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Posts Tagged ‘sustainable design’
Green living, Science & Technology, Weird Stuff, Jul 24th, 2010,
Last month, there was a Solar Decathlon in Europe. It all started in 2007, when the US Government and the Government of Spain’s Ministry of Housing signed an agreement to organize a sustainable solar architecture competition in Europe. The US actually started having Solar Decathlon competitions in 2002. This year’s Europe competition included 19 top universities around the world and was held in Madrid, in June. The main purpose of the competition was to advance “the knowledge and dissemination of industrialized, solar, and sustainable housing”. There are also 4 objectives that apply to the Decathlon: 1. To raise participating students’…
Tags: 19 universities, competition, contest, energy efficiency, Europe, Madrid, renewable energy, solar decathlon, Spain, sustainable design
Green living, Weird Stuff, Mar 17th, 2010,
Have you ever been in an amusement park funhouse? If you have, then you probably had the joy of experiencing the hall of mirrors, moving floors and rotating rooms. Now, imagine if someone took that rotating room and turned it into a sustainable, outdoor learning center. Can’t picture it? Don’t worry, it’s already being designed. 3DReid architects are collaborating with Blue Forest to create the first ever rotating learning space. Dubbed “rotatED”, the structure is capable of being turned on any of its 7 sides, allowing a variety of activities to take place, including education, play, and performance. Schools will…
Tags: 3DReid, rotatable outdoor learning structure, rotatED, sustainable design
