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- Canadas largest net-zero energy college building opens in Ontario Wed, 12 Dec 18, 9:00amThe Canadian port city of Hamilton in Ontario has recently welcomed its first net-zero energy institutional building — the new Joyce Centre for Partnership and Innovation at Mohawk College’s Fennel Campus...
- Smithsonian Zoo’s LEED Gold Asian elephant center is a comfortable eco-friendly home for animals Tue, 24 Nov 15, 8:00pmWhile the ethics of holding animals in captivity is a hotly debated topic, the Smithsonian’s Elephant Trails community is a great case study for the benefits of zoos...
- Phipps Center for Sustainable Landscapes achieves Living Building Challenge certification Wed, 18 Mar 15, 11:00pmPittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens has broken ground after becoming the fourth Living Building Challenge™ in the world for its Center for Sustainable Landscapes (CSL)...
- INFOGRAPHIC: Journey to the Center of the Earth Tue, 7 Oct 14, 6:30amLife on earth's surface is pretty great - but have you ever wondered what's lurking in the ground beneath your feet? There's an entire world down there - from high speed train tunnels and flaming gas craters to Beliz's great...
- Harmony House Cat Shelter is Chicago’s First Net-Zero Commercial Building Sat, 21 Jul 12, 5:20amDesigned by Farr Associates and dbHMS, Harmony House for Cats‘ brand new shelter is Chicago’s first net-zero commercial building, and is pursuing LEED-NC Platinum certification...
- Iceland May Tap Liquid Magma as New Geothermal Energy Source Sat, 19 Feb 11, 6:46amScientists in Iceland have been studying and utilizing the power of geothermal wells for years. In 2009 one such study hit a standstill when a group ran into magma halfway into their dig. The roadblock has become a blessing...