Asynsis Architecture + Design, horizontal observation wheel in Hong Kong, China

Designed by Nigel Anthony Reading with Aedas and Arup, Asynsis Architecture + Design, horizontal observation wheel is located in Hong Kong, China. It is intended as an icon of sustainability because of its use of renewable wind, tidal and solar energy, and to be carbon neutral by virtue of carbon-offsetting the construction footprint through tree planting in arid, drought-stricken areas in China. Hong... 

Tags: Action on climate change, Aedas, Arup, Carbon neutrality, Carbon offset, China, Climate change, Climatology, Eiffel Tower, Environment, Hong Kong, London, Natural Disaster, Nigel Anthony Reading, Paris, tidal and solar energy

HemPod, Bath in United Kingdom

HemPod, Bath is located in United Kingdom Called the ‘HemPod’, this one-storey building has highly insulating walls made from the chopped woody core, or shiv, of the industrial hemp plant mixed with a specially developed lime-based binder. The hemp shiv traps air in the walls, and the hemp itself is porous, making the walls incredibly well insulated. The lime-based binder sticks together and protects... 

Tags: Agriculture, Bath, building materials, Cannabis, Climate change, climate change gas, Department of Energy, Environment, Environmental Issues, Fodder, GBP, Hemp, Lime render, National Non-Food Crops Centre, Non-food crops, United Kingdom Called

Great River Energy headquarters in Minneapolis, United States

Located in Minneapolis, United States, Great River Energy headquarters was designed by Perkins + Will. Work has completed on Great River Energy’s new corporate headquarters in Maple Grove, Minneapolis. The four-storey, 166,000 sq ft building, designed by architects Perkins + Will is located on a 12.5 acre site in Maple Grove’s Arbor Lakes development. The building features a number of the latest... 

Tags: acre site, Arbor Lake, Arbor Lakes, Business/Finance, Climate change, Efficient energy use, electricity, energy, Energy conservation, Energy development, energy efficiency technology, Energy policy, Environment, Great River Energy, Great River Energy headquarters, less energy, low energy, Minneapolis, United States, wind energy, Wind power, Zero-energy building

ATO Headquarters By COX RICHARDSON, Australia

The ATO Headquarters was designed by COX RICHARDSON is located in Canberra, ACT, Australia. The design of the Australian Tax Office Head combines civic character worthy of a major public entity with a sensitive response to environmental concerns and human. This social agenda is addressed through the system visible to the environment and the expression of the light skin of the building, heat and tactile... 

Tags: Australia architecture, Australian Tax Office, Climate change, Efficient energy use, Energy conservation, Energy policy, Environment, Escalator, Industrial ecology, The Galleria