Sustainability
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  • USGBC Student Chapter

    October 26, 2012 • News • Views: 2623

  • Is It Really Green?

    Starbucks’ LEED certified drive-through coffee shop in Colorado makes one wonder if it is truly “green”.  On the surface it would appear to be a good example of sustainable building since it is built from

    October 22, 2012 • News • Views: 2939

  • Starbucks Shipping Container

    A different kind of Starbucks opened in Tukwila, Washington. The building is made out of shipping containers; three of the containers are 40′ long, and one is 20′ long. Not only was this a decision to be green, but it

    April 4, 2012 • News • Views: 2877

  • DCTC is Focus of Design Competition

    Natural Talent Design Competition The 2012 challenge calls for designing a Sustainable Learning Center in Rosemount, Minnesota on the Dakota County Technical College campus. This new Sustainable Learning Center will act as a

    March 22, 2012 • News • Views: 2471

  • Living Roof Pod

    These aren’t the green roofs that are commonly referred to as living roofs. This is a portable pod that can be lived in on top of roof tops (or any other desired location). Nau Architects have released a self sustainable

    February 26, 2012 • News • Views: 4937

  • More on Concrete

    A new light has been shined on concrete; and through it. LiTraCon has patent a light-transmitting concrete design. The concrete has optical fibers running the full width of the unit, which allow light to pass through while still

    December 27, 2011 • Concrete • Views: 5133

  • Green Design

    It’s wonderful when your home is “off the grid”, where it relies on itself and takes care of its occupants. People have become accustomed to living with electricity and sewage, going to supermarkets to buy the

    December 11, 2011 • News • Views: 5165

  • Nature in Architecture

    Imagine using the structure of a pollen particle as the basis for a building’s structure. This is a topic Michael Pawlyn talks about in a video clip called “Using Nature’s Genius in Architecture”. He

    September 10, 2011 • News • Views: 2327

  • New Solar Product Could Change Construction Industry

    Pythagoras Solar, a start-up company in Israel, has designed a window that is a remarkably transparent photovoltaic solar panel. The product is perfect for glass curtain walls and roofs of commercial buildings. It is being called

    August 22, 2011 • News • Views: 2199

  • Student of the Week

    April 26, 2011 • News • Views: 1782