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Galveston’s Green Revival House is a LEED Platinum Renovation With Historic Charm


INHABITAT 17 May 2012, 11:30 pm CEST

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Historic houses can become energy-efficient without losing charm – just look at the Galveston Historical Foundation‘s Green Revival House at 3101 Avenue Q in Galveston, Texas. The project started when GHF moved the house 17 blocks to a new lot after Hurricane Ike destroyed its foundation. The Green Revival House features new insulation, four solar panels, two rainwater cisterns, and it’s one of the nation’s first historic buildings to achieve Platinum certification through the LEED for Homes program. GHF completed the project in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the 1772 Foundation.

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Galveston’s Green Revival House is a LEED Platinum Renovation With Historic Charm


INHABITAT 17 May 2012, 11:30 pm CEST

galveston historical foundation, Green Revival House, galveston texas, green renovation, green building, sustainable design, green architecture, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1772 Foundation

Historic houses can become energy-efficient without losing charm – just look at the Galveston Historical Foundation‘s Green Revival House at 3101 Avenue Q in Galveston, Texas. The project started when GHF moved the house 17 blocks to a new lot after Hurricane Ike destroyed its foundation. The Green Revival House features new insulation, four solar panels, two rainwater cisterns, and it’s one of the nation’s first historic buildings to achieve Platinum certification through the LEED for Homes program. GHF completed the project in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the 1772 Foundation.

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Geoengineering Experiment in UK Canceled Over Patent Dispute


INHABITAT 17 May 2012, 10:20 pm CEST

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A controversial geoengineering experiment that would have simulated the cooling effect of a volcanic eruption was canceled this week over a patent dispute. A team of scientists in the United Kingdom had announced last year their plans to send a gigantic balloon 12 miles above earth to recreate a volcanic cloud and study whether it could have cooled the earth. But arguments over a patent application, submitted before this proposed project had even begun, raised concerns over a potential conflict of interest.

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Bright Light, an app that tells you the sunnier...


NOTCOT.ORG 17 May 2012, 9:51 pm CEST

Bright Light, an app that tells you the sunnier spots of your city by Ray-Ban. (Want more? See NOTCOT.org and NOTCOT.com)

The Enessere Hercules Wind Turbine Generates Wind Energy in Fine Style


INHABITAT 17 May 2012, 9:40 pm CEST

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Wind energy is one of the cleanest, most reliable sources of renewable energy out there, but there’s one strike against it: Most wind turbines aren’t exactly the most attractive sight. But for anyone who says that wind energy can’t match form to function, feast your eyes on the Enessere Hercules wind generator. With curved wooden blades, the 23-foot-tall wind turbine looks more like a sculpture than other more utilitarian wind turbines, and because of its clever design, it can harness the power of wind coming from any direction.

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A sculpture of a mushroom cloud made from...


NOTCOT.ORG 17 May 2012, 9:06 pm CEST

A sculpture of a mushroom cloud made from feathers for an article on the threat of bird flu in the latest issue of Scientific American. Image by Kyle Bean & Sam Hofman (Want more? See NOTCOT.org and NOTCOT.com)

Could Solar Satellites Be the Key to Infinite Energy?


INHABITAT 17 May 2012, 9:00 pm CEST

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While solar energy has long been touted as the key to solving the planet’s energy demands, the problem of efficiency has always hampered it. However, a team of engineers from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow believe that the key to solar energy isn’t here on Earth, but out in space.

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Modern pendants by Machine Shop Lighting of...


NOTCOT.ORG 17 May 2012, 8:21 pm CEST

Modern pendants by Machine Shop Lighting of Austin, Texas. (Want more? See NOTCOT.org and NOTCOT.com)

Terry Farrell reveals succession plans


Architects Journal - Latest News 17 May 2012, 8:05 pm CEST

Terry Farrell has unveiled three new partners and a new structure for his AJ100-ranked practice

WTO Panel Rules Against Dolphin-Safe Tuna Labeling


INHABITAT 17 May 2012, 8:00 pm CEST

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On Wednesday the World Trade Organization ruled against the sale of cans of tuna labeled “dolphin safe,” arguing that the practice discriminates against Mexican fishermen and that the United States’ definition of “dolphin safe” tuna unfairly restricts trade. The WTO decision threatens a business practice that has been in place for over 20 years. Environmentalists and businesses both criticized the ruling for potentially threatening dolphin species in the Pacific Ocean as well as interfering with U.S. consumers’ choices.

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RIBA unwraps new BIM guidance


Architects Journal - Latest News 17 May 2012, 7:41 pm CEST

The RIBA has revealed its building information modelling (BIM) overlay to the Plan of Work

Bike Pavilion, a design commissioned by VANKE...


NOTCOT.ORG 17 May 2012, 7:36 pm CEST

Bike Pavilion, a design commissioned by VANKE for a pavillion in a resort in southern China. (Want more? See NOTCOT.org and NOTCOT.com)

New practice: Enjoy Design


Architects Journal - Latest News 17 May 2012, 7:28 pm CEST

The latest in a series of practice profiles looking at architects who have recently decided to go it alone either through choice or redundancy

alessandro corradini: apennine revitalization plan


Designboom - Weblog 17 May 2012, 7:23 pm CEST

a proposal for new industries in green energy situated along the italian ridges with a focus on wood-based biomass production.

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Ryosuke Fukusada’s Glowing LED Lamps are Suspended in Crocheted Nets


INHABITAT 17 May 2012, 7:20 pm CEST

Ryosuke Fukusada, LED, Poly-net, Net Lamps, Ernesto Neto, testicles, genitalia art, Green Lighting, energy efficiency

We recently showed you Ryosuke Fukusada‘s innovative and playful designs, which include wooden light bulbs and tiny cakes shaped like furniture; his recent project, Net Lamps, places efficient LED lamps as glowing orbs suspended within crocheted nets. Hanging Net Lamps combine elastic Poly-net knitted into a tight column, which, suspended from metal loops on the floor and ceiling, hold the lamp in mid-air as it softly illuminates the unusual surrounding fabric.

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Profile » Mining Modernity


Articles Feed - Dwell 17 May 2012, 7:09 pm CEST

young danish designer soren rose marble table by Aaron Britt Danish designer Søren Rose debuted eight pieces of his Park Avenue furniture collection for De La Espada at the London Design Festival last year, and though the line is for sale its origins are highly specific: a New York City apartment Rose is designing “down to the doorknobs.” Savvy design watchers will spot the origins of the High chair’s wire base (paging Verner Panton), and it turns out a marble wall in the apartment also has a lineage straight out of the high-modernist playbook. But where do the sly nods to design history end and outright piracy begin?
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