Construction has begun on Valley, a 75,000 sq m, green-terraced, mixed-use building located in Amsterdam’s central business district.
SolarWindow Technologies says it can harvest energy from sunlight by applying a transparent film to glass or plastic.
The data center will be the largest in the world.
Engineers have developed dynamic windows that can switch from transparent to opaque or back again in under a minute and do not degrade over time.
Globally, the building is number two with a rating of 103 out of 110 under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) NC v2009 rating system for green buildings.
Montreal supermarket claims to be the first grocery store in Canada to sell produce grown on its own roof.
Researchers from Zurich University plan to use giant robots and 3D printers to build “the first house in the world to be designed, planned and built using predominantly digital processes.”
Latest designs have been presented for the Dutch Windwheel, a 174m-tall structure in Rotterdam that will be a combination of energy generator, residendial block and tourist attraction.
To improve efficiency, and facilitate the construction of even taller buildings, Germany’s company has completely redesigned elevators so that they can move sideways now, too.
The 134,000 square meter addition to Singapore‘s main airport is expected to wow travelers with an environment unlike any other. It is expecting completion in early 2019.
The two green towers could provide the city with a breath of fresh air, producing around 132 pounds of oxygen every day as they absorb carbon dioxide. They’ll accomplish this air-cleaning feat with 1,100 flourishing trees and 2,500 cascading shrubs and plants.
The company have announced their vision of what the future might look like in 45 years. This includes construction of a smog-eating skyscraper using 3D printing.
One of the world’s most anticipated buildings is nearly complete – new drone footage shows that Apple’s solar-powered “spaceship” office is on track to meet its 2016 completion goal.
The twisting building will carry 23,000 trees, which will absorb up to 130 tonnes of carbon dioxide each year.
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