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World’s First 100% Solar-Powered Stadium

May 15, 2009 by Justin Thomas 19 Comments

Solar Powered Stadium For 2009 World Games

A couple of years ago, we wrote about a 1.3 megawatt solar-powered stadium in Switzerland. A new solar powered stadium has been built in Taiwan for the 2009 World Games in July. Designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito, the stadium incorporates 8,844 solar panels on the roof. The roof will generate enough energy to power… [Continue Reading]

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Green Roofs Around The World

June 16, 2007 by Justin Thomas Leave a Comment

I found a nice collection of intriguing green roofs by an Australian green roof group.

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Aquarius Tower To Integrate Wind Turbines, Solar Cells

May 22, 2007 by Justin Thomas 1 Comment

The Aquarius Tower will have wind turbines and a solar roof cleverly incorporated into its design. It will become one of the few buildings in the U.S. to incorporate such energy generating features. The tower is a proposed 38-story, 240,000-square-foot condominium complex that will be located across from the Georgia Aquarium, in Atlanta. It will… [Continue Reading]

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The One Megawatt Solar Glass Complex

May 9, 2007 by Justin Thomas 2 Comments

There is an amazing building complex in Germany that is completely enclosed in glass and solar cells. The complex covers a total of 123,200 square feet. All this glass creates a pleasant “micro-climate” inside — the interior atmosphere is distinctly Mediterranean (notice the pools and deck chairs in the photos).

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Solar Building Automatically Shades Itself From The Sun

April 24, 2007 by Justin Thomas 2 Comments

The Devonshire Building is a solar building, that automatically opens and closes banks of shades on it’s south facing façade. The intelligent system tracks the amount of sunlight entering the windows, and takes into account the time of day and season. The key architectural aim was to design a building that would incorporate as much… [Continue Reading]