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06 Nov 09

Greensburg GreenTown - Sustainable Building Database

looking to the projects for a green new rebuilt city... with important solutions.

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  • sustainable elements:


    • Abundance of light streaming into the building through the extensive glass facing the north;


    • Photovoltaic panels on the roof (north side above museum) to provide electrical power from solar generation;


    • The pair of wind turbines also supplies electrical power;


    • Numerous light monitors in the garden area roof allowing sunlight to filter into the facility from above;


    • Extensive use of awnings, overhang of the roofline and trees to control the amount of light/heat let in;


    • Trellis on the roof to provide shading;


    • Abundance of windows on the east wall to allow morning light into various areas;

Greensburg GreenTown - Sustainable Building Database

this town (greenburg) has been down by a tornado, then from the last inhabjtants, 800 from 2000 ... they decide to make all green, with the normative LEED process.
to know how they proceed with all to chose and build ...

greensburg.buildinggreen.com/mtxview.cfm - Preview

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08 Feb 09

Top 7 alternative energies listed - environment - 14 January 2009 - New Scientist

what are the good next soltutions for sustainable energies ? .. infacts...

www.newscientist.com/...ternative-energies-listed.html - Preview

Sustainability sizo_tools

  • Watch a video of Jacobson discussing his findings.











    The energy sources that Jacobson found most promising were, in descending order:











    • Wind











    • Concentrated solar power (mirrors heating a tower of water)











    • Geothermal energy











    • Tidal energy











    • Solar panels











    • Wave energy











    • Hydroelectric dams

Why sustainable power is unsustainable - tech - 06 February 2009 - New Scientist

but what's to find ? new nanomaterials ?
problem of new "green" solar and wind energy ? used with some platinum and other rare materials

www.newscientist.com/...le-power-is-unsustainable.html - Preview

energy sizo_illustration Sustainability

Passive-On :: English :: Passive House Planning Package

a recognized soft to calculate the passivity of a house ... shame that costs 130€ ? what's to diffuse as it costs for all !

www.passive-on.org/...planning_package.php - Preview

sizo_tools Sustainability archi

29 Sep 08

La voiture écolo attendue à Toulouse

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...

www.ladepeche.fr/...ecolo-attendue-a-Toulouse.html - Preview

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IDSA Ecodesign

some good chapters about sustainability of design..

www.idsa.org/...okala.html - Preview

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