http://inhabitat.com/adobe-headquarters-installs-20-building-integrated-wind-turbines/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:26:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://inhabitat.com/adobe-headquarters-installs-20-building-integrated-wind-turbines/comment-page-1/#comment-246184 Zero-Energy Housing Wedge in Denmark Covered in Solar Panels | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:44:14 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=79285#comment-246184 [...] heating system to provide hot water to the units that is stored in a large insulated tank. Four vertical axis, low-noise wind turbines are installed on the site to provide additional energy [...] [...] heating system to provide hot water to the units that is stored in a large insulated tank. Four vertical axis, low-noise wind turbines are installed on the site to provide additional energy [...]

]]> http://inhabitat.com/adobe-headquarters-installs-20-building-integrated-wind-turbines/comment-page-1/#comment-243587 Wind-Powered Memorial Park Envisioned For Turkey | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:10:21 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=79285#comment-243587 [...] the monument square are native gardens, hybrid energy modules (small-scale wind turbines), an easel installation with an outdoor workshop, observation terraces, and activity meadows for [...] [...] the monument square are native gardens, hybrid energy modules (small-scale wind turbines), an easel installation with an outdoor workshop, observation terraces, and activity meadows for [...]

]]> http://inhabitat.com/adobe-headquarters-installs-20-building-integrated-wind-turbines/comment-page-1/#comment-236032 The Zero Energy Wuhan New Energy Center | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:33:13 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=79285#comment-236032 [...] bowl and is coated in a large solar array facing the sun, soaking up rays just like a real plant. A vertical axis wind turbine shoots up out of the center of the tower like a pistil. Rainwater is collected in the bowl and a [...] [...] bowl and is coated in a large solar array facing the sun, soaking up rays just like a real plant. A vertical axis wind turbine shoots up out of the center of the tower like a pistil. Rainwater is collected in the bowl and a [...]

]]> http://inhabitat.com/adobe-headquarters-installs-20-building-integrated-wind-turbines/comment-page-1/#comment-210117 MaxP Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:53:49 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=79285#comment-210117 From the San Jose Mercury News "The turbines rotate in near-silence. Knox said their "bird-friendly" design was also an important consideration, since peregrine falcons and other species are known to visit the buildings." From the San Jose Mercury News “The turbines rotate in near-silence. Knox said their “bird-friendly” design was also an important consideration, since peregrine falcons and other species are known to visit the buildings.”

]]> http://inhabitat.com/adobe-headquarters-installs-20-building-integrated-wind-turbines/comment-page-1/#comment-204468 maggieb Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:02:50 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=79285#comment-204468 I wonder if this design kills fewer birds than conventional designs. Have any studies been done on this? Dead pigeons wouldn't be good for PR, and a dead falcon would be worse. And are these things quiet? I realize that basketball certainly isn't... I wonder if this design kills fewer birds than conventional designs. Have any studies been done on this? Dead pigeons wouldn’t be good for PR, and a dead falcon would be worse. And are these things quiet? I realize that basketball certainly isn’t…

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