GSK’s Daylit Philly Office Gets Double LEED Cert

Exterior of new GlaxoSmithKline building at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Image by Francis Dzikowski/Esto for Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP.

GlaxoSmithKline's new Philly headquarters uses automated natural daylight monitoring and energy recovery systems, saving up to 30 percent on heating energy costs. Read more →

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New Passive Skating Rink Breaches In Belgium

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A new ice-skating rink using passive-house techniques has surfaced in the Belgian city of Liège that has green building advocates spouting as much praise as design critics. Read more →

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Heat-Recovery Company Captures $14 Million

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GMZ Energy has secured $14 million in funding that will go toward launching a new material that it says will make solar water collectors more energy efficient. Read more →

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A Better Way To Convert Waste Heat

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By placing nanocrystals of rock salt on it, researchers were able to boost the energy conversion efficiency of lead telluride without decreasing conductivity. Read more →

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Quantum Physics Offers Waste-Heat Hope

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Arizona researchers say their theoretical breakthrough offers a path to efficiently turning heat tossed off by cars, factories and the like into electricity. Read more →

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Alphabet Energy Banks On Waste Heat Recovery To Curb Emissions

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A California-based start-up is working on a technology to recover heat normally lost in manufacturing and turn it into on-site electricity. Read more →

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