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New apartments bring sustainable architecture to the Upper West Side

New York’s Upper West Side has long been a coveted area of the city, but few new developments have risen on the horizon in recent decades. However, 470 Columbus and West 83rd Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side is about to get some new, Passive House-certified apartments that will put sustainability front...
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HOW TO: Grow an Avocado Tree from an Avocado Pit

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Clean Energy

Yara invests in green ammonia for renewable energy

One of the world’s biggest ammonia producers in the world is preparing to ramp up its so-called “green ammonia” production. By using hydropower with its existing ammonia plant, Norway’s Yara is about to manufacture green ammonia commercially. Last week, Yara announced its partnership with Aker Horizons...
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Public Spaces

LEED Gold Columbia Building cleans stormwater runoff with green roofs

When Portland-based Skylab Architecture was asked by the City of Portland’s Bureau of Environmental Services to design an extension of a wastewater treatment facility, sustainability was immediately identified as a key priority. Not only did the architects need to design the public project to meet a minimum...
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Architecture

First Smart Forest City in Mexico will be 100% food and energy self-sufficient

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Animals

Are Florida manatees starving to death?

Manatee mortality in Florida has shot up this year, with 358 recorded deaths in January and February. Last year, the first two months had a combined total of 143 deaths — less than half this year's current toll. Conservationists worry that the manatees are starving to death. Some causes of 2021...
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Homes

Green renovation to a '50s California home features recycled denim insulation

A private residence in San Anselmo, California has received a green renovation with some unique features. Designers from Pfau Long Architecture expanded the space to 2,800 feet to help this project stick out from the rest, complete with sustainable solar power and recycled denim insulation. The...
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Architecture

These bioclimatic student dorms use low-cost, sustainable materials

In the tropical Vietnamese province of Dong Nai, Southeast Asian architecture firm T3 Architects has completed the Hippo Farm Bioclimatic Dormitories, a cost-effective housing structure that uses locally sourced materials and bioclimatic design principles to stay naturally cool and comfortable...
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Transportation

USPS cuts emissions with new delivery vehicle fleet

The United States Postal Service announced last week that it was awarded a multi-billion-dollar contract to update the postal delivery fleet. Oshkosh Defense of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, won the 10-year contract to build more efficient vehicles with fewer emissions. In recent years, the USPS has faced stiff competition...

The United States Postal Service announced last week that it was awarded a multi-billion-dollar contract to update the postal delivery fleet....
Solar

Construction begins on the largest solar plant in the US

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Problematic Practices

Facebook Marketplace fuels illegal sales of land in the Amazon rainforest

Large parcels of land in the Amazon rainforest are being sold illegally on Facebook. According to a recent investigation carried out by the BBC, Facebook Marketplace ads are being used to sell land in Brazil's portion of the Amazon Rainforest to global buyers. Facebook has distanced itself from the illegal...

Large parcels of land in the Amazon rainforest are being sold illegally on Facebook. According to a recent investigation carried out by the BBC,...
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Homes

This home floats in a self-sufficient Amsterdam neighborhood

In a city characterized by fast population growth, Amsterdam residents are beginning to entertain alternative living situations. Enter Schoonschip, a sustainable floating neighborhood located on the Johan van Hasselt Canal in a former industrial area. Local architecture firm i29 has created a striking floating...

In a city characterized by fast population growth, Amsterdam residents are beginning to entertain alternative living situations. Enter Schoonschip,...
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Modern, barn-inspired home ages gracefully in a wild Poznań meadow

After finding the perfect plot of land 30 minutes outside of Poznań’s historic city center, Carolina reached out to Polish architecture studio PL.architekci to realize her dream home — a Hollywood Western-inspired abode where she could fulfill her passions for horseback riding and raising cacti. To that end,...

After finding the perfect plot of land 30 minutes outside of Poznań’s historic city center, Carolina reached out to Polish architecture studio...
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Businesses

A skyscraper will purify Shenzhen’s air with aquaponic gardens

Zaha Hadid Architects has been crowned a competition winner for its proposed design of Tower C at Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base, a planned business and financial center that will serve the Greater Bay Area of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau. Informed by 3D-modeling tools, the skyscraper features a futuristic,...

Zaha Hadid Architects has been crowned a competition winner for its proposed design of Tower C at Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base, a planned...
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Public Spaces

MAD unveils solar-powered "Train Station in the Forest"

This summer, the Chinese city of Jiaxing will welcome an innovative transportation hub that will be topped with a lush "borderless park" to bring nature back to the urban environment. Designed by international design firm MAD Architects, the 35.4-hectare project will feature a new Jiaxing Train Station topped...

This summer, the Chinese city of Jiaxing will welcome an innovative transportation hub that will be topped with a lush "borderless park" to bring...