New York City mayor Bill De Blasio said this week new glass and steel buildings would soon be banned. That may have been a bit of hyperbole but signals a new emphasis on energy efficient buildings.
You drive to a business meeting, you park your car, you go to the meeting, you come back to your car, you’re ready to leave, but you can’t… because it turns out that your car’s been melted by the sunlight concentrated by and reflected off of the curved surface of … [continued]
Taiwan’s Taipei 101 was the tallest building in the world from 2004-2007. Now, it is looking to become the world’s tallest GREEN building. [social_buttons] The building’s owner, Taipei Financial Center Corp (TFC), is putting in $1.9 million to give this 101-story building a green makeover.
