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THE ENVIRONMENT
Our second sub-theme is THE ENVIRONMENT
climate change | sustainable energies | green buildings | green transportation | green universities | biodiversity |
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Green Building Wall Moves to Filter Indoor Air
May 22, 2014
Researchers have created a public-scale prototype of a mobile green wall designed to harness the power of plants to clean the air inside the building. The prototype was created by researchers from the School of Architecture at Rensselear Polytechnic Institute at the Institute’s Centre of Architecture Science and Ecology (CASE) in New York City.
Study says green buildings don't create happier workers, yet
May 6, 2014
People working in buildings certified under LEED's green building standard appear no more satisfied with the quality of their indoor workplace environments than those toiling in conventional buildings, according to new research from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom.
Germany Taps Universities in Its Push for Green Energy
May 11, 2014
While Germany is supporting university research into solar power and other clean energy, perhaps the biggest innovation in higher education is how the Energiewende has triggered the creation of new interdisciplinary approaches, pushing institutions to develop new courses, degrees and departments.
Singapore university’s green campus strategy to cut energy & water usage by 35 per cent
May 2, 2014
Nanyang Technological University (NTU), one of the biggest universities in Singapore with 33,500 students, has set out to cut energy and water usage, carbon footprint and waste output by 35 per cent by year 2020, transforming it into one of the most environmentally friendly university campuses in the world.