Tag: design
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Residential Insulation Options for South Florida
It may seem like a house in a temperate area like Miami wouldn’t need much insulation, but the opposite is true. While houses in colder regions of the country require insulation to keep the heat in, homes in southern Florida must be insulated to hold the heat at bay and minimize the amount of work…
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New Company Turns 100 Tons of Non-Recyclable Plastic Into Building Blocks For Construction
Turning hard to recycle plastics into building blocks for construction, ByFusion has diverted 100 tons of plastic from landfills. — Read on www.goodnewsnetwork.org/byfusion-turns-100-tons-of-nonrecyclable-plastic-into-building-blocks/
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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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Wind Turbines Are Using Cameras and AI to See Birds –And Shut Down When They Approach
IdentiFlight, AI-based cameras, can recognize eagles and hawks as they approach in enough time to pause turbines in their flight path. — Read on www.goodnewsnetwork.org/wind-turbines-use-cameras-and-ai-to-save-birds/
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Existing home sales rise in November
Existing home sales rose 1.9% to a seasonally adjusted 6.46 million million units in November from a month earlier, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). — Read on finance.yahoo.com/news/existing-home-sales-november-2021-150006550.html Find Miami Dade data HERE
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