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Hurricane Proof Homes to Battle Climate Change Head On

Home foundations and frames built of a lightweight composite material that may bend - but won't break - in a hurricane and can simply float on the rising tide of a storm's coastal surge

9 Dec 2008

Riding the Green Dragon, Environmental Opportunities Abound in China

Developed world countries with the reputation of being green technology leaders are falling behind in the huge new market for green goods and services opening up in China

8 Dec 2008

Building Environmentally Friendly Energy Saving Homes from Concrete

Growing in popularity, concrete homes offer homeowners many more benefits when compared to traditional wood-framed homes

7 Dec 2008

Dry Winter Weather Matters to Particulate Pollution

Dry winter weather and low level mixing of pollutants from vehicle exhausts in cities leads to the highest concentrations of the tiny soot particles, known as PM10 particles, according to German scientists writing in the January issue of the International Journal of Environment and Pollution. Their findings suggest that traffic controls, other than an outright ban for several days at a time, would have little effect on levels.

4 Dec 2008

Materials for Wind Turbines in Poor and Isolated Rural Areas

On 10 - 12 November, Risø DTU and Kathmandu Power and Energy Group brought together experts in Nepal from all parts of the world to discuss materials for wind turbines in poor and isolated rural areas. The workshop concluded that it is possible to use locally available wood for the blades instead of the more expensive composite materials which are normally used.

4 Dec 2008

New Desalination Process Needs Less Energy and Has Lower Environmental Impact

Centriforce Technology Corp.'s (Pink Sheets: CNFO) new desalination technology is designed to reduce the amount of energy needed to produce fresh water and reduce the environmental impact compared to existing technologies

2 Dec 2008

IBM Predicts Solar Cells to be Built into Walls, Streets and Sidewalks in Five Years

The third annual "IBM Next Five in Five" is a list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and play over the next five years

2 Dec 2008

Big Impact By BRE Green Building Guide

Since the launch of the revised and updated version of BRE's Green Guide in June 2008, it has become clear that it has made much more impact in the marketplace than its predecessors

2 Dec 2008

China's Tallest Building Brings New Thinking to Tall Building Sustainability

Groundbreaking ceremonies held today mark the start of construction on Shanghai Tower

30 Nov 2008

Forests and People at Risk From Climate Change Crisis

Unless immediate action is taken, climate change could have a devastating effect on the world's forests and the nearly 1 billion people who depend on them for their livelihoods, warned a leading group of forest scientists in a report to be released next week

27 Nov 2008