
Enecsys Limited announces the launch of the first solar PV grid-connected micro-inverter for both the European and North American markets. A solar PV system based on Enecsys micro-inverters will have improved energy harvest and therefore cut the cost of harvested power by up to 20% over the lifetime of the installation compared with a conventional system using string inverters. The Enecsys solar micro-inverter is also designed for high reliability...

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...

Beautiful architecture design is coming from Italian architects Studio Archea. They have designed a modern building called the pavilion for the Urban Best Practice Area at the Shanghai Expo 2010. this Project is by Exhibition pavilion is located in Shanghai, China. The Client is World Expo Shanghai 2010 Holding Company. With Plot area: 3,000 sq.m and Built area: 2,000 sq.m the Contractor Shanghai Construction Company success to create a very beautiful...

The Casa en el Bosque means A House in the Forest. This beautiful architecture is designed by Mexican architectural firm Parque Humano in Valle de Bravo, The house is located in nature site of forest area of Cerro Gordo, rich in pine and oak trees facing Avándaro Lake and the protected. With Total Area: 650 m2, The House consists of Living, dining, Kitchen and multiporpuse rm , 2 bedrooms, gazebo and pool. Casa en el Bosque House’s Interior...

Architects Barton Myers Associates have completed a new home in Montecito, California. Associate in Chargeof the architecture is Thomas Schneider. The Project Architect by Yianna Bouyioukou. Landscape is located in Rios Clementi Hale Studios. Structural Engineer designer is Norman J. Epstein. Engineering done by AGME Engineers, mechanical & plumbing; Smith Engineering Associates, electrical; Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc, envelope consultant;...

Stephan Unger, Austrian architect, designed the beautiful and modern design Villa San Valentino in Merano-Alto Adige, Italy. The basic idea of the architecture is To create a monolithic house with common spaces, under whose roof two independent habitation units are unified. The modern interior of the villa is chosen materials that are typical for the place: marble of Lasa, porphyr, granite, wood of the larch and the oak. The Appearance of this architect...

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...

Custom-Bilt Metals, a company with a long history of environmental leadership through product innovation, and metal roofing contractor, Unique Concepts Inc., announce the completion of a 5.7kw solar system integrated with standing seam metal roofing on the newly rebuilt St. Bartholomew’s Chapel on the Rincon Reservation, Valley Center, CA. The original, historic St. Bartholomew’s Chapel on the Rincon Reservation was burned down as a victim of...

As Shanghai Expo 2010 carries a theme in association with sustainable urban development, Norwegian Pavilion takes on the challenge by placing emphasis and awareness on various aspects of sustainability under its basic concept “Norway Powered by Nature”. By promoting architecture that facilitates social sustainability, healthy public recreational areas and environmentally friendly urban structures and infrastructures, the pavilion also contributes...

ZEDfactory, a London-based architectural practice, are proud to have exhibited The ZEDpavilion at the Shanghai Expo 2010. With a concept of Zero Energy Development pioneered by Bill Dunster and the ZEDfactory themselves, The ZEDpavilion is projected as a showcase of a holistic approach to urban sustainability; an exemplar of low carbon design of which The ZEDfactory believe to be the key to meeting global commitments to a low carbon future. Based...