Clean waterways are now in danger anywhere in the world is. With the aim to meet the needs of maintain a sustainable management of water resources especially in Europe, Vincent Callebaut Architectures designed the Physalia, a prototype of an amphibious garden. The Physalia is a floating agora that is designed to clean the waterways in [...]
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With the numerous solar panels that came out in the market, the solar tubes by Solyndra are different and unique. Designed into a series of skinny tubes, the solar tubes have the ability to collect sunlight from all directions. It can also be installed more easily and comes cheaper because the tubes can be installed [...]
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It has been known according to research that solar panels become less effective by 30 percent when they accumulate more dust and dirt. With this regard, homeowners tend to climb up on their walls or roofs just to clean their solar panels to get back its effectiveness, which is obvious a very risky and dangerous [...]
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There are many green architectures are built today from different corners of the world. More and more designers and architects are now aware of the environment and show they care through their designs and projects. Located in Shenzen, China, the Vanke Ceneter by Steven Holl Architects is a mere addition. The said building is built [...]
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Installing solar panels and making use of solar energies for our homes is one of the greenest acts that we can do to help save the environment. However, majority of us if not all that solar panels are very expensive for an average income household to purchase know it. Good thing, the Photovoltaic Roof Shingles [...]
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