Can green roofs encourage bad planning, TreeHugger asks
Written by Lenny Antonelli
Leeds based architects Garnett Netherwood have won an international competition to construct 12-meter high "wildlife towers" along the Leeds and Liverpool canal. The towers will be constructed from parts of demolished buildings.
Green jobs in US outstripped traditional sectors
Written by Jeff ColleyThe Guardian reports that, between 1998 and 2007, green industries in the US were producing new jobs at twice the rate of their traditional counterparts.
Writing on TreeHugger, Lloyd Alter takes a look at two supposedly carbon neutral buildings. The first is the Satander building in Milan, which architects Mario Cucinella have billed as "first zero CO2 office building in Milan."
Ulster bank launches discounted green loan for energy upgrades
Written by News Desk
Ulster Bank has launched a discounted loan for home improvements carried out through Sustainable Energy Ireland’s Home Energy Saving scheme and Greener Homes Scheme.
US energy secretary suggest painting roofs white
Written by Lenny AntonelliSpeaking in London yesterday, US energy secretary Steven Chu said that painting roofs and pavements white could help to mitigate global warming by reflecting sunlight back into space.
Mario Cucinella architects have produced an interesting theoretical prototype for a low cost sustainable home, dubbed 'Casa 100k'.
Changes to Battersea power station redevelopment plans
Written by Lenny AntonelliUN claims green energy overtakes fossil fuel investment
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Green energy overtook fossil fuels in attracting investment for power generation for the first time last year, according to figures released today by the United Nations.
BioSpark - a newly-formed joint venture between Imperative Energy and Sustainable BioPolymers - has announced its intention to invest €40 million in the development of a next generation bio-processing research, innovation and manufacturing centre in Claremorris, County Mayo. Biospark says the venture will create 180 jobs initially, and could create up to 300 jobs in total over the next three years.
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The Green Party has unveiled figures showing that over 50 per cent of new Irish jobs created this year are green. Research shows over 10,000 of the jobs created in Ireland over the past three months have been in the green economy, a fact which has won Ireland some welcome positive press in the US online publication the Huffington Post.
Energy and innovation minister of state Conor Lenihan today officially launched a nationwide scheme expected to generate thousands of new jobs in the clean-tech sector over the next 6 to 12 months.New company Greenloan has set up an offering to co-incide with the Home Energy Saving scheme which aims to create significant employment opportunities in local communities throughout Ireland by grouping homeowners to avail of large discounts in upgrading their properties.
A sheltered, disability-friendy bus stop in Curitiba
A new film from DelBello Pictures and MariaVazPhotgography profiles the Brazilian town of Curitiba, one of the most interesting examples of sustainable urban design going.
Minister for Energy Eamon Ryan has said he expects new climate change legislation later this year to closely follow similar legislation introduced in Britain.