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Geothermal-powered dorm minimizes its carbon footprint in Quebec

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Built to house 270 students from 37 countries, the brick-clad dorm complements the century-old private boarding school’s existing architecture while raising the bar for sustainable design with its emphasis on energy efficiency. The rest is here: Geothermal-powered dorm minimizes its carbon footprint in Quebec.

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Wellesleys Global Flora greenhouse can generate all of its own energy

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Boston-based architecture firm Kennedy & Violich Architecture has flipped the script for energy-intensive greenhouses with the net-zero energy Global Flora, a sustainable botanical facility for Wellesley College in Massachusetts. The greenhouse also includes stormwater retention tanks.

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Meet the Innovators in Elemental Excelerator’s 9th Cohort

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Beyond giving your jeans a second chance at life, this opens up an entirely new, sustainable garment recycling supply chain. The energy companies in our latest cohort have developed innovative approaches to sustainable urban development, maximizing renewable power generation, and aiding in a just transition to a clean-energy workforce.