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This library shows how beautiful sustainable design builds community

This gorgeous new library just an hour’s drive from downtown Toronto is a true civic center with its welcoming light-filled spaces nestled into a hillside. Canadian design firm RDHA recently completed the green-roofed Waterdown Library in Hamilton, built to replace a smaller municipal building and designed with...
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Why our ancestors built round houses - and why it still makes sense to build round structures today

The oldest forms of indigenous shelter were often round in shape. (Think the Southwest USA Hogan, Mongolian Yurt, North American Teepee and the Greek Tenemos, among others.) Why did our ancestors choose to build round? Because the ovid shape -- eggs, earth, tree trunks, and stones -- is what they saw reflected...
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Australian home builder to include a Tesla Powerwall in every new home

An Australian home builder has announced plans to include a Tesla Powerwall in all new homes. Arden Homes says they will outfit all their new homes with the energy storage technology through a partnership with solar energy company and certified Tesla Powerwall reseller Bradford Solar. The move is expected to slash...
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This 74K tiny home has an incredible interior that's larger than life

You can still live large in a tiny house - just check out the Earth and Sky Palace, an incredible little home with all the trappings of luxury. The unique 200-square-foot home, which is currently for sale for $74,000, has a sophisticated interior design that quickly makes one forget all about its compact size. The...
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Sun Commune pavilion teaches urban kids about sustainable farming in China

For a country like China, where one-fifth of the farmland is contaminated, raising awareness about sustainable farming is more important than ever. That’s why design studio Superimpose teamed up with the local farming community in rural Hangzhou’s Tai Yang Valley to build an educational pavilion about organic...
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New graphene sieve can remove even small salts from seawater

Graphene is the world's strongest material, but that's not all it can do. The wonder material can also be used as a filter that removes salts from seawater so it's safe to drink. While scientists have eyed graphene-oxide membranes for better filtration - and even showed graphene could filter out large salts -...
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Is tidal power finally coming of age?

A British company wants to demonstrate that underwater turbines can be a viable source of hydroelectricity, by winning a share of $363 million worth of electricity generation contracts being offered up by the U.K. government. As Bloomberg reports, Atlantis Resources wants to build power turbines under the ocean...

A British company wants to demonstrate that underwater turbines can be a viable source of hydroelectricity, by winning a share of $363 million...
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Tesla is now the second most valuable car company in the US

Environmental news hasn't been very hopeful of late - except maybe from Tesla Motors. Elon Musk’s electric car company has surged in sales so far this year, delivering a staggering 25,000 vehicles to customers. That puts the company ahead of ahead of Ford as the second most valuable car manufacturer in the US—a...

Environmental news hasn't been very hopeful of late - except maybe from Tesla Motors. Elon Musk’s electric car company has surged in sales...
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This gorgeous glowing building is wrapped in an elegant slatted screen

This multi-use building in Niigata City, Japan, functions like a small town with its own park, restaurant, cobblestone alley and offices. Takeru Shoji Architects wrapped the building in an envelope made of dense wooden louvers which protect the privacy of the occupants while allowing them to glimpse the surrounding...

This multi-use building in Niigata City, Japan, functions like a small town with its own park, restaurant, cobblestone alley and offices. Takeru...
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Jaw-dropping 3D-printed grotto explores the future of architecture

Architects Michael Hansmeyer and Benjamin Dillenburger unveiled their latest 3D-printed masterpiece—a full-scale ornamental grotto. Crafted with intricate baroque-like detail like its predecessor, the Digital Grotesque II shows off the power of digital fabrication in its transformation of 1.3 billion digital...

Architects Michael Hansmeyer and Benjamin Dillenburger unveiled their latest 3D-printed masterpiece—a full-scale ornamental grotto. Crafted...
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Trump properties rank among worst polluters in NYC

Nobody expected President Donald Trump, a man who once declared climate change a "hoax" by the Chinese government, to be a champion of the environment. Indeed, with proposed budget cuts to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a plan to reverse his predecessor's pro-planet policies, the opposite has been...

Nobody expected President Donald Trump, a man who once declared climate change a "hoax" by the Chinese government, to be a champion of the environment....
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American fern inspires groundbreaking new solar storage solution

Energy storage has been a leading obstacle to widespread adoption of solar energy, but that may be about to change. A new nature-inspired electrode developed by two scientists at RMIT University in Australia could hold the key to drastically improved storage. Their electrode, which is based on patterns in the...

Energy storage has been a leading obstacle to widespread adoption of solar energy, but that may be about to change. A new nature-inspired electrode...