D.C. Elephants Get New LEED Gold Home

Shanti, an Asian elephant, takes a quick dust bath in the National Zoo's new LEED Gold certified enclosure. Image by Andrea Pohlman via Smithsonian National Zoological Park.

All urban buildings should do what they can to reduce their carbon footprints — even those whose residents weigh up to 4 tons and tend to leave enormous actual footprints. Read more →

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Aussie Supercomputer Center To Use Geothermal Cooling

Drilling begins on the geothermal energy well to be used as coolant for the planned Pawsey Center. Image via CSIRO.

A plan to use groundwater as a geothermal coolant for an Australian supercomputer is being touted as a way to save on water use for major heat islands, such as data centers. Read more →

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Texas House Digs Deep To Heal Old Wounds

Austin's Edgeland House is part bunker, part hillside, part modern residence all in one. Image via Bercy Chen Studio.

Located on an old brownfield site, Austin's Edgeland House is a gesture towards healing old environmental wounds and merging of modern and traditional designs. Read more →

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Self-Sufficient House Fits Sculpted Dutch Landscape

The Bridge House straddles a wedge-shaped gap in the Dutch countryside. Image by Christiaan de Bruijne via 123DV.

This Bridge House uses the traditional Dutch “terp” method of embedding a building in a low mound to harness the geothermal properties of the soil and live off the grid. Read more →

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Sliced Porosity Block Cuts Across Chengdu Skyline

Image of newly completed Sliced Porosity Block via Steven Holl Architects.

Sliced Porosity Block, a massive mixed-use complex in China using geothermal wells, recycled greywater and energy-efficient equipment, earned a LEED Gold certification. Read more →

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Largest Geothermal Heating, Cooling System In Middle East Built

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Green Prophet reports on the recent completion of the largest geothermal heating and cooling system in the Middle East and North Africa. Read more →

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Iowa Geothermal In Home Bolstered Via Tax Credit

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Midwest Energy News reports on how a new tax credit in Iowa could help in the growth of that state's geothermal heating and cooling industry. Read more →

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Geothermal Heating And Cooling Goes Big At University

Ball State University Geothermal Construction

Ball State University saves $2 million per year and cuts CO2 footprint in half with the nation's largest geothermal heating and cooling system. Read more →

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Getting The Ball Rolling With Geothermal Energy

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Sierra Club reports on how Ball State University in Indiana is inching closer to completing the country's largest geothermal system. Read more →

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Geothermal Added To Virginia Army Base

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As part of the Army's efforts to use renewable energy technologies, two barracks buildings at Fort Lee will feature geothermal heating and cooling systems. Read more →

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