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Alameda Juvenile Justice Center by HOK

Caring for the youth while complying with Alameda County’s requirements for all new buildings to have at least a LEED certified rating, is what HOK’s did for the Alameda Juvenile Justice Center. The structure has various eco-friendly features that made it possible to have a LEED certificate. One of the eco-friendly feature it has is …

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Kinesis, A 2-in-1 Handheld Recharger

Rechargers are of big help to everybody nowadays, especially to those mobile people that are always on the go. However, with the traditional rechargers, electric outlets are needed in order to recharge. Kinesis K2 will answer the recharging need that we have. It is a solar and wind power recharger. In addition, the Kinesis has …

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The Vatican Became Self-Sustaining

Living is now spread wide to the point that even the Vatican particularly the Pope turned green. They have installed 2,400 solar panels on the 5,000 square meter roof of the Paul VI auditorium that will convert sunlight into 300 megawatts of electricity per year, which is already enough for a one-year electricity supply for …

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