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A Chinese architecture firm builds multi-story bamboo treehouses with no fasteners
In 2013, architects Dayong Sun and Chris Precht founded Penda, with the aim to reconnect people with our natural environment through their designs. Since then, the Beijing and Vienna-based architectur...
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A German coal-mine will be converted into a hydroelectric battery
Other mines may follow, as the area needs more industrial-scale storage to double its share of renewables Other mines may follow, as the area needs more industrial-scale storage to double its share...
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Link to mega bridge completed in Hong Kong
Hong Kong's Highways Department has announced that a 12 km long tunnel and viaduct link to the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge will be completed by the end of this month. Hong Kong's Highways Dep...
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Drones may help in designing future solar farms
They can get the job done more quickly and efficiently, while reducing the costs involved They can get the job done more quickly and efficiently, while reducing the costs involved In the near futu...
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World’s largest artificial sun will be used to develop new alternative energy sources
A ‘made in Germany’ project, called Synlight A ‘made in Germany’ project, called Synlight On March 27th 2017, German scientists switched on the world’s largest artifi...
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World’s first ship tunnel to be built in Norway
A shipping tunnel for safer passage through the dangerous Stadhavet Sea in northwestern Norway, an idea that was first suggested in 1874, received the ‘green light’ for construction. The Stad Peninsul...
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This two-story 3D-printed villa was constructed in just 45 days
3D printing technology is about to bring a housebuilding revolution. Even two-story building s can now be constructed this way, as the villa shown in the photos below demonstrates. 3D printing...
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The largest power storage facility on earth is solar-powered and located in southern California
It can power over 2,500 homes for a whole day or 15,000 homes for 4 hours It can power over 2,500 homes for a whole day or 15,000 homes for 4 hours Tesla, the energy company behind the Solar Roof,...
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The highest wooden building in the Netherlands is also highly transformable
Patch22, a creation of the Dutch architectural office FRANTZEN et al, is the highest wooden apartment building in the Netherlands. Patch22, a creation of the Dutch architectural office FRANTZEN et al...
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Neighbors exchange energy among themselves as part of an experimental energy network
Buildings in Brooklyn are connected to a microgrid, allowing participants to buy and sell renewable energy from residential rooftop solar installations Buildings in Brooklyn are connected to a micr...
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