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Inhabitat » ILLUMAWALL by DUO-GARD - 0 views

  • Current applications include both interior and exterior walls, as a canopy roof, and a countertop. As a simple exterior wall, the LEED applications are obvious, as the translucency of the IllumaWALL system allows diffused daylight into any space while minimizing both heat gain and glare. Architectural Record and Buildings Magazine sung the praises of IllumaWall this past December, including IllumaWALL on their list of top products of 2006.
  • Made of translucent polycarbonate panels and custom-programmable LED’s, the applications for IllumaWALL seem both endless and endlessly entertaining. The array of Duo-Gard’s IllumaWALL’s colorful lighting schemes is made possible by the programming capabilities of LED’s, whose versatile nature can transform the wall from steady ambient glow to a light show of pulsating colors in seconds. Current applications include both interior and exterior walls, as a canopy roof, and a countertop. As a simple exterior wall, the LEED applications are obvious, as the translucency of the > IllumaWALL > system allows diffused daylight into any space while minimizing both heat gain and glare. Architectural Record and Buildings Magazine sung the praises of > IllumaWall > this past December, including > IllumaWALL > on their list of top products of 2006. > *** Contact Duo-Gard directly for pricing and more information + Duo-Gard
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    Ability to allow light in during the day and then create light at night could be useful.
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On-Site Reuse of Concrete From Demolition Projects for New Construction Projects - 0 views

shared by saltydrawers on 12 May 07 - Cached
  • On-Site Reuse of Concrete From Demolition Projects for New Construction Projects– Rich Jones, John Gottleib, Richard Scheidet, and Peter D. Pohlot During 2006, Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) demolished 10 buildings/structures while constructing 2 new facilities (the Research Support Building and the Center for Functional Nanomaterials). This paper details how the concrete from the demolition projects was re-used as part of the new construction projects at a significant cost savings to the Laboratory. BNL has an authorization from the New York Department of Environmental Conservation to operate what’s known as the “Borrow Pit”. The Borrow Pit is an area where sand was mined for a Laboratory project, leaving a large void space in the firebreak area south of the Laboratory. The authorization allows BNL to fill the void space with Construction & Demolition (C&D) debris. Approximately 4-years ago when the Borrow Pit was close to capacity, a decision was made to bring in a concrete crusher and mine the Pit to generate Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA) to be used around the Laboratory’s firebreak road system to stabilize the roadways and as new road base for new parking areas and roads. Prior to this, the Laboratory purchased virgin crushed blue stone to stabilize the firebreaks. During 2006, numerous older structures (pre-1950) were demolished due to issues such as advanced stages of deterioration, energy inefficiency, and repairs not being cost effective. The following table details the buildings that were demolished and the respective amounts of material (in tons) that were recycled (concrete and metals) and the remains that were sent off-site to a C&D management facility (i.e., roofing shingles, lumber, siding, etc…) Building Concrete Metals C&D 86 300 3 260 326 5 0 18 400 parking lot 2000 0 0 422 80 0 160 445 2600 2 12 527 0 0 150 707/707A 220 20 0 707B 32 0 0 715 6 0 6 753 12 0 12 750 CT & Tank Storage 250 10 0 Totals (tons) 5505 35 618 These demolition projects generated over 5500 tons concrete, which was crushed at the Borrow Pit and recycled as RCA (see Figures 1 and 2). The majority of this RCA (approximately 4800 tons) was used as the predominant base for the parking lots of the two new construction projects – the Research Support Building and the Center for Page 2 Functional Nanomaterials (see Figures 3 and 4). The remainder was used for position: absolu
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New concretes for Architecture and Design | News & Stories at Stylepark - 1 views

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    Concrete is by no means simply gray and monotonous. Recent years have seen the development of numerous new concretes that reveal the various uses to which it can be put.
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Inhabitat - 0 views

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    for around sustainable and developpment, some news about architecture from next new created environnements...
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    a blog about and for next env
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Rediscovered: old values - new commode - 0 views

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    "We want to take up old traditions again, because they have been put to great use," says the young designer Marek Gut from Linz. He and his team have taken up the challenge of applying the parameters of veritable, bourgeois existence to their designs. His commode is a case in point, and what a case!
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Green bulbs, and not for the garden - 0 views

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    The era of the energy-saving lamp has begun. But is it even ready for its new tasks?
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Common Greywater Mistakes and Preferred Practices - 0 views

  • Only Looks Like a Tempest when You're in the Teapot > Bad news: > Greywater reuse offers much more benefits than are realized > in most systems. > Good news: > Even the worst shortfalls in greywater design rarely cause > actual harm, and for the few that do, it's not much. > For every hundred greywater users in the US, probably 15 are achieving most > of the benefit they should, eighty-some could do better, and a few systems have > overall negative net benefit. > Of these, most have an overbuilt system—the problem is that the ecological > cost of the pumps and pipe are greater than the saved water. > Perhaps one greywater user in a thousand is discharging diaper greywater directly > to a water way, which is about the only way you can create a significant health > hazard. Almost all such systems date from a time when the ecosystem was much > bigger and the human imprint much smaller. > There has not been one documented case of greywater transmitted illness > in the US. > In our area, we have curbside recycling of mixed recyclables as well as trash > pick up. > I've observed that well-meaning citizens put plenty of stuff which looks vaguely > recyclable but is not in their recycling bins (e.g., polystyrene packing), as > well as totally recyclable materials in in a form which is impractical to recycle, > like thousands of bits of loose paper, broken glass, and specs of plastic. At > the sorting facility, they send this sort of stuff to the landfill. > For some households, the percentage of their recyclables which are actually > recycled is as low as 20%, though it could be 95% with good information. This > does not mean recycling is dangerous or illegal. > This is a totally different kind of "failure" than, say, burning > PVC in the backyard (which forms clouds of carcinogenic dioxin). These folks > just need to know what they're doing wrong, and how to do it better. > The aim of this web page is to share with greywater users and regulators > what they're doing wrong. The aim of our > greywater > books > is to detail how to do it better. > Please bear in mind as you read the exhaustive litany of "problems" > that even the most pathetically misguided attempts at greywater reuse still > wind up showing some net benefit relative to the alternatives. > Here's an overview of the failure of greywater reuse to achieve more of the > benefit which it easily could: > Most new complex grey water reuse systems are > abandoned, most simple ones achieve less than 10% irrigation efficiency within > five years. > If grey water treatment systems were built according > to overdone legal requirements, many would consume so much energy and materials > to save so little water that the Earth would be better off if the water were > just wasted instead. > Claims made for packaged grey water filtration > systems are often inflated. Some are very expensive and many don't work. > Some also have the preceding problem. > The majority of successful grey water recycling > systems are so simple and inexpensive they are beneath recognition by regulators, > manufacturers, consultants, and salespeople. > A web search on "grey water" "greywater" > "gray water" or "graywater" will yield hundreds examples > of the errors below. Many are designs from the early 70's, reprinted on the > web as cutting edge, despite having been discredited in the field for twenty > years. >
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    Gray water solutions
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TCP - News - Restoration specialist discovers the benefits of TCP's compact crusher - 0 views

  • Restoration specialist discovers the benefits of TCP’s compact crusher Specialising in restoration and conversion work, M.E. Endersby Builders of Willington near Bedford frequently has to remove large quantities of broken concrete and bricks from site prior to importing hardcore for new ground floor sub bases and hard standing areas. Recently Mr. Endersby, or ‘Tich’ as he is known by most people, spotted one of TCP’s compact tracked crushers during a visit to his local Wolseley UK Center and he could immediately see the many potential benefits of recycling material on his own projects. These benefits were proved conclusively the very first time the Hi-C40 was hired for a farm building conversion job where several tonnes of rubble were put through the unit for reuse on site. Commenting on the success of the trial, Mr. Endersby said: “I was delighted with the crusher’s performance and ease of use and I will definitely be hiring one on a regular basis to take advantage of both the cost and environmental savings.” The crusher offered by the Hire Center Bedford branch is in fact one of ten units recently purchased by the company. Commenting on the decision to add the machines to its nationwide plant holding, Wolseley UK brand director for Hire David Himsworth said: “Our interest was initially stimulated by an enquiry from the Isle of Man where skip charges have increased fourfold during the last two years. With the planned increases in landfill tax the problems associated with skips are set to escalate dramatically, so we took the decision to add the crushers to our fleet following the success we have already experienced with TCP’s compact tracked dumpers.” The Hi-C40 is powered by a reliable 7.4 kW Kubota diesel engine, offers an impressive crushing force of 60 tonne at the jaw outlet and has an efficient and unique method of external adjustment to provide a finished product size ranging from 20 to 70 mm.
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Inhabitat » iSAVE Water-Saving Faucets - 0 views

  • Inhabitat May 8, 2007 iSAVE Water-Saving Faucets by Jorge Whether you live in a drought-plagued region or you’re just trying to be efficient, there are a myriad reasons to conserve water. That’s why we love the iSAVE faucet by Reamon Yu- a design so clever and efficient that it was recently chosen as a runner-up in the Metropolis Magazine Next Generation awards. The gadget easily attaches to your sink or showerhead to provide a digital readout of the amount of water that was being used in a shower. What’s more, iSAVE is powered by energy generated by the water passing through it using a small turbine embedded the device.
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Inhabitat » GREEN ROOF TILES by Toyota Roof Garden - 0 views

  • GREEN ROOF TILES by Toyota Roof Garden by Emily While green roofs may be universally accepted as wonderfully sustainable landscapes for a myriad reasons, the thought of installing one atop your own home may nevertheless seem daunting, expensive, and difficult to maintain. But the folks from Toyota Roof Gardens (a subsidiary of the Prius-creating car company) have solved your green roof installation qualms with a tile-based system that’s as easy as laying down carpet. The TM9 self-watering turf tiles measure twenty inches square, and connect directly to irrigation systems, making them entirely self-watering. And at a slim 2 inches thick, the tiles lightweight and do not require any additional structural upgrading to your existing roof. At only $43 per tile, the TM9 system provides a modular, easy-to-install, cost-effective option for green-minded homeowners. In terms of maintenance, the tiles need only be cut once a year, thanks to a special breed of Korean velvet grass. And of course, like all green roofs, you’ll rest easy knowing that your easy installation is providing a natural cooling effect, thermal insulation, and a little extra flora in your home environment. + Toyota Roof Garden Via GreenGeek
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    this may be an expensive option. $27 per square foot. also does not absorb water/requires irrigation, so cannot be considered a particularly sustainable product.
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www.agreenroof.com - 0 views

  • Aerial Advertising function doRollover(elem, rollover_color, text_color){ // set background color of TD if (elem.parentNode){ // IE5, IE6 and Netscape 6 if (rollover_color == 'transparent'){ // Netscape does not like the word "transparent". elem.parentNode.bgColor = ''; } else{ elem.parentNode.bgColor=rollover_color; } } else if (elem.parentElement && elem.parentElement.setAttribute){ // IE4. elem.parentElement.setAttribute("bgColor", rollover_color); } else{ // Netscape 4.6x or 4.7x //alert("Must be Netscape! do nothing"); } // set color of the link text if (elem.children){ // IE4, IE5, IE6 and Netscape 6 elem.children(0).style.color=text_color; } } Home Business Opportunity Green Roof Info Extensive Green Roof System Intensive Green Roof System Hybrid System Living Wall System Purchase Living Wall Panels Aerial Advertising Green Roof Comparisons: Why EZ Green and Green Living Roofs? Benefits Plant Material FAQ News and Links Green Roof Studies Free Quote
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    Green roof and wall company. 
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    Given google earth, this is a fantastic idea...
Alex Parker

Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH/OMAA) - Airport Technology - 1 views

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    Abu Dhabi International Airport, which is located in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE, completed expansion projects in 2002. These involved a new 4,100m runway and taxiway, a new satellite terminal, a rapid transit shuttle and a series of 18 new...
Alex Parker

June's top stories: Heathrow Airport's new Terminal 2, Google Glass trial - 1 views

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    The Queen officially opened Heathrow Airport's Terminal 2, Copenhagen Airport successfully trialed Google Glass, while Neptec Technologies' laser scanners were selected for an airport safety project in Germany. Airport-technology.com wraps-up the key headlines from June 2014. Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh officially opened London Heathrow Airport's new Terminal 2 in the UK.
Charmaine Philips

My Elegant Floors - 1 views

started by Charmaine Philips on 10 Jan 13 no follow-up yet
Alex Parker

University of Toronto researchers develop cheaper, lighter solar cells - 1 views

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    The University of Toronto Edward S Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering researchers in Canada have developed and demonstrated a new class of solar-sensitive nanoparticle.
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Binders, Glues & Bioplastics - 0 views

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    a page of good links to more important sites...about green design
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Welcome to CGarchitect.com - 0 views

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      some news about CG in architecture ? here some...
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MIT offers City Car for the masses - CNET News - 0 views

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    urban small cars ..
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La voiture écolo attendue à Toulouse - 0 views

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    the air-car could be near to 2009, better than electric car... it could be produce on 2009 coz of re-buy form the indian TATA constructor... it's in french there.. but news have to be done over the world...
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How the elk found its way into the living room - 0 views

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    In the past, people everywhere disrespectfully dismissed the furniture as "Swedish brand". Today it is exhibited in a museum, and because IKEA products are inexpensive, they are considered to be democratic design. The exhibition at the Neue Sammlung in Munich traces the history and methods of the successful company from Älmhult.
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