Blanchett, who acts as co-artistic director of the theater in Sydney, Australie, aptly stated, “If theater doesn’t engage with the big issues that face human beings and society generally, then it very quickly becomes irrelevant.”

The installation is expected to take care of 70% of the theater’s energy needs—approximately the same amount it would take to power 46 individual homes.

Source: CalFinder solaire

According to the contractor, the lead time for the alternate product was longer than the window that they had to install it, so they went with Tournesol green roof trays instead.

Source: Tournesol Siteworks

Source: Inhabitat

“Our goal is to have a net-zero facility,” said Medina Mayor Adam Tabelski. “The plant uses a lot of juice and we want to reduce our operating costs.”

The village in October 2009 was approved for a grant to pay 90 percent of the improvements. The funding came from the federal stimulus program, or the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and targeted green energy projects.

Banks of solar panels on top of two roofs at the sewer plant line two of their facilities. Altogether, the two sites have about 350 des panneaux solaires. On sunny days, the panels will produce more than enough energy to run the composting plant, allowing Medina to sell back some green power to National Grid.

Next month, Medina expects to begin installing a cogeneration plant, which will use methane gas from the plant to run a generator, producing electricity. The system will operate in a similar way as the anaerobic manure digesters at several local dairy farms.

Medina also is implementing other tactics to reduce its electrical costs and spare the environment by consuming less fossil fuels. A 2,500-square-foot section of the sewer plant building is covered with a “green roof.” That will become a layer of dirt and thick grass in the next 18 à 24 mois. It will act as insulation for the plant.

Source: The Daily News Online

La conception écologique est une tendance très populaire dans l'architecture moderne. Jetez un oeil à ces 17 exemples - certains en place aujourd'hui, et d'autres encore sur la planche à dessin. We may have got it wrong in the past, but we’re certainly making up for lost time.

Source: EcoSalon

The Lower Cape Fear Stewardship Development Award Program recognizes developments in New Hanover, Brunswick, and Pender Counties that protect water quality, preserve open space, utilize innovative green building and storm water practices, and educate the public.

This year’s Outstanding Stewardship Awards, the group’s highest honor, went to the Blue Heron Branch in Currie, Pender County, and Wilmington’s E.L. Wade Park.

Source: Star News Online

The sedum roof protects the home from the hot sun in the summer, and keeps warmth in during the cold winter. Ingles also envisions it as a playful architectural element: the roof, he shows in renderings, can be used as a recreational greenspace, and perhaps could even be a hill for sledding or skiing down during Denmark’s long winters.

Via: Inhabitat

This version, a compromise between the Senate and the White House, was voted on today, Décembre. 14, and includes a one-year extension of the Treasury Grant Program mandate (TGP; 1603) to Dec. 31, 2011. Unofficial “cloture” vote counts indicate the measure will pass handily.

For renewable energy firms, especially those planning utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV), solar thermal and concentrating solar power (CSP; parabolic trough, Fresnel lens, Stirling engine and heliostats with a power tower), this means the rush to break ground or expend 5 percent of project costs now has a one-year breathing period.

Source: CalFinder solaire

Aloha aménagement paysager et LMS Guam installé un toit vert sur la côte 360 Union fédérale du crédit à Guam. Le projet a été le premier de son genre sur l'île.

Source: Lawn & Landscape

Source: La vie du toit de l'Oregon