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News
Hobbits Had it Right
The McLaren Tech Center strikes it big by merging with the landscape rather than dominating.
Climate Change, White Roofs, and Common Sense
White roofs are a popular way to “cool” a city down, but are there negative side effects?
Cities hit hardest by rising seas
Calcutta, India leads the list of cities that will be most damaged by rising sea levels. Which two U.S. cities are on the list?
Density: A Path to Better Jobs
Ryan Avent makes the case that density attracts talent and spurs competition, which leads to more opportunities and better jobs in the city.
Empire State Building Gets LEED Gold Rating
The Empire State Building was awarded the top LEED rating today for their massive, cost-saving retrofit. Here’s how: http://goo.gl/6Ij.
Tokyo solar shingle rooftops
Japan’s knee-jerk reaction to the March Fukushima nuclear crisis has sent energy officials scrambling. Their goal: formulate a 21st-century renewable energy strategy, structured around solar, for the mountainous island nation.
Philadelphia’s Radical Green Infrastructure Plan
Philadelphia is taking some major steps to reduce water pollution and green its streets and public spaces by harnessing rainwater.
River Renewal – Mexico City
The Río Piedad–or Pity River–paved over in 1952 to accommodate Mexican automobile travel, embodies the predicament of revitalizing urban waterways.
FEMA Emerges Amid Tornado Rubble
This tornado season has claimed the lives of at least 480 people, making it the most deadly since 1953. Out of the darkness, FEMA’s response evinces its improvements since Katrina.
National Building Museum Presents: Intelligent Cities
Explore connections between tech and cities; from education and energy to gov’t, health care, and transportation at the Intelligent Cities Forum June 6.
Smart community project granted $375,000
EPA awards $375,000 grant to Tompkins County, NY and Ithaca College construction partnership
Climate change: More intense rains could swamp Chicago’s aging sewers
Rains of greater than 2.5 in/day, the amount that can trigger sewage dumping into Lake Michigan, are expected to increase by 50% by 2039
Webisodes
Building Green for the Future
This week, we take you into the classroom and look at how some organizations are hoping that kids will be “sustainability natives.”
An Innovative Approach to Water Conservation
THIS WEEK: Our rapidly increasing consumption of water is creating concerns about what the world would be like without any! One team, however, created an innovative solution to the planet’s quickly disappearing water. Check it out in this week’s webisode!
Empowerhouse: Community-Based Sustainable Living
THIS WEEK: How to turn a Solar Decathlon house into a home. GW students Melissa Turley and Jon Fenech followed Team Empowerhouse through the Solar Decathlon. Their innovation? Making it affordable enough to be a Habitat for Humanity home.
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A Solar Conversation with Secretary Chu
THIS WEEK: In this week’s webisode, Planet Forward’s Frank Sesno interviews Secretary of Energy, Dr. Steven Chu at the 2011 Solar Decathlon! Chu talks about the coolest innovations, and even wonks out a bit on r-values and building materials.
SD2011 Trend: Green Roofs
Check out this week’s webisode where Planet Forward’s host Frank Sesno speaks with Don Ferrier of the National Association of Home Builders at the Solar Decathlon about the costs and benefits of green roofs.
Solar and the City – Team New York’s Solar Decathlon House
THIS WEEK’s WEBISODE: The Solar Decathlon teams are in Washington DC! Check out Team New York’s Roof Pod — it sits atop a sky rise building and helps generate power PLUS: Brendan Owens, Planet Forward’s newest Expert weighs in the use of new building materials.
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Solar Decathlon – Tennessee’s on Top
Viewers voted and TENNESSEE is on top in the race for the Solar Decathlon! Check out the Tennessee team’s use of solar energy, insulated windows and a remote control iPad. Ask expert Bill Worthen what HIS thoughts are on the Tennessee team’s Living Light House.
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DOE's Solar Decathlon Brings #SunnyIdeas to Planet Forward
This week, we begin Planet Forward’s coverage of the Solar Decathlon! 20 collegiate teams from around the world are designing and building sustainable solar homes. In this week’s WEBISODE, we take a look at the unique use of water in The University of Maryland‘s home.
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Bringing Experts to the Innovators
Innovators need feedback to make their great ideas even better. So, we try to connect experts with our PF innovators every chance we get. In our WEBISODE this week, a top architect gives feedback to 3 ideas — green urban rooftops, hemp-based building materials and large-scale passive solar. Bill Worthen, the National Director and Resource …Read More…
Is Your City HOT? The Benefits of Storm Water Management
This week, our WEBISODE focuses on “GreenStreets,” a project from Drexel University Professor and NSF funded scientist, Franco Montalto. Got storm water? He’s working on a solution!
ICLEI’s Martin Chavez On Sustainable Growth & Smart Cities
This week, Planet Forward host Frank Sesno sits down with Martin Chavez, Executive Director of ICLEI. The focus? Smart cities! Learn what your city can do to grow and adapt to a changing planet. More>>
LEEDing after Disaster: AIA Architect on Why You Should
Can your community turn tragedy into opportunity? Bill Worthen, American Institute of Architects’ National Director and Resource Architect for Sustainability, sits down with us to talk about LEED certification and how disaster can provide opportunity to build back better.
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Solar Innovations at the Solar Decathlon
Lean green design teams from around the world produced some winning ideas at this year’s Solar Decathlon. Maryland won DOE’s top prize, but we staged our own vote. From Vermont, Middlebury College got the nod.
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