Cley Marshes Wins Emirates Glass LEAF Award

The 2008 Emirates Glass LEAF Award winner LSI Architects has win this competition for the The Cley Marshes Visitor Center that they had designed located in Norfolk, England. This building’s exterior is inspired by the immediate landscape and topography. A ground hugging, sedum moss roof defines a gentle curve over a strip of frame less glazing, which will allow un-interrupted views over to the nature reserve. The material that is used to construct... 

THX 1138 Floor Lamp from spHaus

THX 1138 Floor Lamp is a lighting furniture creation of the designer spHaus founder Filippo Dell’Orto. This designer designed and created this floor lamp for the Italian manufacturer spHaus. The manufacture provides you with two versions of this THX 1138. The first version is a high impact design with one meter diameter disc, is an ambient installation. While the second one is the smaller version of the previous version but it is designed more commercially... 

Big Dig House by SsD Architects

SsD Architects have designed a modern stunning house architecture called the Big Dig house in Lexington, Massachusetts. Big Dig House is an elegant residence design that designed based on the idea of recycling components from the demolished highway. the project designing this lovely beautiful house is to demonstrates an untapped potential for the public realm: with strategic front-end planning, much needed community programs including schools, libraries,... 

Aquarium of the Pacific Chooses VAST Composite Landscape Pavers for Walkways at Drought-Tolerant Garden

VAST Enterprises, LLC, the material science research and manufacturing company that specializes in composite masonry for green building, announced that the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, Calif., selected VAST Composite Landscape Pavers for walkways in its new Earth-Friendly Garden. The design of the drought-tolerant, native garden includes four walkways, measuring 205, 178, 166, and 168 square feet. VAST Composite Landscape Pavers in the 4×8-inch... 

Potential Energy Lighting Collection From Whatswhat Collective

Potential Energy Lighting is the unique lamp created and designed by the Whatswhat Collective they are John Astbury, Bengt Brümmer and Karin Wallenbäck. the designers from from different countries but sharing a Scandinavian connection. The Potential Energy lighting collection is their first project together. The lamps represent the presence of both suggested and actual movement. Each piece expresses a different take on potential energy, playing... 

House of Stone by John Pawson at Think Tank Exhibition, Milan 2010

British architect John Pawson in collaboration with Salvatori and lighting specialists KKDC exhibited a contemporary architectural installation entitled ‘House of Stone’ at the celebrated 2010 Think Tank Exhibition in Milan. The house was made entirely from recycled material made from a stone residue formulated by Salvatori, consisting of 99% stone scrap and just 1% natural resin to act as a bonding agent. Central to the ‘House of Stone’ layout... 

KCP&L Headquarters Awarded LEED Gold Certification

While the green building movement has swept the country, many businesses who lease space may not realize they also can work towards LEED® certification for their offices. KCP&L is leading that charge in downtown Kansas City. The company’s 12 floors in One Kansas City Place have now officially been LEED Gold certified within the LEED for Commercial Interiors™ rating system from the U.S. Green Building Council® (USGBC). The remodel, which... 

CertainTeed Brings New Sustainable Insulation To Market From California Manufacturing Facility

CertainTeed Corporation’s fiberglass insulation manufacturing facility in Chowchilla, Calif., is taking a next step in its holistic approach to sustainability with the introduction of Sustainable InsulationTM. Designed to exceed the California Air Resource Board (CARB) indoor air quality regulations, the new fiberglass insulation product is GREENGUARD Children & Schools certified, and incorporates recycled materials, a plant-based organic binder... 

Pozzotive Plus CMUs and Concrete Brick

These CMUs and concrete facing brick are manufactured using up to 30 percent post-consumer recycled glass as a portland cement substitute, and an average of 50 percent post-consumer recycled masonry aggregrate from local sources in the Northeast. According to the manufacturer, compared to conventional CMUs and brick, they require less energy to produce, are stronger, and have greater moisture and chemical resistance. Kingston Block & Masonry... 

HNU Energy and International Battery Team for Solar and Energy Storage Demonstration Project in Maui, Hawaii

International Battery, a U.S. manufacturer and developer of large-format lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, today announced they have recently teamed with HNU Energy to participate in a solar power generation and energy storage project in Maui, Hawaii. The project, recently put into operation, will assess the effectiveness of storing solar energy using new, more-efficient battery technology. The renewable energy system is comprised of sixty 224-watt...