Architecture
Pneumocell
by Ben on Jun.21, 2008, under Architecture, Construction
Penumocell is an assembly-kit consisting of inflatable building elements analogous to biological cell-structures. which (like large Lego bricks) can be quickly connected in numerous combinations to form complete constructions. Pneumocell sets a milestone in the development of pneumatic architecture.
Thanks Swen!!
Vertical Farm
by Ben on Jun.21, 2008, under Agriculture, Architecture, Farming, Food, Green
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Grow a Treehouse with Terreform
by Ben on Mar.04, 2008, under Architecture, Green
Check out the full article at Inhabitat here.
I’ll have everyone know that Paul Laffoley actually conceptualized this (Das Urpflanzehaus) before everyone (save for maybe Daniel Defoe 
This is the greenest building ever built!
by Ben on Nov.09, 2007, under Architecture, Environment, Green
Carbon-neutral buildings are not new news, but the first-ever LEED-platinum carbon neutral building certainly is. The Aldo Leopold Foundation Headquarters, located in Wisconsin, has been certified as the the first ever, fully LEED-platinum certified, carbon neutral building in the world, making it the greenest building ever built…
Green roofs offer energy savings, storm-water control
by Ben on Nov.01, 2007, under Architecture, Green, Sustainability
An article in the November 2007 issue of BioScience describes the history and summarizes the benefits and challenges of green roofs—roofs with a vegetated surface and substrate.
Although more expensive to construct than a typical roof, a green roof can reduce energy costs during a building’s lifetime and control storm-water runoff. Green roofs also provide havens for wildlife. Such structures are currently less common in the United States than in Japan and some European countries, notably Germany, and proponents urge their more widespread adoption.
The authors of the article, Erica Oberndorfer and her colleagues, argue for further research into the functioning of green roof ecosystems and into which plant species are most beneficial to include in roof plantings. The researchers note that the development of improved cost-benefit models for green roofs could spur the more widespread adoption of the technology.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-11/aiob-gro103007.php
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