Every household today have large amount of energy usage, due to almost all of the appliances are electric powered. Many of us are now looking for some ways to save on electricity. Solar powered appliances have been made. Solar panels for individual households are now available too. Designer Philippe Starck has made this time a […]
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If there is an in a box version of nuclear power, data centers and bio fuels, wind turbine in a box is now possible already, courtesy of EarthTronics – a Muskegon, Michigan based company. The wind in a box or the WindTronics, will be available in the market sometime next year and will cost […]
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Burj Al-Taqa, self-sufficient skyscraper that produces 100% of its own power is a high rise building to be built in Dubai. It will be going to have a huge wind turbine on its roof of 197 feet in diameter, and solar cell arrays of 161,459 square feet in size. Burj al-taqa will be designed in […]
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Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects has designed a beautiful and stunning green building for San Fransisco Transbay Transit Center. Constructed in downtown, this project consists of a graceful glass tower paired with an elegantly sweeping transit center topped with a five-and-a-half acre public park. The aim of Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects is trying to create the […]
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Designed by Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill, this tower called “Clean Technology Tower” would be constructed in Chicago as highly efficient building. The wind turbines will be placed at the corners of the building, to make sure it captures the wind at its highest velocity as it accelerates around the tower. If you have heard […]
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