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5/24/12
| News
Taking their cue from the humble leaf, researchers have used microscopic folds on the surface of photovoltaic material to significantly increase the power output of flexible, low-cost solar cells. The team reported that the folds resulted in a 47% increase in electricity generation.
May 24 | News
The current method of removing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from the flues of coal-fired power plants uses so much energy that no one bothers to use it. So says Roger Aines, principal investigator for a team that has developed an entirely new catalyst for separating out and capturing carbon dioxide, one that mimics a naturally occurring catalyst operating in our lungs.
May 23 | News
A new study by civil engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology shows that using stiffer pavements on the nation's roads could reduce vehicle fuel consumption by as much as 3%—a savings that could add up to 273 million barrels of crude oil per year, or $15.6 billion at today's oil prices. This would result in an accompanying annual decrease in carbon dioxide emissions of 46.5 million metric tons.
May 15 | News
Major energy retrofit will turn a 100-year-old building at 5 Channel
Center in Boston's Innovation District into a showcase for clean energy
technologies and research. A key objective of the project is
accelerating adoption and acceptance of advanced building energy
technologies in Massachusetts and nationwide.
May 15 | News
California, already an acknowledged leader in green-building policy
efforts, has mandated that all new construction and renovation projects
with the state as a client must achieve LEED Silver certification or
higher.
May 15 | News
European firms in general are ahead of American firms where sustainable
policy is concerned.
May 15 | News
An updated version of the Living Building Challenge has been released. The 2.1 version of
the standard is a minor modification, according to the ILFI, and
includes an optional preliminary audit.
May 15 | News
PDF files of all the presentations from the recent Pittsburgh Laboratory
Design Conference are now available for purchase on either an
individual-use or organizationwide-use basis.
May 1 | News
The EMerge Alliance, a trade industry group dedicated to the advancement
of green, net-zero-energy commercial buildings through promoting the
benefits of hybrid AC-DC power architectures in the built environment,
has launched a new Task Level/Furnishings workgroup.
May 1 | News
Sometimes the most sustainable building is one you don't have to
rebuild. Increasingly, the aftermath of earthquakes, major storms,
tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions is beginning to make
building-sustainability experts consider adding points for "resilience"
to the LEED sustainability rating tool.
May 1 | News
Addition for nursing and allied health students increases use of
simulator mannequins to learn patient care, and also offers facilities
for the science and exercise science programs.
May 1 | News
Facility, aimed at educating more dentists for the state of Georgia,
provides patient facilities, including regular dental practice and
surgical areas, including a spacious lobby area.
Apr 19 | News
Los Angeles boasted the nation's highest count of Energy Star-rated
buildings in 2011, marking its third consecutive year atop the list.
