Tag: Concrete
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Just What We Needed Dept: A Concrete Chandelier
Filled with seven incandescent bulbs, it's slogan should be "It's not a light, it's a heater!"
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Bubble Deck Technology Uses Less Concrete by Filing The Slab With Beach Balls
This is a really clever idea that takes out all the stuff in the middle that you don't really need, and replacing it with air.
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Solar Powered Process Could Finally Make Concrete Greener
A solar process reduces the CO2 emissions produced in the making of concrete, but it may not go far enough.
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3D Printed Buildings Proposed For the Moon
The Contour Crafters prepare for "planetary infrastructure Buildup" and take their technology into space.
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China & India Welcome Unregulated Asbestos: Russia & Other Nations Glad to Send It
Asbestos exposure in China and India is spiraling out of control.
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Awesome House Rises 20 Feet into Trees in Brazilian Atlantic Forest
With an open lower level that lets plants grow and animals circulate freely, architect George Mills' summer house is as dreamy as is gets.
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Concrete Furniture: Let's Nip This Design Trend In The Bud
Concrete is heavy, and responsible for 5% of the CO2 produced in the world. Why in the world would we want it in our living rooms?
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Ask Pablo: Do Solar Panels Contribute To The Heat Island Effect?
Image credit: Bernd Sieker, used under Creative Commons license. Dear Pablo: Does installing commercial rooftop solar PV (with the dark-colored PV cells) negate the effect of painting that same roof white to alleviate the "heat island" effect in
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Take Action: Ontario's Proposed Mega-Quarry Could Contaminate Drinking Water for A Million People
As Lloyd detailed in an earlier post on the enormous ecological footprint of concrete, a US-owned hedge fund is proposing a mega-quarry in Melancthon, about an hour and a half away from
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Tubohotel: Concrete Tubing Recycled Into Affordable, "All Tube" Hotel
Here on TreeHugger we've already seen minimalist hotels made out of giant sections of concrete tubing. But who would have known concrete tubing could be actually made to look inviting, much less for travellers
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Is Living In A City Making You Crazy?
With more than 50% of the world's population currently living in cities and 70% of the world population expected to live in a city by 2050, neurologists are starting to map out the impact of living in
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Why Concrete's Colossal Footprint is More Complicated Than You Think (and Why That Matters to Everyone)
When one complains about the environmental footprint of concrete, the main issue is usually the carbon footprint that comes from the production of cement. But cement is only about 15% of
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Recycled Sidewalks Make Cool But Scary Traffic Medians (Photos)
At New York City's Queens Plaza, where seven subway lines meet under the foot of the Queensboro Bridge, there are some new, very interesting traffic medians. Just a facet of a $75 million project to reorganize,
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Self-Healing Concrete Could Mean Longer Life, Less CO2 Emissions
Concrete often cracks due to shrinkage, impact or loading, and then the moisture gets in, corrodes the reinforcing or spalls in freeze-thaw cycles. Michelle Pelletier, a University of Rhode Island master's degree candidate, has figured out a way to
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Gardening for Geeks is Called Domestic Terraforming
Science fiction fans usually think of terraforming at a terra scale, but Wired appropriates the term for our backyard gardens. They get some things right, like the use of currently trendy raised beds
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More Eco-Beauty at Twitter
Today there was new space added to the Twitter HQ, doubling their size. Designed by the lovely and talented Sara Morishige Williams (@sara), the newest spaces are consistent with the philosophy of the existing offices
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Green Materials Guide: An Intro to Green Flooring
We all walk on it every day, but don't often think of it. It's underfoot, and, for many of us, out of mind. But just because you trod on it doesn't mean you shouldn't pay close attention to the materials that make
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NOx-Sucking Sidewalks Could Save Lives (or at Least, Lungs)
Cement has not had an easy time trying to profile itself as a green building material - it's energy intensive and has high carbon dioxide emissions, and
