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Category: Green Building

Sears Holdings Tries To Recycle The ‘Big Box’

Unlike many other struggling retail chains, Sears is trying to make an asset out of its acres of empty stores. Image by bradleygee via Flickr.

Sears Holdings' new Ubiquity division wants to adapt its closed Sears and Kmart retail stories into cost-effective data centers, disaster recovery depots or cell-tower locations. Read more →

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Self-Sufficient Eco Resort Planned For Cancun’s 50th Anniversary

Grand Cancun Eco Resort

Grand Cancun will actively improve the environment by filtering out hydrocarbons and pollutants in the water, and reducing the entire population's fossil fuel consumption. Read more →

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New Vikings Stadium Sheds Light On Sustainability

Artist's rendering of the new glass roof planned for the Vikings' new stadium slated for 2016. Image via HKS Sports & Entertainment.

A planned NFL stadium for the Minnesota Vikings will use new, energy-saving sustainable tactics to battle snow buildup on the roof: passive solar and gravity. Read more →

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Qatar’s 2022 World Cup To Feature Floating Hotels

world cup qatar sigge floating hotel

Can a space-saving, energy-efficient ‘floating hotel’ concept prepare Qatar for an influx of crazy soccer fans? Read more →

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Oasis Of Green Education To Appear In The Desert

Artist's rendering of the planned West Valley campus that will cater to 3,400 students. Image via HGA Architects and Engineers.

Phase One of the new College of the Desert campus in Palm Springs is expected to produce more energy than it consumes, largely through a 60-acre solar farm. Read more →

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German Farmhouse Gets A Rammed-Earth Revival

The rammed-earth extension on this stone farmhouse is the first use of the ancient technology in Germany since the 1950s. Image via Roswag Architekten.

The ancient technique of rammed-earth construction returned to Germany for the first time since the post-war 1950s era, with this renovated passive-solar farmhouse. Read more →

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A Pocket-Sized Micro House Built To Withstand Severe Weather

Aaron Maret Pocket Shelter

A labor of love (that's now for sale), this Pocket Shelter might just be the perfect place to wait out a storm. Read more →

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Amazon Goes Back To The Future With Biosphere Design

The new Seattle headquarters for Amazon will feature three conjoined glass spheres. Image via NBBJ/Studio 216.

A recent revision to Amazon's planned Seattle campus includes “retro-futuristic” biospheres that will be built to LEED Gold standards and house plants from around the world. Read more →

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London’s Olympic Village Upcycled Into Affordable Housing

Olympic East Village Apartments

The complex that provided living quarters for 17,000 Olympic athletes is being refurbished and will soon become part of a new neighborhood built around walkability and green spaces. Read more →

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Romanian House Climate-Controlled By Smartphone

Located outside Bucharest, the Soleta House generates all the power it needs through renewable sources. Image via Soleta.

In a new project in Bucharest, a prototypical “house of the future” demonstrates how easy it can be to control the indoor environment while doing as little harm as possible to the outside environment. Read more →

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