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Video: old tires converted to eco-friendly homes in Colombia!
In Colombia, people have invented a new alternative green construction method for their homes, using old tires. Small buildings resembling igloos are becoming more and more frequent in the outskirts o...
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Photo gallery: "Nail houses" resisting demolition in China
Have a look at a photo gallery of "lonely" homes resisting demolition! In China, the term "nail houses" is used to describe buildings whose owners deny to give them away for the construction of...
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Ethiopia's geothermal energy monitored and mapped
Aluto volcano, Ethiopia's main source of geothermal energy is in the center of attention, for a group of scientists from U.K. and Ethiopia, who using advanced monitoring techniques, are exploring the...
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The April issue of TheStructuralEngineer.info newsletter is now available !
TheStructuralEngineer.info is pleased to announce the April issue #94 of our monthly Newsletter ! TheStructuralEngineer.info is pleased to announce the April issue #94 of our monthly Newsletter ! R...
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Thawing Permafrost: Feeds Arctic Microbes, Climate Change
Scientists at Florida State University are researching the fate of carbon released from during the thawing of long frozen permafrost soils in the arctic. According to their Geophysical Research Letter...
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Photo gallery: Nepal devastated after the 7.9 quake and powerful aftershocks
With death toll from Saturday's devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake reaching 3,000, Nepal is struggling to deal with the problems caused by the main as well as the strong aftershocks taking place in...
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Architects Design Buildings that Cast no Shadow
A London-based architecture firm says it can eliminate the shadows that buildings cast over urban areas starved of sunlight. The firm devised a plan to build paired skyscrapers in such a way that sunl...
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Costa Rica Reaches Milestone: 75 Days of Renewable Power
As of April 24th, Costa Rica has generated all of its electricity this year using only renewable resources. In a report released last week, the Costa Rican Electricity Institute believes the energy st...
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Groundwater flow is now better monitored following new study
Accurate measurement of water flow has been for years difficult to perform, not to mention prediction of the water's path which is easily altered by the smallest soil details. Very fine details diverg...
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Fehmarn Belt will be Longest Tunnel in the World
Slated at $10 billion, construction on the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link could start as early as this year. At 11 miles long, the completed project will be the longest immersed tunnel in the world. It will...
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