Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building » Arctic Circle http://inhabitat.com Green design & eco innovation for a better world Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Villa Valtanen is a Wilderness Hideaway in Finland Made from Local Materials http://inhabitat.com/villa-valtanen-is-a-wilderness-hideaway-in-finland-made-from-local-materials/ http://inhabitat.com/villa-valtanen-is-a-wilderness-hideaway-in-finland-made-from-local-materials/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:01:23 +0000 Ana Lisa Alperovich http://inhabitat.com/?p=485204
A beautiful combination of ancient timber and modern architecture, Villa Valtanen consists of two shelters connected by a platform. One shelter is an open living space and the other one it’s a place to relax and unwind Nordic style: a sauna. Standing on]]> Arkkitehtitoimisto Louekari, Villa Valtanen, local wood, dovetail joint, sauna, tar, Finland, Lapland, Arctic Circle, Architecture, Daylighting, Green Materials Arkkitehtitoimisto Louekari, Villa Valtanen, local wood, dovetail joint, sauna, tar, Finland, Lapland, Arctic Circle, Architecture, Daylighting, Green Materials Arkkitehtitoimisto Louekari, Villa Valtanen, local wood, dovetail joint, sauna, tar, Finland, Lapland, Arctic Circle, Architecture, Daylighting, Green Materials Arkkitehtitoimisto Louekari, Villa Valtanen, local wood, dovetail joint, sauna, tar, Finland, Lapland, Arctic Circle, Architecture, Daylighting, Green Materials Arkkitehtitoimisto Louekari, Villa Valtanen, local wood, dovetail joint, sauna, tar, Finland, Lapland, Arctic Circle, Architecture, Daylighting, Green Materials Arkkitehtitoimisto Louekari, Villa Valtanen, local wood, dovetail joint, sauna, tar, Finland, Lapland, Arctic Circle, Architecture, Daylighting, Green Materials Arkkitehtitoimisto Louekari, Villa Valtanen, local wood, dovetail joint, sauna, tar, Finland, Lapland, Arctic Circle, Architecture, Daylighting, Green Materials

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/villa-valtanen-is-a-wilderness-hideaway-in-finland-made-from-local-materials/feed/ 0 JVA’s Norwegian Truck Weigh Station Above the Arctic Circle Features a Green Roof! http://inhabitat.com/this-norwegian-truck-weigh-station-above-the-arctic-circle-features-a-green-roof/ http://inhabitat.com/this-norwegian-truck-weigh-station-above-the-arctic-circle-features-a-green-roof/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:20:06 +0000 Leon Kaye http://inhabitat.com/?p=397929
The site aims to stay as integrated within the local fragile environment and present minimal distractions. With the growing exploration for natural resources within the Arctic region, more truck transportation will run through Gullesfjord and therefore a control]]> JVA, Norway, Gullesfjord, Gullesfjord Weigh Station, sortland, northern norway, green roofs, scandinavian design JVA, Norway, Gullesfjord, Gullesfjord Weigh Station, sortland, northern norway, green roofs, scandinavian design JVA, Norway, Gullesfjord, Gullesfjord Weigh Station, sortland, northern norway, green roofs, scandinavian design JVA, Norway, Gullesfjord, Gullesfjord Weigh Station, sortland, northern norway, green roofs, scandinavian design JVA, Norway, Gullesfjord, Gullesfjord Weigh Station, sortland, northern norway, green roofs, scandinavian design JVA, Norway, Gullesfjord, Gullesfjord Weigh Station, sortland, northern norway, green roofs, scandinavian design JVA, Norway, Gullesfjord, Gullesfjord Weigh Station, sortland, northern norway, green roofs, scandinavian design JVA, Norway, Gullesfjord, Gullesfjord Weigh Station, sortland, northern norway, green roofs, scandinavian design JVA, Norway, Gullesfjord, Gullesfjord Weigh Station, sortland, northern norway, green roofs, scandinavian design JVA, Norway, Gullesfjord, Gullesfjord Weigh Station, sortland, northern norway, green roofs, scandinavian design JVA, Norway, Gullesfjord, Gullesfjord Weigh Station, sortland, northern norway, green roofs, scandinavian design


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]]> http://inhabitat.com/this-norwegian-truck-weigh-station-above-the-arctic-circle-features-a-green-roof/feed/ 0 Giant Bulge of Fresh Water in the Arctic Ocean Threatens Europe’s Weather Patterns http://inhabitat.com/giant-bulge-of-fresh-water-in-arctic-threatens-europes-weather-patterns/ http://inhabitat.com/giant-bulge-of-fresh-water-in-arctic-threatens-europes-weather-patterns/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:38:16 +0000 Brit Liggett http://inhabitat.com/?p=346903
European researchers recently discovered a bulging mass of fresh water currently growing in the western Arctic Ocean that could wreak havoc on Europe's climate if it enters the Atlantic Ocean. The bulge currently holds about 10% of the fresh water in the Arctic]]> arctic circle, arctic ocean, global warming, climate change, beaufort gyre, what is a gyre, gyre, arctic gyre, arctic winds, ice caps melting, melting ice, arctic ice sheet, arctic sea ice, sea ice dwindling, sea ice instabiligy, cpom, center for polar observation and modelling, cryosat 2

European researchers recently discovered a bulging mass of fresh water currently growing in the western Arctic Ocean that could wreak havoc on Europe’s climate if it enters the Atlantic Ocean. The bulge currently holds about 10% of the fresh water in the Arctic Ocean – it consists of water from the Eurasian rivers that feed the Arctic Ocean being concentrated and spun in a clockwise motion by the powerful Beaufort Gyre, causing the surface of the ocean to rise by 2 centimeters per year.

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/giant-bulge-of-fresh-water-in-arctic-threatens-europes-weather-patterns/feed/ 0 Facebook’s Fancy New Server Farm Will Be Cooled Naturally By Arctic Air http://inhabitat.com/facebooks-fancy-new-server-farm-will-be-cooled-naturally-by-arctic-air/ http://inhabitat.com/facebooks-fancy-new-server-farm-will-be-cooled-naturally-by-arctic-air/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:36:34 +0000 Lori Zimmer http://inhabitat.com/?p=317659
All of our writing on walls, status updates and pokes cause Facebook’s busy servers to work hard- and produce a lot of excess heat. Most server farms must also include complicated - and expensive - air conditioning systems to prevent self combustion from]]> green design, eco design, sustainable design, Arctic Circle, Facebook, server farm, Lulea, Sweden, Lulea River, hydroelectric power, waste heat green design, eco design, sustainable design, Arctic Circle, Facebook, server farm, Lulea, Sweden, Lulea River, hydroelectric power, waste heat green design, eco design, sustainable design, Arctic Circle, Facebook, server farm, Lulea, Sweden, Lulea River, hydroelectric power, waste heat green design, eco design, sustainable design, Arctic Circle, Facebook, server farm, Lulea, Sweden, Lulea River, hydroelectric power, waste heat green design, eco design, sustainable design, Arctic Circle, Facebook, server farm, Lulea, Sweden, Lulea River, hydroelectric power, waste heat green design, eco design, sustainable design, Arctic Circle, Facebook, server farm, Lulea, Sweden, Lulea River, hydroelectric power, waste heat green design, eco design, sustainable design, Arctic Circle, Facebook, server farm, Lulea, Sweden, Lulea River, hydroelectric power, waste heat

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