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KFC Goes Green With New Indianapolis Restaurant
Via goodcleantech.com, 27-04-2011 KFC has announced that it’s joining in on the recent trend of fast food restaurants going green by opening a new eco-friendly location in Indianapolis. The new restaurant, which opened on Tuesday, uses 25 percent less electricity and water than a traditional…
Mountain of rubbish mars landmark peak
By DIANE JOYCE – The Dominion Post, via Stuff, co.nz, 16/10/2010 An “astounding” 10 tonnes of rubbish has been dumped from the top of Hastings’ most well-known landmark, Te Mata Peak, risking its international reputation as a tourist attraction.
Transparent Film Turns Windows Into Solar Panels
Via GoodCleanTech, 11 August 2010 Norwegian company EnSol AS has managed to create a transparent film that can harness solar energy. Because the film is transparent, it can be used for a variety of applications, including windows.
The Role of LCA in Decision Making in the Context of Sustainable Development
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a standardised methodology for the quantification of the potential environmental impacts of processes and systems. The data provided can be used effectively to assist in decision making situations. This paper gives examples on how the results from LCA studies and…
Residential rating tool available soon
Work is underway to develop a rating tool for residential homes.The tool is expected to be released in August. This tool is based on the UK’s Code for Sustainability, the US LEED program & Australian BASIX and will be available for New Zealand’s new and…
Too much building waste
From EcoBob, 24/11/2009 Construction, maintenance and renovation of buildings account for around 40 per cent of the world’s material flows, so it’s always sad to see an old building reduced to a pile of rubble.
Comparison of European LCA-based Building Assessment and Design Tools
Eight LCA-based building-related environmental assessment and design tools were compared in order to present recommendations to improve existing or to develop future tools. The study was a contribution to the work of members of a European Network (PRESCO: Practical Recommendations for Sustainable Construction) who aim…
Energy waste in Bremen’s largest shopping street
A clearly much too cost-conscious building renovation was completed in Bremen’s largest shopping street in 2008: the heat in the fancy building in Obernstraße (53°04’39.68“N) was literally being thrown out of the window. During the renovation of the five-floor building, the old single glazed…