Category: Resources
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Florida’s Place in Smart Design and Sustainable Architecture
Sustainable “green” building and the integration of smart designs into architecture and homes have both gained momentum since the creation of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification in the early 1990s. Globally, there are more than 500,000 LEED-certified residential homes, including single-family, multifamily and affordable housing units. Out of these, 400,000 are located in…
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There Are Many Reasons Electric Vehicles Are ‘Green’, According to Yale Researchers
Yale University researchers have looked into additional reasons into how electrical vehicles are green. Take a look at them here. — Read on www.goodnewsnetwork.org/additional-reasons-electric-vehicles-are-green-according-to-yale-researchers/
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New Plant-based Biodegradable Masks Close the Recycling Loop with Free Return of Used Ones
G95 makes masks and hoodies that filter the air at N95 level, and now sells a single-use biodegradable mask you can mail in for recycling. — Read on www.goodnewsnetwork.org/plant-based-recycled-biodegradable-face-masks/
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World’s First 3D-Printed House Made Of Local Raw Earth – And it Closes the Roof With a Dome
A Bologna-based architecture firm has used clay and 3D printers to create sustainable domed housing with little waste. — Read on www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tecla-sustainable-3d-printed-houses-from-cucinella-architects/
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Hundreds of Solar Farms Built Atop Closed Landfills Are Turning Brownfields into Green Fields
Turning brownfields into greenfields, energy firms are building solar power plants on top of closed-off landfills. — Read on www.goodnewsnetwork.org/solar-energy-farms-built-on-landfills/
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Largest Farm to Grow Crops Under Solar Panels Proves to Be a Bumper Crop for Agrivoltaic Land Use
Agrivoltaics, growing crops under solar panels, increases the production of both, and Jack’s Solar Garden farm is showing how it’s done. — Read on www.goodnewsnetwork.org/agrivoltaics-of-solar-power-and-farming-are-a-big-success-on-this-boulder-farm/
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