The LEED certified buildings reach a toll of 200 in South Florida
Florida, along with so many landmarks and achievements to its credit, now owns another landmark to boast of for so many years to come and for all the good reasons too. South Florida has clenched up a milestone for eco friendly construction. Now 200 buildings of commercial purposes hold the certification of Leadership in Energy and Environment, also commonly known as the LEED program. The 200th Building- where and what The 200th Building to hold the LEED certificate is the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience. The building spans in an area of about 100,000 square foot. The building consists of a laboratory and an office space. [...]
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Eco-friendly housing in Singapore
Live as the ultimate environment companions With the alarming rate of pollutants in the environment, everything is being substituted these days with its ‘eco-friendly’ version. Whether it is transportation, painting colours for children or the house constructing material, the smart minds of the world are trying their best to minimize the effect of green house gases in the environment as much as possible. However, Singapore have gone a step further by being the country to experiment with this eco-friendly scenario and building a public state made of the environmental friendly buildings. Going by the fact that almost 80% of the total population of Singapore resides in public houses, building one [...]
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Recycled beer bottles used to construct Las Vegas building
Las Vegas is also known as Sin City for its over the top glitz, the way it appears to promote glamour over everything else and its promotion of the indulgence of one’s senses to the point of being gluttonous. By its apparent promotion of vices, being ec
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Arish Palm Leaf Sculpture Exhibition illustrates the usefulness of palm leaves
Shelters and homes built from date palm leaves have been an intrinsic part of the Arabian life for centuries though they have largely been obscured and in places, replaced by concrete and steel structures in the region. However, palm leaf architecture has
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The tree house: Most pristine way to enjoy the nature
With the world struggling around issues like global warming and climate change, houses made of reclaimed material can provide some relief. For the eco lovers, tree house can be a perfect blend of being close to nature yet a modish style of living. On simi
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A Himalayan resort made of dry stacking of stone & wood without cement
Sitting in the foothills of the Western Himalayas, Himachal Pradesh is place where natural beauty and architectural elegance sit together like two pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Himachal is a diverse place in its own right—the culture, dialect and architect
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Graphite Apartments provide fillip to wood as construction material
In London stands a building that’s claimed to be the tallest wooden residential structure in the world. Standing nine stories in height, wood dominates from the second level onwards. Constructed three years ago, the Graphite Apartments are built using e
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Design strategies of Landmark tower in Yongsan International Business District
The Landmark tower (620 m tall tower), designed with extreme abundant concepts by architects with 3.4 million square meter scheme aiding the consortium of development called the Dream hub project financial investment Co. The tall tower will be invigorated
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Architects conceive a modular greenhouse which doubles up as a classroom
Architectural masterpieces are sometimes confused with high end technology and huge economic capabilities. However, given the current trend of collective availability of resources and devices, construction industry should also follow the path of unified a
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Terevete Forest Centre to promote understanding of natural resources and recycling
The term ‘recycling’ is an abstract notion for many of us who don’t engage in its practice. It conjures images of people separating paper from plastic and walking about touting the many benefits of recycling. But what if we could see elements in the
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