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Solar-powered home embraces tree canopy views in all directions

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In the coastal township of Barwon Heads, Australian architecture firm Peter Winkler Architects has completed the Green Velvet House, a family’s solar-powered home that sensitively responds to the landscape in more ways than one. For energy efficiency, the Colorbond tray deck roof is fitted with a 10.26

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Solar-powered luxury home celebrates contemporary style at Lake Huron

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Durable weather-resistant materials, energy-efficient systems and a 15-kW solar array help minimize the home’s environmental footprint to meet the project’s sustainability targets. Full-height glazing fills the home with natural light while extended roof eaves protect the interiors from solar glare.

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LEED-Platinum learning lab is a beacon of sustainability

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Related: Green-roofed CLT classrooms immerse children in nature As a teaching and learning lab for sustainable technologies, the Roux Center for the Environment includes a variety of renewable energy and energy-saving systems that have earned the building LEED Platinum certification. View post:Â .

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Amsterdams new circular archives building sustainably generates all of its own energy

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Even more impressive is its use of circular design principles and energy-neutral operations thanks to an airtight envelope, energy-efficient systems and solar panels. The 2,665-square-meter facility houses all municipal archives from 1811, when Napoleon introduced the Civil Registry. The detailing is minimalist.

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FAAB reimagines Warsaws largest public square as a solar-powered cycle park

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sudski Square — Warsaw’s largest public square that is presently underused — as a sustainable city landmark redefined with Europe’s largest cycle park, photovoltaic panels and a new rainwater harvesting system. Photovoltaic coatings could be overlaid atop pavements and glazed surfaces to generate renewable energy.

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Oregon State mass timber buildings sequester over 2,000 tons of CO2

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Last year, the College of Forestry at Oregon State University welcomed Peavy Hall and the Advanced Wood Products Laboratory (AWP), two new mass timber buildings that serve as living laboratories for sustainable architecture. A sustainable design approach was also applied to the buildings’ operations, which are optimized for energy efficiency.

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NBBJ to design Tencents futuristic Net City in Shenzhen

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Global design firm NBBJ has won an international competition to design Net City, a 2-million-square-meter masterplanned Shenzhen district for Tencent, China’s largest internet company. Developed for the 320-acre peninsula along Shenzhen’s Dachanwan, Net City was created to meet Tencent’s growing office needs in the upcoming years.