by creedla | Jun 23, 2017 | Environmental News, Green Construction
Ford Motor Company has a living roof on its River Rouge facility which serves a number of useful purposes. Most of Henry Ford’s accomplishments took place at a gargantuan facility called the River Rouge Factory. At a mile long and 1.5 miles wide, there is 16 million...
by creedla | Jun 8, 2017 | Architecture, Environmental News
Livin’ Small. The Tiny House Craze. Consider the following… The average American home is almost 2400 ft2 in size. However, the tiny home craze that took the U.S. by storm during the height of the Great Recession remains as popular as ever despite the vastly...
by creedla | Jun 2, 2017 | Environmental News
Thanks to Zero Landfill, There’s No Need to be “Down in the Dumps”! Building automobiles of any type is among the least eco-friendly things one can imagine. The multitude of industrial processes, such as stamping, pressing, machining, and welding create the potential...
by creedla | May 12, 2017 | Environmental News
Recycling programs and their positive influences on economic and social well-being of communities. Recycling has a positive impact that extends beyond the environment and into multiple direct social and economic effects that positively influence our communities....
by creedla | May 5, 2017 | Environmental News, Green Construction
Thanks to passive solar heating and energy efficient skylights, buildings can save energy. When architects have the freedom to design a structure on a plot of land as they see fit, they’ll often incorporate passive solar heating into the design. Since the Sun’s...
by creedla | Apr 28, 2017 | Environment, Environmental News
Nobody denies the tremendous benefits that natural resources has had for the economic growth of the United States. What few people acknowledge, however, is the tremendous environmental damage inflicted as a result of this quest for growth. Among the most obvious type...
