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University of Hawaii’s Solar Decathlon 2011 Computer-Animated Walkthrough
All 20 Solar Decathlon 2011 teams produced a computer-animated walkthrough video to highlight their house design for the fall 2011 competition. Make sure to check out the other 19 teams at: www.youtube.com
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Tagged architecture, DOE, energyefficiency, green, greenhousing, Hawaii, Housing, SD2011, solardecathlon, UH
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Solar Decathlon 2011: Welcome and Overview (60)
Welcome to the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011! Solar Decathlon challenges collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, and attractive. The winner of the competition is the team that best blends affordability, … Continue reading
Tidewater Virginia Virtual Tour – Solar Decathlon 2011
Hear straight from the collegiate students from Tidewater Virginia’s Hampton University and Old Dominion University about their design and strategy behind their entry in the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011. The US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon challenges … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, DOE, engineering, green, Hampton, Housing, ODU, solar, solardecathlon, Virginia
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Maryland Virtual Tour – Solar Decathlon 2011
Hear straight from the collegiate students from the University of Maryland about their design and strategy behind their entry in the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011. The US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon challenges collegiate teams to design, … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, building, DOE, engineering, green, Housing, Maryland, solar, solardecathlon, water
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Solar Decathlon 2011: Welcome and Overview (30)
Welcome to the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011! Solar Decathlon challenges collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, and attractive. The winner of the competition is the team that best blends affordability, … Continue reading
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Tagged building, college, DOE, education, energy, global, green, Housing, living, solar, solardecathlon, student, Students, University
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Florida Int’l's Solar Decathlon 2011 Engineering Audiovisual Presentation
The US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon houses represent the best of modern engineering. For the Engineering contest, a jury of professional engineers evaluates each house for: Functionality Do the house’s energy and HVAC systems function as intended? Efficiency How … Continue reading
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Tagged efficiency, energy, engineering, FIU, Florida, green, Housing, solar, solardecathlon
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House Hunting: Green Housing Initiatives
Baltimore’s One Green Home Foundation speaks to investors about community real estate projects and providing overview of introducing green and energy reduction into homes. Discussions of green features and benefits and the impact to home and neigborhood. Reducing energy consumption … Continue reading
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Tagged apartment, baltimore, Baltimore's, bathrooms, bedrooms, estate, Flat, foundation, green, home, homes, Housing, Initiative, investments, keys, keys2retirement, One, real, renovation, residential, retirement, solutions
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Pumps, Pipes and Panels on the way to efficiency.
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Panasonic Announces Asia’s First Test-bed Project on Total Energy Solutions for Public Housing
The first-of-its kind test-bed project on public housing in Asia; slated to commence by end of this year. This collaboration will be a pioneer endeavor for Panasonic to test-bed our energy solutions and contribute towards a greener lifestyle in Singapore … Continue reading
Introducing Justin Trottier, Parkdale-High Park Green Candidate!
Justin Trottier introduces himself and the Green Party of Ontario to residents of Parkdale-High Park. The transcript of his remarks are below: Friends and neighbours, I’m Justin Trottier, and I’m excited to introduce myself to the citizens of Parkdale-High Park … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, budget, Cheri Di Novo, Cheri dinovo, conservative, conservative party, Dalton mcguinty, deficit, economy, education, election, emissions, energy, environment, Farmers, GPO, green, Green Energy, green party, health, health care, Housing, jobs, Liberal, Liberal Party, Mike Schreiner, NDP, ONDP, Ontario, Policy, politician, politics, sustainability, tax credit, Tim Hudak, transit, transportation
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Tour the New Norris House
A short video produced by the University of Tennessee, Office of Communications & Marketing. Mary Leverance takes us on a tour of the New Norris House. Leverance and her husband, landscape architecture professor Ken McCown, will live in the house … Continue reading
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Tagged AIA, archdaily, architecture, Bean Station, Clayton Homes, CMU, coad, competition, concrete, construction, contemporary, design, design build, energy, Energy Star, epa, green, Housing, how to, infill, lapse, LEED, modern, modular, Norris, Norris Homes, p3, Platinum, research, residential, Robert French, stick built, sustainability, Tennessee, Tennessee Valley Authority, time, time-lapse, tour, Tricia Stuth, TVA, University of Tennessee, wood framing
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Garbage Warrior [Full Length Documentary]
About Garbage Warrior What do beer cans, car tires and water bottles have in common? Not much unless you’re renegade architect Michael Reynolds, in which case they are tools of choice for producing thermal mass and energy-independent housing. For 30 … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, clean, construction, disaster, documentary, Eco, engineering, environment, environmental, epa, film, flower, food, friendly, future, Garbage, garden, green, heat, Hodge, hot, House, houses, Housing, inspirational, job, michael, Oliver, outstanding, poison, pollution, Project, protection, recycling, Reynolds., sanitation, SUSTAINABLE, technique, technology, trash, Warrior, water
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Green Military Housing
In conjunction with the Department of Defense, students at Stevens designed a resilient and sustainable expeditionary housing system for forward-operating soldiers using a systems engineering framework. Learn more about sustainability at Stevens at www.stevens.edu/green
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Tagged dod, green, Housing, military, nj, smart grid, stevens, SUSTAINABLE, trigen
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The Last Cabrini-Green Highrise Demolition, Pt. 2
For this installment, amid the wrecking dust, I wanted to concentrate on the details of vanished lives: interior wall graffiti, ceiling fans, multiple floors of exposed electrical panels — in short, everything but the kitchen sink.
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Tagged apartment, Ball, building, Cabrini, cabrini-green, CHA, CHICAGO, Chicago Housing Authority, Coast, concrete, crane, demolition, Division, Dominicks, Gold, Gold Coast, Halsted, Heneghan, high, highrise, Housing, IL, Illinois, near north side, Northside, Project, projects, reinforced, rise, scott, Starbucks, Wrecking
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