Honors college home earns LEED silver certification as ‘green’ building – WMU News
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Honors college home earns LEED silver certification as 'green' building
WMU News KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The home of Western Michigan University's Lee Honors College has been awarded LEED silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED—Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design—is the national benchmark for … |
Chicago Teen Turns Yellow Schoolbus Green – Jewish Daily Forward
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Chicago Teen Turns Yellow Schoolbus Green
Jewish Daily Forward With the help of some friends and advisers at Northwestern University, he started the GreenShields Project to design an aerodynamic Plexiglass air shield for the front of the buses. The shield cuts the fuel use by buses up to 25 percent by reducing … The Jewish American teen who's making school buses 'green'Haaretz |
How concrete has cemented its place in home design – Financial Times
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How concrete has cemented its place in home design
Financial Times Designers such as Carlo Scarpa, Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Kahn are all known for their work with classic concrete in both interiors and exteriors, but a new generation of designers is now starting to experiment with the material in … |
How concrete has cemented its place in home design – Financial Times
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How concrete has cemented its place in home design
Financial Times Designers such as Carlo Scarpa, Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Kahn are all known for their work with classic concrete in both interiors and exteriors, but a new generation of designers is now starting to experiment with the material in … |
A Swedish way to stay green – WXII The Triad
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A Swedish way to stay green
WXII The Triad The answer came in a mix of architectural design, aesthetics and recycling in an underused land area wedged between the city and the sea. Across the old shipyard, a wind turbine now provides most of the electricity needed for the town, footpaths and … |