Engineering: What engineering innovations will help us prepare our buildings, bridges, roads and other infrastructure for the future, so that they can adapt to a changing planet?

Ideas answering this question

Monitoring Water Environment with Robotic Fish

Xiaobo Tan

Small, inexpensive robotic fish, equipped with sensors, form mobile sensor networks in water, allowing them to monitor ... more ...

Algae, BP Oil Spill, Climate Change, Oceans, Water
Project Independence: Building Solar Panels in School

Minnesota 2020

Project Independence is a 44-panel solar panel array at the Chisago Lakes Middle School in Lindstrom, MN. The project ... more ...

Clean Tech, Education, Efficiency, Green Building, Policy, Renewable Energy, Science, Solar
Solve Energy and Travel Problems Through Real Design Competitions

MK

Airplanes & trains seem to have the same seats they had in the 1960′s: A big trunk with rows and aisles, maybe ... more ...

Business, Transportation
Orbital Rotational tideal turbine

E Holohan

I have developed a turbine for use in high flow areas of tide and current. The design has almost limitless torque and ... more ...

Climate Change, Engineering, Hydroelectric, Oceans, Wind
The Electrotrak Vehicle Charging and Powering System

delbert secrest

Electrotrak is a network of extruded tracks that would be installed initially on the left side of HOV lanes. It would ... more ...

Transportation
Using Hydrokinetic Energy as a Major Energy Source

Marvin Goldfarb

You know how we have wind turbines scarring (and killing birds) our hills, mountains and valleys, well this idea is ... more ...

Clean Tech, Water
Making coal fired generators more efficient and less polluting with Hydrogen

Charles P. Graham, Jr.

Presently, coal is ground to a powder then sprayed into a furnace for more even and complete combustion that heats water ... more ...

Natural Gas
Rocky Research’s Intelligent Thermostat

City of Huntsville AL/ Energy Huntsville

Rocky Research develops thermal and energy management design innovations for the defense industry. Trey McKay describes ... more ...

Business, Clean Tech, Engineering, Military, Science
A New Approach in Electricity Generation

Pranab Jyoti Ghosh

At present, both efficiency and output of solar thermal power plants are quite low and it’s a big reason behind ... more ...

Clean Tech, Renewable Energy, Solar
Bio-Battery: Clean, Renewable Power Source

City of Huntsville AL/ Energy Huntsville

Jenny Ulyanova of CFD Research explains how they are developing a novel power source that converts commonly available ... more ...

Business, Energy Storage, Engineering, Green Living, Military
Ocean Kinetic Energy

Caleb VandeBerg

My idea has to do with using ocean currents to power homes, industrial buildings and much more. By putting tubines in ... more ...

Engineering, Hydroelectric, Oceans, Water
Redstone Energy Group with Cole Walker

City of Huntsville AL/ Energy Huntsville

The Redstone Energy Group is demonstrating four different solar projects in Huntsville, Alabama: -Rooftop solar ... more ...

Business, Green Communities, Renewable Energy, Solar
Demand Response for Electric Hot Water Heaters

City of Huntsville AL/ Energy Huntsville

Mike Smalley of Carina explains their WISE technology, which helps manage electric hot water heaters more efficiently. ... more ...

Business, Green Cities, Green Communities, Planet Forward News, Water
SpaceCube composite container

James Solano

One of the largest modes of transporting goods has been steel shipping containers. They have a dead weight that must be ... more ...

Adaptation, Business, Clean Tech, Economics, Efficiency, Engineering, Planet Forward News, Public Transportation, Transportation
UCLA Smart Grid Energy Research Center

Wileen Wong Kromhout

With major funding from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Rajit Gadh, ... more ...

Campus Sustainability, Efficiency, Electric Cars, Engineering, Green Building, Green Cities, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Science, Smart Cities
MN2020: Searching for Sustainability in Schools

Minnesota 2020

Sustainability is becoming a greater imperative for running any successful organization in Minnesota, even public ... more ...

Campus Sustainability, Clean Tech, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Geothermal
New Buildings Constructed from Old Plastic

Sandeep Goswami

Businesses all over, in every country are in flux. The fine tuning between economic growth with the least environmental ... more ...

Architecture, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Living
Minneapolis Mattress Recyling Program

Minnesota 2020

Minneapolis-based Project for Pride in Living ppl-inc.org strives to transform economic value in discarded consumer ... more ...

Adaptation, Efficiency, Green Cities, GreenGov, Policy, Smart Cities
Pushing Photovoltaics in Minnesota‬

Minnesota 2020

Solar panel arrays, also known as photovoltaics, have tremendous potential for locally sustainable energy and creating ... more ...

Efficiency, Engineering, Green Living, Science, Solar
Spelman College: Changing the World

Terri Simmons

Spelman College's vision is to build a college that will thrive for the next 100 years, and the way to do that is ... more ...

Activism, Campus Sustainability, Climate Change, Climate Leadership Awards, Education, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Policy
Life-Size Lego House

Peter Francis

Chateau Homes is a factory builder of wood frame single and multi-family homes. We are in the process of developing a ... more ...

Architecture, Business, Climate Change, Efficiency, Geothermal, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Solar
Green Steel

UNSW Australia

It sounds like a superhero, but is it a super climate solution? This unique technology reduces reliance on coke and coal ... more ...

Clean Tech, Green Building, Green Cities
‪Solar Project Boosts Energy Efficiency‬

Minnesota 2020

Saint Paul RiverCentre’s parking ramp was outfitted with almost 350 photovoltaic solar panels, funded in part by ... more ...

Efficiency, Green Communities, Renewable Energy, Solar
New Structural Efficiency Clasification System

Quisco Mena

The idea is to develop an Efficiency classification, so each building being constructed will need to explain how much ... more ...

Architecture, Efficiency
Green Roofs on a St. Paul Rooftop‬

Minnesota 2020

Two years ago when planners designed the new St. Paul Fire Department headquarters, they were thinking with ... more ...

Architecture, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Policy
Solar Distilling: A Simple Quick Design to Distill Water

DAN ROJAS

This is the simplest solar still design for distilling water using a parabolic dish, a vacuum tube, and a glass.
more

Green Living, Solar, Water
Smart Meters = Smarter Grid

Team #THINKFWD

The first step towards a smarter, sustainable power grid is putting the information about energy consumer’s habits ... more ...

Adaptation, Clean Tech, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living
Upstream to Downstream (In Our Bloodstreams)

Krisanne Baker

Unless we change our water consumption and systems of disposal and use, we are drinking from a ‘sanitary ... more ...

Activism, Green Living, Health, Oceans, Water
Year-Round Greenhouse Gardening

Susan Powers

Want greens in the middle of winter? Most northern greenhouse gardeners would have to use heaters to keep their plants ... more ...

Agriculture, Campus Sustainability, Clean Tech, Colleges and Universities, Economics, Education, Efficiency, Green Communities, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Science
DC’s Flood Wall: Protecting the National Mall

Team #THINKFWD

DC's chief environmental officer, Christophe Tulou, has devised a plan to protect the nation's capital from storm ... more ...

Activism, Adaptation, Climate Change, Education, Green Building, Green Living, Natural Disasters, Water
VW’s LEED-Platinum Auto Plant is the First Worldwide

Sara Snyder

The Volkswagen Plant of Chattanooga announced on December 1st that they are now the most efficient auto manufacturer in ... more ...

Architecture, Business, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Transportation
That’s Smart: GWU’s Solar Thermal System

Team #THINKFWD

GWU's solar thermal system heats up the water for three on-campus dorms. How much did the sixth largest installation ... more ...

Architecture, Campus Sustainability, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Renewable Energy, Solar, Water
Kimbo’s Quest: Dispatches from a Dog in a Sustainable Rainforest Community

Matthew Eastman

Last summer, I lived in a sustainable treehouse community in Finca, Costa Rica and filmed the experience. As it turns ... more ...

Architecture, Business, Climate Change, Green Communities, Green Living, Humor
Microbreweries, Maximum Sustainability

Team #THINKFWD

Did you know beer could be green? Neither did we. At first when my partner and I set out to do this project, we thought ... more ...

Adaptation, Agriculture, Business, Efficiency, Green Communities, Green Living, Humor, Renewable Energy, Solar, Water, Wind
Green Technologies Clean Up Syracuse’s Dirty Waterways

NRDC Water

Once known for having one of the most polluted lakes in the U.S., Syracuse New York is trying to right a wrong and make ... more ...

Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, GreenGov, Water
Rooftops to Rivers: Keeping Water Clean in Santa Barbara

NRDC Water

Southern California is a desert, so any drop of fresh water is "precious." How can they conserve every drop they have? ... more ...

Economics, Green Building, Green Communities, GreenGov, Water
Kinnickinnic Cleanup: Using Green Roofs and Watersheds to Clean Up Milwaukee’s Waterways

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
Going With the Flow

Carlos Barrera

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

Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Renewable Energy, Science, Transportation
The New Normal

Team #THINKFWD

Natural weather disasters have already racked up $80 billion worth of destruction in 2011. Is this the new normal? This ... more ...

Activism, Adaptation, Climate Change, Education, Natural Disasters, Water
Keep Money in your Pockets and Guilt Off your Conscience

Team #THINKFWD

The best way to save money and help planet Earth? Drink tap water. Most people don’t know that when you buy a bottle of ... more ...

Efficiency, Green Living, Water
Everything but the Kitchen Sink

Team #THINKFWD

See how the world can compare to your kitchen. It’s quite crowded with 7 billion people. What will happen when ... more ...

Adaptation, Education, Green Building, Green Communities
Get Green! High School Students Weigh in on Green Cities

David Lanham

Know a high school student that has great ideas? This year, Planet Connect is asking high school students to submit ... more ...

Education
Team New Zealand: Helping the Planet See the Light

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

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

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

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

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
Towards A More Sustainable Elon University

Matthew Eastman

The unforgettable Sustainable Spencer highlights the innovative sustainable technologies that make Elon university this ... more ...

Campus Sustainability, Geothermal, Green Building, Green Communities, Renewable Energy, Water
Sun and Water, a Winning Combination

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
Energy Efficient and Alive

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
Keeping Cool with Concrete

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
Truly Green Building Materials

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

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
The Dancer and the PerFORM[D]ance

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
CHIP-ing in Against Climate Change

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

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

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

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
Rebuilding with Magma

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
Living Light – Walkthrough

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

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

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

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
Solar Showoff: Team Tidewater Leads Tours Through Unit 6

Team Tidewater Virginia

Members of the Hampton Roads Green Building Council stopped by the site for a tour of the Unit 6. When the houses are in ... more ...

Architecture, Green Building, Green Living, Solar, Solar Decathlon
The House is Here! Team Tidewater Begins Construction on Unit 6

Team Tidewater Virginia

In May, the modules of the Unit 6 were delivered and assembled on campus at Old Dominion University. Since then, the ... more ...

Architecture, Clean Tech, Green Building, Green Living, Science, Solar, Solar Decathlon
Episode 8: Walkthrough — Net-Zero Energy, Comfortable Living, Efficient Technology

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, Green Building, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon
First Light: How the House Works

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
Episode 7: Move Out — Transporting the Modules for Public Display

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, Green Building, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon
Walkthrough of “Unit 6″ from Team Tidewater Virginia

Team Tidewater Virginia

This is a digital walkthrough of our house, the Unit 6. Our team, Tidewater Virginia, is a part of the U.S. Department ... more ...

Architecture, Green Building, Green Living, Science, Solar, Solar Decathlon
Episode 6: Finishing Touches — Roof Installed As First Light House Nears Completion

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, Green Building, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon
Energy Innovations in Maryland's Solar Decathlon Home

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, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Solar Decathlon, Water
A “Six Pack” You Can Live In

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
Episode 5: Foundation for Success — Mainzeal Assists Build Team With Structure and Logistics

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, Green Building, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon
What is a Solar Decathlon?

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?

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
Purdue INhome teams up with industry leaders Ingersoll Rand to build the INhome. Efficient. Practical. Essential.

Purdue: INhome

Watch the Purdue INhome team design, build and and operate a solar-powered house that is cost-effective, ... more ...

Economics, Education, Efficiency, Electric Cars, Green Communities, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Solar Decathlon
Amphibious Houses: Floating Homes That Rise With the Sea Level

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
Episode 4: Construction Site — Materials Arrive Along With Dinner

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, Business, Education, Efficiency, Green Building, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon
WaterShed: A Solar Home that Harvests and Recycles Water

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, Climate Change, Education, Efficiency, Green Building, Green Living, Oceans, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon, Water
Episode 3: The Whole Country – A Merry New Zealand Christmas

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 US ... more ...

Architecture, Education, Efficiency, Green Building, Humor, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon
Episode 2: The Kiwi Bach – Explaining the Home’s Design, Building the Brand

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 US ... more ...

Architecture, Biomimicry, Education, Efficiency, Green Building, Green Communities, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon
Two Bedrooms, One Bath, One-Third Average Annual Energy Use

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

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

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

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

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

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
Team Middlebury Traces Architecture to the Vermont Landscape

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
Active and Passive Systems Ignite Team Tennessee’s Living Light

Living Light

The University of Tennessee’s Living Light house incorporates the knowledge of Tennessee’s past and present to create an ... more ...

Architecture, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon
New Zealand's First Light House – A Bond of Nature and Lifestyle

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
Director of Environment for the Mayor of London: City Committed to Electric Vehicles

C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

London Mayor Boris Johnson is “totally committed” to bringing 100,000 electric vehicles to London, his ... more ...

Climate Change, Electric Cars, GreenGov, Policy, Transportation
Tennessee’s Mr. Photon Explains Solar Energy

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

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

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

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
Melbourne Mayor Robert Doyle: Creating a Sustainable City for a New Century

C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

Focusing on sustainability makes for a more livable city, Lord Mayor of Melbourne Robert Doyle told the C40 News Team. ... more ...

Climate Change, Efficiency, Green Building, Green Communities, GreenGov, Policy
Heidelberg Mayor Aims High in Emissions Reductions From Buildings

C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

In Heidelberg, Germany, energy consumption across all municipal buildings has been reduced by more than 50 percent. The ... more ...

Climate Change, Efficiency, Green Building, Green Communities, GreenGov, Policy
Michigan Researches Remote Medicine to Rescue Rural Communities

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
C40 Executive Director Simon Reddy Discusses World Bank Partnership

C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

The C40 has grown rapidly since it was first established in 2005 by the then-Mayor of London Ken Livingston. Now ... more ...

Climate Change, GreenGov, Policy
CDP’s Nigel Topping: Data Drives Climate Action in Cities

C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

The Carbon Disclosure Project collects and discloses greenhouse gas emissions data from thousands of organizations ... more ...

Business, Climate Change, Efficiency, GreenGov, Policy
Toronto’s Lawson Oates on Turning Waste Into Energy

C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

Cities can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and cultivate a new fuel source by managing methane emissions from landfills. ... more ...

Biofuels, Climate Change, Green Communities, GreenGov, Natural Gas, Policy
Installing a Solar Panel Network on Electric Poles

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
Ole Miss Set to Equip Over 100 Buildings With Energy Monitors

Sara Giles & Casey Holliday

Ole Miss, using SmartSynch technology, can monitor energy use by building and work towards a goal of 20% energy ... more ...

Clean Tech, Economics, Education, Efficiency, Green Communities, Green Living
Sydney Mayor Clover Moore: Blazing a Trail in Australia

C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

Australia is heavily dependent on coal-fired power – “It’s cheap and easy, and to get change is very hard,” Sydney Lord ... more ...

Climate Change, Green Communities, GreenGov, Policy, Water
Jakarta’s Deputy Governor: Poverty and Climate Change Are Linked

C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

Jakarta is one of the largest cities in Southeast Asia and one that is grappling with the impacts of climate change on ... more ...

Climate Change, International Climate Negotiations, Natural Disasters, Transportation
Hong Kong’s Environment Secretary: Climate Change Impacts “See No Boundaries”

C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

Climate change is more than a local problem. Cities worldwide are grappling with the consequences. In hope of ... more ...

Adaptation, Climate Change, Efficiency, Green Building, Green Communities
Michigan Engineering Builds Hand-Woven Wind Turbines in Guatemala

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
San Francisco’s Melanie Nutter on Getting to Zero Waste

C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

“San Francisco prides itself on being one of the most sustainable cities in the U.S.,” the city’s director of the ... more ...

Climate Change, Efficiency, Electric Cars, Green Communities, Green Living, Policy
Keeping Cargo Cool With Wind Turbines

Michael Stevens

A self contained, portable wind power plant to be used in cargo container vessels. Self-contained wind turbines in cargo ... more ...

Business, Oceans, Renewable Energy, Transportation, Wind
Could Yellowstone and Other Magma Sites Power Cheap, Speedy Transportation?

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
Portland Mayor Adams: Cities Learning From One Another on Climate

C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

In this interview from the C40 Cities Mayor’s Summit, Portland, Ore., Mayor Sam Adams talks about the importance of ... more ...

Climate Change, Efficiency, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, GreenGov, Policy
America’s Greenest Pastime: Seattle Mariners Pitch Efficiency and Recycling

energyNOW

Baseball has long been known as America's national pastime. But the sustainability efforts of several Major League ... more ...

Activism, Business, Efficiency, Green Building, Green Communities, Humor
C40 Special Advisor: Data Key to Fighting Climate Change

C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

The C40 Cities Climate Leadership group recently held its global Mayors Summit in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The event hosts ... more ...

Business, Climate Change, Green Communities, GreenGov, Policy
The Climate-Friendly Gardener: Composting

Union of Concerned Scientists

Turning your yard waste and food scraps into compost is not only efficient, it’s also climate-friendly. The Union ... more ...

Adaptation, Agriculture, Climate Change, Education, Efficiency, Green Communities, Green Living
Stormwater Management Makes Philadelphia a Greener City

GreenTreks

At first glance, the area surrounding the Waterview Recreation Center in Philadelphia’s Germantown section seems ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Green Building, Green Communities, Water
Leveraging the Landscape to Manage Water

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
Extreme Makeover: Energy Retrofits Edition

energyNOW

In this animated Energy 101 video, energyNOW! correspondent Lee Patrick Sullivan looks at how one of New York City's ... more ...

Architecture, Economics, Efficiency, Green Building, Green Communities
Aluminum Recycling To Build Bridges

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
LED Technology Set to Enlighten Home Energy Consumers

energyNOW

In “The Light Bulb Ban,” energyNOW! correspondent Lee Patrick Sullivan visits the Lightfair International trade show in ... more ...

Business, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Policy
Capturing Rainwater Is Good Business Practice

GreenTreks

At the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg, PA, a partnership between management, the ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Business, Policy, Water
Episode 4: Burlington’s WCAX-TV Channel 3 News Features The Middlebury Decathlon Team

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

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
Livable City Prototype

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

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

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
Episode 1: Middlebury's March To The Solar Decathlon

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, Education, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon
Vehicular Clim-icide

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
This Little Algae Went to Market

OriginOil

OriginOil (originoil.com) CEO Riggs Eckelberry discusses the company’s recent turn from research toward commercial ... more ...

Algae, Biofuels, Business, Clean Tech, Renewable Energy
Greensburg: A Model to Rebuild From Catastrophes

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

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
Passing the Torch to Passive Solar

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

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
A Thousand Volts, Please!

Richard T Marino

Electric vehicles with onboard generation capability (like the Volt) represent flexible, adaptable, easily modified ... more ...

Efficiency, Electric Cars, Transportation
Building Co. Buries Energy Consumption

Larry Williamson

The EarthCo Megablock process maximizes energy and resource efficiency to turn local earth into strong, affordable, ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Business, Climate Change, Efficiency, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living
Ole Miss Constructs Solar Hub

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

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

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
Ole Miss Energy Grids Get Smart

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
Each day in the United States, we produce 115 pounds of carbon, per person, per day

Charlie Rybak


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Climate Change, Efficiency, Humor
Reliable, Renewable Power: Drop-in Hydropower with the Flip-Wing Turbine

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
We Need to Take Action Now to Address Climate Change

Neera Tanden

Everyone has a stake in this problem, and there are already many solutions addressing climate change. We need to make ... more ...

Adaptation, Climate Change
San Francisco Prepares for Climate Change Effects Through “Rising Tides” Competition

KQED/Quest

Scientists say it’s no secret San Francisco Bay is rising, along with all of the earth’s oceans. This rise in sea ... more ...

Adaptation, Green Communities, Oceans, Science, Water
Use magnets in roadways and pick-up coils in cars to help recharge batteries in hybrids and plug-ins.

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
Cover the California Aqueduct in Solar Panels to Double Down on Energy

Michael Martinovich

As a native San Franciscan who cares deeply about the environment, I’m writing with a clean water and energy proposal ... more ...

Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Solar, Water
Green Roofs for the District

Christophe Tulou

Christophe Tulou caught up with Planet Forward at the Adaptation Salon to talk about what it means to create a Smart Community
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Climate Change, Efficiency, Green Building, Green Communities