2014

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Green Data Centers in LEED v4

This week the Grainger Lake Forest Data Center in Illinois achieved Gold certification in LEED v4 BD+C (Building Design + Construction). It’s the first ever facility to do so, particularly under the new Data Center sector of LEED v4 launched…

neoliSeptember 11, 2014

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Streamlined Review Process for LEED Projects & Animal-Friendly Organs-on-a-Chip

In today's post, we feature the LEED Proven Provider for a more streamlined review process of LEED projects, and also report on the organs-on-a-chip development for drug testing sans the cruelty to animals. * * * A More Streamlined Review…

neoliSeptember 5, 2014

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August Green News Roundup: From New Use for Cigarette Butts to Melting Iceberg as a Temporary Home

We look back at our favorite green news the whole month of August—from new life for cigarette butts to one man's attempt to make an iceberg his melting, fleeting home. 1| In the Name of Climate Change, One Man…

neoliAugust 31, 2014

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Of War and War-Torn Buildings

“Most of the cruelty in the world is just misplaced energy.” -Zadie Smith, On Beauty My grandma, aged 93, remarked the other day, while we were watching a news story on the Gaza conflict, about how all those…

neoliAugust 25, 2014

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Shanghai Gets a Wake-Up Call via Environmental Art, Hopefully

This August, a decrepit ark sits on the floor of Shanghai’s Power Station of Art (PSA), bearing a menagerie of taxidermied animals, sickly, frozen on the spot, and absolutely going nowhere. Noah's Ark redux. Or more harshly, inspired by the…

neoliAugust 16, 2014

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Fitting In Embedded Energy in Our Consumerist Society

We live in a world of overconsumption; it’s no secret. A sweet combination of technological progress and manipulation by media has enabled us to become rabid consumers. We’re buying more stuff than ever, out of a constant need to replace,…

neoliAugust 12, 2014

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Solar Cell Technology Advances with Spray-On Perovskite

Solar cell technology always excites us for the simple fact that the sun’s energy is too good to waste. Especially in places where the sun shines in abundance, solar cells are a great way to generate energy instead of relying…

neoliAugust 5, 2014

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Green News Roundup This July | From Trashy Buildings to Repurposing Stadiums

Here's a look back at the five green news stories that caught our attention this month of July. Air-conditioning an Entire Mini City Dubai's temperature-controlled mall is set to be the world's largest. Forty Eight million square feet. That’s…

neoliJuly 31, 2014

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Air-Conditioning for Buildings | Why Too Much Cool is Uncool

One hundred and twelve years since the invention of the air-conditioner—yes, it’s that old—and we’re still coming to terms with its uncool effects. Back in 1902, Willis Carter only intended to control temperature and humidity inside a printing press to…

neoliJuly 27, 2014

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Stormwater Management Is Everyone's Concern

Once upon a time, the rain fell in lovely droves. It freely splattered and gushed and rushed and rolled. And then all that energetic water promptly drained into the earth, absorbed by the roots of plants and trees, and naturally…

neoliJuly 16, 2014