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Wind Turbines Now Spinning On Bahrain World Trade Center

April 10, 2008 by Justin Thomas 9 Comments

This is a quick post to let you know that the Bahrain World Trade Center has turned on all three of its huge wind turbines simultaneously. For a glimpse of the turbines in action, check out the video over the fold:

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Leading-Edge Green Complex For Singapore

April 8, 2008 by Justin Thomas 4 Comments

Architecture firm Foster + Partners won an international competition to design a green complex that will fill an entire city block in downtown Singapore. This complex will be on the leading edge of green design. It will incorporate arrays of solar cells on the buildings’ facades. Ribbon-like canopies (also covered with thin-film solar cells) will… [Continue Reading]

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76-Acre CityCenter Project in Vegas Aims To Be Green

August 13, 2007 by Justin Thomas 3 Comments

The MGM CityCenter is a $7 billion project under development on the Las Vegas Strip. The 76-acre complex is the largest green building project in the U.S. The designers actually hope to receive a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for this project. But when the first hotel guests stream through the lobby… [Continue Reading]

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Portland City Storage: 175,000 SF Of Solar Cells

July 11, 2007 by Justin Thomas 5 Comments

This complex is a storage facility to be built by Portland City Storage on the east bank of the Willamette River in Portland. It will have a glass tower rising more than 22 stories and enclosing a giant mechanical arm capable of lifting 40,000 pounds (to conserve valuable riverfront land).