech, Engineering, Green Building, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon

Altering Solar Conventions

by: Team #THINKFWD

California schools SCI-Arc and Caltech team up to make CHIP (Compact Hyper-Insulated Prototype). The student-run team ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Economics, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Science, Solar, Solar Decathlon

A Cross-Country Rail Trip

by: Jared

Pretty simple idea and not a new one, but imagine hopping on a train at a train station located at the intersection of ... more ...

Climate Change, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Communities, Green Living, Policy, Public Transportation, Transportation

Tomorrow’s Solar Communities, Today

by: JD Polk

Environmental Prototype Homes Of Tommorrow (EPHOT Inc)a 501c non-profit will buy, rehab, retrofit with co-generating ... more ...

Architecture, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Natural Disasters, Renewable Energy, Solar

Sun and Water, a Winning Combination

by: Team #THINKFWD

The University of Maryland's Watershed home took first place at the Solar Decathlon 2011. See what innovations took them ... more ...

Architecture, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Solar, Solar Decathlon, Water

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Crab Shells Clean Acid Mine Drainage

by: National Science Foundation

Engineers at the Pennsylvania State University have found crab-shell chitin effectively raises acidity (pH) levels and ... more ...

Adaptation, Campus Sustainability, Colleges and Universities, Education, Engineering, Green Communities, Science

Energy Efficient and Alive

by: Team #THINKFWD

Purdue University brought their green design, the INhome, to the 2011 Solar Decathlon in Washington DC. They turn a ... more ...

Architecture, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Efficiency, Engineering, Geothermal, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Health, Science, Solar, Solar Decathlon

Water, Water Everywhere. Or Is It?

by: Organica-Sustainable Water

Americans use more than 400 billion gallons of water in a single day, that’s more than our total oil consumption in a ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Business, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Economics, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Policy, Science, Water

Keeping Cool with Concrete

by: Team #THINKFWD

Team New Jersey, a collaboration of Rutgers University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology, built the ENJOY ... more ...

Clean Tech, Climate Change, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Science, Solar, Solar Decathlon

Smaller Particles Could Mean More Efficient Solar Panels

by: National Science Foundation

Studies done by Mark Lusk and colleagues at the Colorado School of Mines could significantly improve the efficiency of ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Clean Tech, Engineering, Green Building, Green Living, Solar

Truly Green Building Materials

by: Mitch Fava

I would like to bring to your attention to a green, renewable, sustainable building technology: hemp concrete. Please ... more ...

Activism, Engineering, Green Building, Green Living, Policy

E-cube: A Spacious Change of Pace

by: E-CUBE

E-cube meets the needs of today with room to spare. The only solar decathlete with a two story design, E-cube literally ... more ...

Architecture, Clean Tech, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Communities, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon

Singing and PerFORM[D]ancing in the Rain

by: TEAM FIU PerFORM[D]ance House

FIU’s PerFORM[D]ance House combines the three ideas behind sustainability: economy, ecology and society. Relying ... more ...

Architecture, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, GreenGov, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon

The Dancer and the PerFORM[D]ance

by: TEAM FIU PerFORM[D]ance House

How, exactly, does the dancer react to the dance? In the case of PerFORM[D]ance House, the house dances at the whim of ... more ...

Architecture, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, GreenGov, Solar, Solar Decathlon, Water

Robots to Monitor Oil Spills Where Humans Can’t Reach

by: National Science Foundation

The University of Minnesota’s Center for Distributed Robotics is developing an amphibious robotic system, the ... more ...

Adaptation, Clean Tech, Engineering

Strongest at the Core

by: TEAM FIU PerFORM[D]ance House

Much like a dancer, the PerFORM(D)ance House relies heavily on its core to generate power. How does this help the house ... more ...

Architecture, Clean Tech, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, GreenGov, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon

CHIP-ing in Against Climate Change

by: SCIArc/Caltech Solar Decathlon 2011 Team

When engineering and designing infrastructure of the future it is imperative that we first understand the consequences ... more ...

Architecture, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon

The Gears that Turn the Generation House

by: Team New Jersey

Imagine a house where everything could be controlled by the touch of a button. Team New Jersey goes behind the scenes of ... more ...

Architecture, Efficiency, Engineering, Solar, Solar Decathlon

The Rhythmic Style of the PerFORM[D]ance House

by: TEAM FIU PerFORM[D]ance House

The FIU PerFORM[D]ance House is a truly sustainable Florida house. Powered entirely by the sun, the house performs in ... more ...

Architecture, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Living, Solar, Solar Decathlon

ENJOY Sustainable Solar Living

by: Team New Jersey

How do we compliment the past, but also look towards a much needed sustainable future? It all comes back to taking ... more ...

Architecture, Efficiency, Engineering, Solar, Solar Decathlon

SolarCross: Let the Sun Help with that Hill

by: Solarcross

This is SolarCross, a true multi-hybrid bicycle. It comes complete with 18-speed freewheel drive, solar electric and the ... more ...

Adaptation, Biking, Clean Tech, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Living, Military, Solar, Transportation

Rebuilding with Magma

by: Louis L. Watson

Magma occurs all over the world in and under the continents and oceans and erupts into the oceans and out of the ... more ...

Engineering

Harnessing Solar Power for Hot Water

by: Mark Leisher

Heating your water with solar energy makes sense. The technology is affordable, hassle free and environmentally ... more ...

Business, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Science, Solar

Inside and Out of the Solar Homestead

by: Solar Homestead

Home has never felt quite like, well, home, as it does in Appalachian State's Solar Decathlon entry. The Solar Homestead ... more ...

Architecture, Clean Tech, Education, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Science, Solar, Solar Decathlon

Greening Our Cities with Building Materials

by: American Society of Landscape Architects

What should we do with that old building? Turn it into a park! Traditional ways of constructing buildings create ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, GreenGov, Policy

Living Light – Walkthrough

by: Living Light

Take a tour of the Living Light house, the University of Tennessee’s submission for the Solar Decathlon 2011. The ... more ...

Architecture, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Living, Solar, Solar Decathlon

Thoni Thermal Homes: Foam-Insulated Concrete Shells

by: ted thoeny

The homes are simple, affordable, energy-efficient curved structures resistant to natural disasters. Check out the ... more ...

Architecture, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Natural Disasters, Solar, Wind

Ohio State's enCORE: A Net-Zero Solar-Powered Home

by: enCORE: Team OSU Solar Decathlon 2011

Ohio State University’s enCORE strives for spatial efficiency in a 970 square foot, 3-person family home that features 2 ... more ...

Architecture, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon

A Sustainable Transformation: Ohio State’s enCORE House

by: enCORE: Team OSU Solar Decathlon 2011

We need to rethink the way that people live, redesigning the traditional family home to be much more sustainable in all ... more ...

Architecture, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Solar Decathlon

Cutting Edge Technology of Living Light: Ventilated Facade and Passively Tracking Solar Array

by: Living Light

The University of Tennessee’s Living Light house is engineered with an innovative design that maximizes visibility and ... more ...

Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon

Can Fiber Optics Cables be Used to Transport Solar Light and Heat?

by: Non Encrypted

Can we use fiber optic cables to transport or transmit solar light and heat over long distances from hot deserts to cold ... more ...

Biomimicry, Education, Engineering, Renewable Energy, Solar, Uncategorized

First Light: How the House Works

by: New Zealand:Victoria University - Solar Decathlon team

Clothes dryers are typically the second-biggest electricity-using appliance after the refrigerator in a home. Check out ... more ...

Architecture, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon

A “Six Pack” You Can Live In

by: Team Tidewater Virginia

A look into the different factors that influenced the design of the Unit 6–a net zero solar house entered into the ... more ...

Architecture, Clean Tech, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Solar, Solar Decathlon

What is a Solar Decathlon?

by: Purdue: INhome

Watch the INhome team as the take you on a tour through the INhome and explain “what is a Solar Decathlon?”. Looking to ... more ...

Economics, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Solar Decathlon

Would You Buy a WaterShed House?

by: WaterShed at the University of Maryland

WaterShed, the University of Maryland’s entry into the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon 2011, is a ... more ...

Architecture, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Solar Decathlon, Water

Amphibious Houses: Floating Homes That Rise With the Sea Level

by: Chutayaves Sinthuphan

The past couple of years, one of the most significant changes that is happening to Thailand has been the flood problem. ... more ...

Architecture, Business, Climate Change, Engineering, Green Building, Natural Disasters, Water

Two Bedrooms, One Bath, One-Third Average Annual Energy Use

by: Middlebury Solar Decathlon 2011

This video is part of a series of four videos (Walkthrough, Market Appeal, Architecture, and Engineering) submitted to ... more ...

Agriculture, Architecture, Business, Economics, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Science, Solar, Solar Decathlon

Urban Infrastructure Suits Solar Architecture

by: Team New York Solar Decathlon

The Roofpod is designed to use underutilized rooftops, places where the sun exposure is greatest, to harness the vast ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Science, Solar, Solar Decathlon

Engineering Shelter for a Demanding Climate

by: Middlebury Solar Decathlon 2011

This video is part of a series of four videos (Walkthrough, Market Appeal, Architecture, and Engineering) submitted to ... more ...

Agriculture, Architecture, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Renewable Energy, Science, Solar, Solar Decathlon

New York Solar-Thermal Technology Models Home Efficiency

by: Team New York Solar Decathlon

The Solar Roofpod is a piece of urban infrastructure which captures the most underutilized energy, the sun, and utilizes ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Clean Tech, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon, Water

Episode 1: Founding Members – Victoria University Students Meet and Plan for the Competition

by: New Zealand:Victoria University - Solar Decathlon team

New Zealand: Victoria University of Wellington is the first team from the Southern hemisphere to compete in the U.S. ... more ...

Architecture, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon

Y-Container Contains the Future — Team China’s Solar Design

by: jellyhua

Tonji University is constructing a solar house for Team China in the DOE Solar Decathlon 2011. Low cost in photovoltaic ... more ...

Architecture, Education, Engineering, Green Building, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon

The CCNY Roofpod: An Eco-Conscious Investment Opportunity

by: Team New York Solar Decathlon

The Roofpod is more than just a house, more than an energy source or a garden; it is a piece of urban infrastructure, ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Clean Tech, Economics, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon, Water

Team Middlebury Traces Architecture to the Vermont Landscape

by: Middlebury Solar Decathlon 2011

This video shows and describes the architecture of Self-Reliance, Team Middlebury’s Solar Decathlon home. It is ... more ...

Agriculture, Architecture, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Science, Solar, Solar Decathlon

New Zealand's First Light House – A Bond of Nature and Lifestyle

by: New Zealand:Victoria University - Solar Decathlon team

New Zealand: Victoria University of Wellington is the first team from the Southern hemisphere to compete in the U.S. ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon

Tennessee’s Mr. Photon Explains Solar Energy

by: Living Light

With education at the forefront of the Living Light endeavor, a Solar Decathlon 2011 project from University of ... more ...

Architecture, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Science, Solar, Solar Decathlon

Bohemian Roof City: Team New York Builds for the Solar Decathlon

by: Team New York Solar Decathlon

The Solar Roofpod is a “penthouse with a purpose,” designed to respond to the market for economical new housing in ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon

YOUR WINNER: Middlebury’s Self Reliance

by: Middlebury Solar Decathlon 2011

Congratulations Middlebury Solar Decathlon Team! They won our popular vote and will be featured on PBS in a few weeks. ... more ...

Adaptation, Agriculture, Architecture, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Science, Solar, Solar Decathlon

A Union of Sun, Wind, and Water: Hawaii’s Sustainable Home

by: Team Hawaii 2011

September welcomes the return of the Solar Decathlon, a biennial green-building competition in Washington, D.C. For the ... more ...

Architecture, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon

Sewanee Students Boost Fuel Efficiency of the Ford "Eco" Explorer

by: Spike Hosch

So long as you have the power of innovation, there is no such thing as junk. The Eco-Auto Club, a student ... more ...

Adaptation, Clean Tech, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Transportation

Plastic Leaf Technology Mimics Trees to Reduce Carbon Levels

by: energyNOW

New technology could mimic trees by pulling carbon out of the air. The same technology could convert CO₂ into ... more ...

Adaptation, Biomimicry, Business, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Engineering

Michigan Researches Remote Medicine to Rescue Rural Communities

by: University of Michigan College of Engineering

Young University of Michigan engineers take technology to the remote and needy. Michigan Engineering M-HEAL student team ... more ...

Activism, Education, Engineering, Health

Scientists Urge Carbon Capture and Storage for Coal Power Plants

by: energyNOW

The same chemicals we use in shampoo and conditioner could capture CO2 from power plant smokestacks and help limit ... more ...

Business, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Efficiency, Engineering, Policy, Science

Installing a Solar Panel Network on Electric Poles

by: JD Polk

In 1995, I proposed to Florida Light and Power they install two photovoltaic (PV) panels per pole. How many giant metal ... more ...

Activism, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Policy, Renewable Energy, Solar

An Innovative Heating Solution: Fiber Optics

by: Non Encrypted

Can solar heat be transmitted through special fiber optics to distant places where it is cold? I know that fiber optics ... more ...

Activism, Adaptation, Architecture, Ask an Expert, Business, Economics, Efficiency, Engineering, Featured Community Blog, Geothermal, Policy, Renewable Energy, Science, Solar

Michigan Engineering Builds Hand-Woven Wind Turbines in Guatemala

by: University of Michigan College of Engineering

University of Michigan BLUElab engineering students develop a wind turbine in a Guatemalan village using only locally ... more ...

Activism, Adaptation, Clean Tech, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Renewable Energy, Science, Wind

Tennessee Students Engineer Eco-Vehicle That Drives for Pennies

by: Paul Frymier

Most commuters in urban areas drive to work a distance of less than 15 miles, one-way. Most of these are single ... more ...

Clean Tech, Colleges and Universities, Economics, Education, Efficiency, Electric Cars, Engineering, EPA P3

Could Yellowstone and Other Magma Sites Power Cheap, Speedy Transportation?

by: Louis L. Watson

HIGH SPEED TRAVEL WITH MAGLEV IN EVACUATED MAGMA TUBES Molten magma exists all over the world. It has never been used ... more ...

Economics, Engineering, Renewable Energy, Science, Transportation, Water, Wind

Plasma-Based Hydrogen Generation From Sea Water

by: Michael Thomas

Advanced Plasma Industries (API) is an innovative technology research & development company based in Maryland, ... more ...

Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Natural Gas, Oceans, Renewable Energy, Science, Water

Environmental Prototype Homes of Tomorrow: Solar-Powerd Micro Housing

by: JD Polk

We are a 501c non profit corporation. Our company is based on the belief that our recipients’ dire needs are of ... more ...

Activism, Architecture, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Economics, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Natural Disasters, Policy, Renewable Energy, Solar

Solving the Nation’s Dependency on Foreign Oil and Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Landfills

by: Agilyx

Agilyx is the first in the world to economically convert difficult-to-recycle waste plastics into crude oil through a ... more ...

Clean Tech, Engineering, Green Building, Renewable Energy, Science

Design for Active Living

by: American Society of Landscape Architects

Do you drive to work? Ride a bike? Take the train? Walk? From the American Society of Landscape Architects sustainable ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Business, Climate Change, Economics, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Health, Policy, Public Transportation, Transportation

From Industrial Wasteland to Community Park

by: American Society of Landscape Architects

What should we do with that old building? Turn it into a park! From the American Society of Landscape Architects ... more ...

Architecture, Climate Change, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Health

Hydrogen on Demand for All Transportation

by: Terry Jackson

Hello neighbours, I, a 52-year-old male technician from Oakville, Ontario, Canada, have created and built a working ... more ...

Business, Clean Tech, Economics, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Health, Hydroelectric, Renewable Energy, Science, Transportation, Water

Revitalizing City Communities with Parks

by: American Society of Landscape Architects

Here's a simple idea to create more parks: retrofit a parking lot. Check out this latest animation from the American ... more ...

Architecture, Art, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Health, Music

Leveraging the Landscape to Manage Water

by: American Society of Landscape Architects

From our sustainable landscape series, this animation shows you how green roofs, permeable pavements and other green ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Business, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Economics, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Health, Water

Aluminum Recycling To Build Bridges

by: Non Encrypted

Why not try using aluminum for building bridges? Aluminum is really very strong!! Maybe the reasoning is that we are not ... more ...

Clean Tech, Economics, Engineering, Policy

Middlebury College competes in Solar Decathlon

Episode 4: Burlington’s WCAX-TV Channel 3 News Features The Middlebury Decathlon Team

by: Middlebury Solar Decathlon 2011

This summer the Middlebury Solar Decathlon team is building a 100% solar-powered home to compete in the U.S. Department ... more ...

Architecture, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, GreenGov, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon

Microgrids Can Be Used To Integrate Renewable Energy Into The Power Grid

by: National Science Foundation

Renewable energy sources that power residences and small businesses are usually integrated into small networks known as ... more ...

Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Renewable Energy, Science

Episode 3: More Than a Competition–The Solar Decathlon Is a Vision of Sustainability

by: Middlebury Solar Decathlon 2011

This summer the Middlebury Solar Decathlon team is building a 100% solar-powered home to compete in the U.S. Department ... more ...

Architecture, Clean Tech, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon

Greenstreets: Drexel University Researchers Investigate Urban Ecosystem Improvements

by: National Science Foundation

Franco Montalto (assistant professor at Drexel University), Kim DiGiovanni (NSF Graduate Research Fellow), and Nandan ... more ...

Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Science

Livable City Prototype

by: Charles Marsh

Just tweaking what we do now will not work. My idea is to start over with a franchised city plan and grow the cities of ... more ...

Adaptation, Agriculture, Architecture, Business, Education, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Policy, Transportation

Episode 2: The Pace Amps Up On Middlebury Construction

by: Middlebury Solar Decathlon 2011

This summer the Middlebury Solar Decathlon team is building a 100% solar-powered home to compete in the U.S. Department ... more ...

Architecture, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon

Patented Design For Eliminating Hurricanes

by: Brian

An experimental proposal to reduce the devastation caused by hurricanes to humans and the environment. An important part ... more ...

Activism, Adaptation, Business, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Economics, Engineering, International Climate Negotiations, Natural Disasters, Oceans, Policy, Science, Water

Researchers at the University of Minnesota are developing Conductive Paint for Flexible Solar Panels

by: National Science Foundation

Researchers at the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at the University of Minnesota are ... more ...

Clean Tech, Engineering, Renewable Energy, Science, Solar

Vehicular Clim-icide

by: tgrman

People for the most part are totally apathetic towards climate change. Not sure about this? Just watch commercials on ... more ...

Activism, Climate Change, Electric Cars, Engineering, Transportation

That’s Levitation, Home’s

by: Jackie James

The scientific research project, Project Home 2011, which was an investor funded research project from 1979 to January ... more ...

Business, Clean Tech, Engineering, Green Building, Renewable Energy, Science, Transportation

Rooftop Urban Agriculture

by: Damon van der Linde

On the rooftop garden of Toronto’s Evergreen Brickworks, Steven Peck, President and Founder of environmental ... more ...

Adaptation, Agriculture, Architecture, Business, Climate Change, Economics, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Water

Greensburg: A Model to Rebuild From Catastrophes

by: Max Chen

In the wake of the Joplin, Missouri tornado, Greensburg provides hope for rebuilding not just successfully, but ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Economics, Efficiency, Engineering, Geothermal, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Natural Disasters, Renewable Energy, Science, Solar, Wind

Biomass Converters Cash in on Woodchips

by: Second Nature

University of Montana president George Dennison discusses how biomass converters, such as the university’s ... more ...

Business, Campus Sustainability, Economics, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Science

Passive Solar at a City-Wide Scale, Starting with Hudson Yards, NYC

by: Jean-Loup Msika

With the present major challenges to energy management (climate change + danger inherent to nuclear plants + instability ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Engineering, Green Building, Green Living

Turning Tires into Turbines

by: Luis Marrrero

Here are my thoughts. Those huge windmills use wind to create energy. A typical car has shafts or axles connected to the ... more ...

Efficiency, Engineering, Renewable Energy, Transportation, Wind

Passing the Torch to Passive Solar

by: Wes Marecle

This is a short clip on passive solar design and what it consist of. It contains interviews with Brent Swain, a passive ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Solar

KU Plots Energy Model Makeover

by: KUEcoHawks

Our idea is to create a smart grid system to enhance and improve the energy infrastructure. Watch the video and learn ... more ...

Clean Tech, Electric Cars, Engineering, Renewable Energy, Wind

Solar mirror space heater

by: Non Encrypted

Most of us are so focused toward converting sunlight into electricity that we overlook the biggest residential energy ... more ...

Architecture, Clean Tech, Economics, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Solar

Using Corn Stover and Animal Waste to Make Fuel

by: Planet Forward

Students at Gonzaga University are working on a machine that can make fuel pellets out of corn stover and animal waste ... more ...

Agriculture, Biofuels, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, EPA P3, Science, Transportation

Ole Miss Constructs Solar Hub

by: Paige Stroud

A renewable energy grant will allow the Center for Manufacturing Excellence to feature 414 photovoltaic solar panels, ... more ...

Architecture, Business, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Renewable Energy, Science, Solar

Floods, Farmers and Climate Change

by: Diana Wier

Even before this week's floods engineers in Mississippi have been working on projects that would alleviate flood damage. ... more ...

Adaptation, Agriculture, Climate Change, Engineering, Water

Miss., Green Buildings LEED the Way

by: Amber Helsel

Another certification system is Green Globes. This system is less expensive, and instead of using certifications such as ... more ...

Architecture, Business, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Policy, Solar

Riding bicycles on elevated highways!!

by: Non Encrypted

Bicyclists need own separate elevated highways of their own crisscrossing towns and cities as well as out in the open ... more ...

Biking, Business, Economics, Education, Engineering, Green Communities, Transportation

Ole Miss Energy Grids Get Smart

by: Sarah Cummings

SmartSynch SmartMeters wireless monitor energy usage data, allowing Ole Miss to track its energy usage in real-time and ... more ...

Adaptation, Business, Campus Sustainability, Clean Tech, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Science

Redefining Clubbing: the Sustainable Way

by: Jennifer Wolfe

Now here's a money maker: Shake it and power this sustainable dance floor!

Engineering, Green Building, Green Living, Science

Turbine Power at Piston Prices-RT an integrated combined Cycle engine with up to 75% efficiency for power generation, energy storage (wind/solar) & cogeneration.

by: Thorsten U. Reinhardt

“Environmentally friendly Solutions need to become more affordable compared to polluting ones”. In plain ... more ...

Clean Tech, Efficiency, Electric Cars, Engineering, Transportation

Reliable, Renewable Power: Drop-in Hydropower with the Flip-Wing Turbine

by: Burt Hamner

Hydrovolts capitalizes upon the large global opportunity of untapped energy of controlled flowing water, enabling clean ... more ...

Business, Clean Tech, Engineering, Hydroelectric, Renewable Energy, Water

Use magnets in roadways and pick-up coils in cars to help recharge batteries in hybrids and plug-ins.

by: Ira Sorkin

Magnetic bars across roadways and pick-up coils in bottoms of cars. Coils of wire cutting magnetic lines of force ... more ...

Adaptation, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Electric Cars, Engineering, Green Communities, Green Living, Hybrid Vehicles, Renewable Energy, Transportation

The Sustainable Solar Sanitation Project

by: Lily Ponitz

The Sustainable Solar Sanitation Project is a collaboration of the Georgia Institute of Technology, the Emory University ... more ...

Agriculture, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Communities, Solar, Water

Improving Fuel Efficiency of Agricultural Engines in India

by: arjun r

Step-less transmission systems that can be incorporated into existing tractors and harvesters, eliminating the need for ... more ...

Agriculture, April 2011 PBS Special, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Transportation

Meet the Entrepreneurs of the Bethesda Green Business Incubator

by: Mark Leisher

Activism, Engineering, Green Communities

Clean Power is a $2.3 Trillion Opportunity

by: Adam Enatsky

In its latest report, “Global Clean Power: A $2.3 Trillion Opportunity,” the Pew Environment Group describes ... more ...

Biofuels, Business, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Electric Cars, Engineering

Animas Quadracycle

by: Marlene

A solar charge, human powered, all-terrain vehicle.

Biking, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Living, Solar, Transportation

Middlebury Solar Decathlon: Self-Reliance

by: Middlebury Solar Decathlon 2011

The Department of Energy hosts a Solar Decathlon every two years. Just 20 universities from around the world are ... more ...

Architecture, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Living, Science, Solar, Solar Decathlon

Energy Secretary Steven Chu Answers Our Energy Question

by: Planet Forward

At the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, Secretary Steven Chu tells us the innovations he think will change our energy ... more ...

Business, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Electric Cars, Engineering, Science, Solar, Transportation

President of Novozymes: Agriculture Waste Can Create Fuel

by: Adam Monroe

Adam Monroe, President of Novozymes of North America, caught up with Planet Forward at the Washington Auto Show to talk ... more ...

Agriculture, Business, Efficiency, Engineering, Science, Transportation

New Split Cycle Engine is More Efficient

by: Steve Scuderi

Steve Scuderi, Vice President and Patent Attorney of the Scuderi Group, caught up with Planet Forward at the Washington ... more ...

Business, Clean Tech, Engineering

Algae Biofuels and Much More…

by: alexander pertusini

Turning algae into the next renewable resource by making it in to plastics, bio fuels, nutritional supplements as well ... more ...

Biofuels, Clean Tech, Engineering, Geothermal, Green Living, Natural Gas, Science

Implementing Sustainable Sanitation and Water Management in Ghana

by: EWB-USA Columbia University

Our program within the Columbia University Chapter of Engineers without Borders (CU-EWB) works with the village of ... more ...

Agriculture, Biofuels, Efficiency, Engineering, EPA P3, Green Building, Green Living, Natural Gas, Science

Increase Power Plant Efficiency Using Existing Technology

by: The University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin has increased its total annual energy production efficiency by almost 30% over the ... more ...

Efficiency, Engineering, Natural Gas, Policy, Science

Construct Solar Panels from Organic Semiconductor Materials

by: The University of Texas at Austin

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin’s Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) are working to develop ... more ...

Clean Tech, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Science, Solar

SGCC: Consumers and Industry Must Work Together to Modernize Electrical Infrastructure

by: Nancy

The Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC) is a consumer focused non-profit organization aiming to promote the ... more ...

Clean Tech, Efficiency, Electric Cars, Engineering, Green Living, Policy

Vice President, Hyundai: Hybrid is the New Future

by: Mike O'Brien

Mike O’Brien, Vice President of Product and Corporate Planning for Hyundai, caught up with Planet Forward at Auto ... more ...

Business, Engineering, Hybrid Vehicles

Using Everyday Products to Generate Energy

by: Xolargy

The fight between Edison and Tesla continues. AC adapters or AC to DC Inverters? the idea is to have a dual-power-type ... more ...

Architecture, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Living, Solar, Wind

Vice President, Engineering: BMW Develops New Light-Weight, Carbon-Reinforced Fiber Material

by: Thomas Baloga

Thomas Baloga, Vice President of Engineering for BMW of North America, caught up with Planet Forward at the Auto Show ... more ...

Business, Engineering, Hybrid Vehicles, Transportation

Argonne National Laboratory’s New Diesel Engine

by: Don-Hillebrand

Don Hillebrand, Director of the Center for Transportation Research at Argonne National Laboratory, spoke to Planet ... more ...

Business, Clean Tech, Engineering

Advanced Composite Corrugated Core Panels: A Building Block of the Future

by: Stephen Bryant Mosher

Abstract: This document introduces a new generation of carbon fiber, Kevlar, fiberglass and other fibrous ... more ...

Architecture, Business, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Military, Transportation, Wind

Push Detroit to Develop Interchangeable Auto Parts

by: al smith

The Automobile Industry Meets the 18th Century Although the idea of interchangeable parts is often credited to Eli ... more ...

Efficiency, Electric Cars, Engineering, Transportation

Emulate Minnesota’s Compressed Air Recovery Energy (CARE) System

by: Randall C Mann

The compressed air recovery energy (CARE) system will heat and air condition your home and business at a lower cost to ... more ...

Ask an Expert, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Transportation

Install Wireless Switches to Control Energy Consumption in Buildings

by: John Jaeger

Magnum Energy Solutions LLC is a wireless technology company. The Venergy Control System and building energy management ... more ...

Business, Education, Engineering, Green Building, Natural Gas

Develop a Global Greenhouse to Combat Desertification

by: Penumbraman

I believe we should produce a vast network of desalinated water pumping systems, that is powered by clean energy (wind ... more ...

Activism, Clean Tech, Engineering, Geothermal, Green Building

Replace Home Windows with Eco-Safe Top Slider Windows

by: Elisa Stone

The Eco-safe Top Slider Window safely allows air to circulate indoors. This window can be safely left open during the ... more ...

Architecture, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Living

Transforming the Public Transportation Experience to Encourage Usage.

by: rahul saggar

I want to improve the experience on public transportation vehicles, while appealing to people who don’t usually ... more ...

Activism, Engineering, Hydroelectric, Public Transportation, Science, Transportation

Real-time Monitor and Controller to Influence Energy Conservation Behavior by Impulse Saving

by: Moe Alahmad

Want an easy button for home energy savings? Watch tonight's segment on Nightly Business Report and join our live chat ... more ...

Architecture, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Living

Oxford Pathways Commission Expands Bike Routes, Cuts Carbon at Ole Miss

by: Geoffrey Melcher

In this video, Oxford Pathways Commission Secretary Kate Kellum discusses turning derelict railways into ... more ...

Biking, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Transportation

Reducing Water Needs Through Sustainable Sandharvesting

by: Arthur Michael Ambrosino

High-Grade metamorphic terrains, located in thousands of places around the world with many right here in the United ... more ...

Business, Engineering, Hydroelectric, Policy

EcoTech Fuels Develops a Synthetic Racing Fuel

by: Linda Rose Myers

Pine Ridge Racing Fuels will convert 100 tons per day of regional trash, plastics and tires into approximately 320 ... more ...

Biofuels, Business, Clean Tech, Engineering, Science, Transportation

Historic Preservation in Charleston, Dubuque and Grand Rapids

by: Planet Forward

By Harry Bergmann, Erin McCluskey, and Summer Newman For a course on urban sustainability at The George Washington ... more ...

Architecture, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Living, Policy

Big Cities Face Major Sustainability Challenges

by: Planet Forward

By Brandt Siegel (presenter) Brian Griffith, Sarah Allison, and Noemi Glickman For a graduate level course on urban ... more ...

Architecture, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Policy

Using Molten Salt to conserve energy for water distillation

by: Jeremy Iloulian

I am a sophomore at George Washington University double majoring in Environmental Studies and International Affairs. The ... more ...

Engineering, Geothermal, Solar

Develop Sustainable Electricity from Methane in Urban Solid Waste

by: John Buarotti

"Real Natural Gas" takes your waste water (read - toilets) and turns it into energy. more ...

Biofuels, Engineering, Science

Recycling an Old Idea: Engines for the Future

by: Christopher Gregory

Can we find something new in an old technology? Maybe a second look at the engine can be a clean answer to our dirty ... more ...

Biofuels, Clean Tech, Education, Efficiency, Electric Cars, Engineering, Policy, Transportation

Empire State of Energy

by: Devin Greene

The Empire State Building retrofitted all 6,514 windows completing the first phase of its sustainability initiative, ... more ...

Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Policy

Smart Energy Grids and Solar Panels on George Washington University’s Campus

by: Ben Topiel

Since initially thinking about smart energy grids could potentially work at GW, I researched if any other Universities ... more ...

Activism, Clean Tech, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Living, Science, Solar

Highlights from Sec. Chu’s “Sputnik” Speech

by: Planet Forward

At a National Press Club luncheon, Energy Secretary Steven Chu expressed his concern for the United States as it is ... more ...

Business, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Science

Sec. Chu takes Audience Questions

by: Planet Forward

At the National Press Club meeting November 29th, Energy Secretary Steven Chu explained the risks the United States is ... more ...

Agriculture, Biofuels, Business, Clean Tech, Education, Efficiency, Electric Cars, Engineering, Green Building, GreenGov, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Policy, Science, Solar, Transportation

Sec. Chu – Is the Energy Race our New “Sputnik” Moment?

by: Planet Forward

Energy Secretary Steven Chu told the National Press Club that time may be running out for the United States to lead in ... more ...

Agriculture, Biofuels, Business, Clean Tech, Education, Efficiency, Electric Cars, Engineering, GreenGov, Nuclear, Policy, Science, Solar

District heating and cooling from Denmark Part 3 of 3 “Just imagine”

by: Jes B. Christensen

With over 60% of Danish buildings receiving heating and hot water via District Heating (80% of which comes from surplus ... more ...

Business, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Living, Policy

Conservation of Water is Critical to our Future

by: John Liparelli

Secure more water, curb pollution, end interior flooding and create jobs through a national project that will correct ... more ...

Activism, Agriculture, Business, Efficiency, Engineering, Hydroelectric, Policy

EcoCradle Growth

by: ecovative

This time-lapse video condenses 14 days of EcoCradle™ growth into 14 seconds.

Agriculture, Architecture, Clean Tech, Engineering, Green Living, Science

Growing materials using mushroom technology to replace Styrofoam

by: ecovative

Agriculture, Architecture, Business, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Living, Science

Greensulate: Rigid board insulation made out of mushrooms instead of petrochemicals

by: ecovative

Mushroom materials can be used for a variety of building applications, including insulation, structural insulating ... more ...

Agriculture, Architecture, Business, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Living, Science

Nuclear Fusion is America’s future (and always will be)

by: Robert Steinhaus

Fission nuclear produces Gigawatts of power and has done so for 50 years and still gets no respect. Positive Change ... more ...

Engineering, Nuclear, Science

MycoBond: growing the future of sustainable materials

by: ecovative

An innovative way to make and dispose of packaging: grow it and throw it back into your garden. This company is trying ... more ...

Agriculture, Architecture, Business, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Living, Science, Transportation

The Navy can utilize hydrogen generators to save on fuel costs

by: Tom Darter

Accept the viability that a Hydrogen Generator System is an answer to provide the Navy the ability to realize actual ... more ...

Business, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Military, Transportation

We support and lobby for legislation that will provide economic incentives to encourage the construction of district energy and combined heat and power facilities.

by: IDEA

Improving the efficiency of energy production from existing central power plants or heating plants with combined heat ... more ...

Architecture, Business, Efficiency, Engineering, Science

The members of the International District Energy Association are pushing the envelope on energy efficiency by combining the production of thermal and electrical energy in central utility plants.

by: IDEA

By combining the production of thermal and electrical energy in central utility plants, district energy systems can ... more ...

Architecture, Business, Efficiency, Engineering, Science

District Energy Systems can Leverage Scale and Alternative Energy to Power Cities

by: IDEA

Build more district energy systems, because they have the inherent scale and load aggregation to consume biomass as well ... more ...

Architecture, Business, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Living, Science

How ‘could’ we reduce our carbon footprint? Things like the ‘Bloom Box’.

by: Harold

Place a geostationary microwave station in orbit and broadcast to a set of Bloom Boxes placed around the countryside. If ... more ...

Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Living, Science, Solar

Reduce Greenhouse Emissions from Electric Car Charging Stations

by: Joseph Arar

I am often asked if converting US cars to battery power would result in a net reduction of CO2 emissions. After all the ... more ...

Clean Tech, Electric Cars, Engineering, Green Living, Transportation

FULLY programmable water heater thermostat

by: Robert Leef

My idea is a new type of water heater thermostat. It would be similar to a furnace thermostat except FULLY programmable. ... more ...

Business, Efficiency, Engineering

The Automobile Industry Should Boldly Move Into the 18th Century with Interchangeable Parts.

by: al smith

The Automobile Industry Meets the 18th Century Although the idea of interchangeable parts is often credited to Eli ... more ...

Electric Cars, Engineering, Transportation

How to reduce coal use? Combustion to Steam Energy System

by: Gus F. Shouse

www.usageg.com CONFIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The date of this Executive Summary is June 21, 2010 OVERVIEW USA Green ... more ...

Business, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Living

Cleaning Contaminated Soil

by: David Raish

There may be a solution the large amounts of contaminated soil present on the earth’s surface. WI Environmental ... more ...

Engineering

Testing The Tides in New Jersey

by: Roger Bason

A tidal turbine is up and running on the edge of New York Harbor , the first of what its creator) hopes will be hundreds ... more ...

Efficiency, Engineering

Towards a Zero Waste Society

by: DPerez

The fact that the world has been dependent on oil for energy in the past years has created various environmental ... more ...

Efficiency, Engineering

From the Fryer to the Racetrack

by: MPGomatic

Faster than a Greased Rabbit! MPGomatic.com catches up with Justin Carven, president of Greasecar Vegetable Fuel Systems ... more ...

Activism, Biofuels, Efficiency, Engineering

Unobtrusive River Water Power

by: george whitney

Utilize the current of moving water to generate electricity. By placing water powered electric generators in the main ... more ...

Efficiency, Engineering, Hydroelectric

Vent Refrigerators Outside

by: george whitney

Electric Refrigerators, at least in suitable climes, should be vented outside in warm weather and use cold air from the ... more ...

Efficiency, Engineering

HYDROGEN GENERATOR DIY POWERFUL GAS ALTERNATIVE HHO WATER MAKE HYDROGEN

by: DAN ROJAS

http://www.greenpowerscience.com/ This is a very simple Hydrogen Generator. Watch the end, there are some cool ... more ...

Engineering

Rep. Brian Baird on energy efficient housing

by: Environmental and Energy Study Institute

Rep. Brian Baird (D-WA) speaking about how we can make housing more energy efficient. Filmed at a July 27, 2010 event ... more ...

Engineering

Solutions Lab 2010 Washington DC

by: Mark Leisher

Green Roads TV was on hand to capture and participate in Solutions Lab 2010 in Washington DC. Solution Lab series ... more ...

Engineering

Topic Page: Engineering

Green Roofs on a St. Paul Rooftop‬

Local Sources for Sustainable Energy‬

Smart Meters = Smarter Grid

Lower Cost Intelligent Irrigation Systems

Microbial Fuel Cell: Renewable Energy from the Forest Floor

Toward a Low Energy Computer: Efficient Caches

VW’s LEED-Platinum Auto Plant is the First Worldwide

That’s Smart: GWU’s Solar Thermal System

Polymers for Stronger, More Efficient Solar Cells

Green Technologies Clean Up Syracuse’s Dirty Waterways

The Earth Pyramid: Keeping a Record of Environmental Progress

Green Roofs: Reflecting Light and Radiating Cool

Kinnickinnic Cleanup: Using Green Roofs and Watersheds to Clean Up Milwaukee’s Waterways

Embedded Sea Ice Model with Tidal Forcing May Improve Climate Projections

Going With the Flow

Using Insulation for Greater Energy Efficiency

Adding Torque to the Daily Grind

Turbines Inspired by Nature

Using the Laws of Physics: Heat Rises

The Future of Smart Communities: Public/Private Partnerships

Team New Zealand: Helping the Planet See the Light

DOE and Solar Decathlon Director: Rebuilding the 20th Century

Greening our Schools and Creating Sustainability Natives

Changing the Urban Landscape

Altering Solar Conventions

A Cross-Country Rail Trip

Tomorrow’s Solar Communities, Today

Sun and Water, a Winning Combination

Crab Shells Clean Acid Mine Drainage

Energy Efficient and Alive

Water, Water Everywhere. Or Is It?

Keeping Cool with Concrete

Smaller Particles Could Mean More Efficient Solar Panels

Truly Green Building Materials

E-cube: A Spacious Change of Pace

Singing and PerFORM[D]ancing in the Rain

The Dancer and the PerFORM[D]ance

Robots to Monitor Oil Spills Where Humans Can’t Reach

Setting a New Standard with CHIP

Strongest at the Core

CHIP-ing in Against Climate Change

The Gears that Turn the Generation House

Hot and Cold: Finding the Energy Balance

The Rhythmic Style of the PerFORM[D]ance House

Not Quite a CHIP Off the Old Block

ENJOY Sustainable Solar Living

SolarCross: Let the Sun Help with that Hill

Rebuilding with Magma

Harnessing Solar Power for Hot Water

Inside and Out of the Solar Homestead

Greening Our Cities with Building Materials

Living Light – Walkthrough

Thoni Thermal Homes: Foam-Insulated Concrete Shells

Ohio State's enCORE: A Net-Zero Solar-Powered Home

A Sustainable Transformation: Ohio State’s enCORE House

Cutting Edge Technology of Living Light: Ventilated Facade and Passively Tracking Solar Array

Can Fiber Optics Cables be Used to Transport Solar Light and Heat?

First Light: How the House Works

A “Six Pack” You Can Live In

What is a Solar Decathlon?

Would You Buy a WaterShed House?

Amphibious Houses: Floating Homes That Rise With the Sea Level

Two Bedrooms, One Bath, One-Third Average Annual Energy Use

Urban Infrastructure Suits Solar Architecture

Engineering Shelter for a Demanding Climate

New York Solar-Thermal Technology Models Home Efficiency

Episode 1: Founding Members – Victoria University Students Meet and Plan for the Competition

Y-Container Contains the Future — Team China’s Solar Design

The CCNY Roofpod: An Eco-Conscious Investment Opportunity

Team Middlebury Traces Architecture to the Vermont Landscape

New Zealand's First Light House – A Bond of Nature and Lifestyle

Tennessee’s Mr. Photon Explains Solar Energy

Bohemian Roof City: Team New York Builds for the Solar Decathlon

YOUR WINNER: Middlebury’s Self Reliance

A Union of Sun, Wind, and Water: Hawaii’s Sustainable Home

Sewanee Students Boost Fuel Efficiency of the Ford "Eco" Explorer

Plastic Leaf Technology Mimics Trees to Reduce Carbon Levels

Michigan Researches Remote Medicine to Rescue Rural Communities

Scientists Urge Carbon Capture and Storage for Coal Power Plants