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Design 101
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Zeroing In
It’s become increasingly common to hear the term “zero energy” or “zero carbon” used to describe buildings that achieve complete energy sustainability by generating as...
written by: Sarah Rich01.30.09 -
Wooler Mills House
The first misconception about going solar is that it is expensive.
written by: James Nestor02.02.09 -
Waste Opportunity
While the Western world forgets its waste with a flush, 2.6 billion people don’t even have toilets. Virginia Gardiner ventures to the World Toilet Summit in search of sanitation’s future.
written by: Virginia Gardiner05.13.09 -
Warmth
Kiel Moe, assistant professor of architectural technology at Harvard University, specializes in architecture and energy issues. “As fuel prices fluctuate,” he says, “you’re...
written by: Patrick Di Justophotos by: Jonathon Kambouris04.11.12 -
Vampire Power
Probably the most evocative term among the otherwise technocratic energy vocabulary, vampire power is the continuous current that appliances and electronics draw from an outlet even when turned off.
written by: Sarah Rich01.01.09 -
Sunny Delight
Sunlight transportation systems are the pinnacle of innovation in energy-efficient design.
written by: Sarah Rich01.29.09 -
Structural Panels
Bees have always been admired for their industrious nature and intricate honeycomb architecture; Charles Darwin called the honeycomb “absolutely perfect” as a feat of engineering, symmetry, and...
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: Hunter Freeman01.31.09 -
Solar Flair
Interested in running more than just your home on the sun’s rays? Here’s a handy introduction to some of the most innovative solar goods available.
written by: Aaron Britt02.02.09 -
Residential Wind
When we think of alternative energy at home, our minds leap straight to solar panels, the most obvious symbol of a site-generated grid-free power source.
written by: Sarah Rich01.01.09 -
Power Plastic
Every hour, enough sunlight hits the earth to power the entire planet for a year. But since they’re pricey—and, let’s face it, generally unattractive—solar cells are still woefully underutilized...
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: Hunter Freeman01.31.09 -
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PEC-MAT
As more and more Americans are quickly discovering, the land beneath our feet is not quite as solid as we thought. Houses slip down hillsides, trees float down rivers, and whole cities disappear...
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: Hunter Freeman01.31.09 -
Panel House
Taking advantage of Southern California’s sunny skies, architect David Hertz ingrained passive solar features in almost every detail of the Panel House for client Thomas Ennis.
written by: James Nestor02.02.09 -
On-Demand Hot Water
We don’t keep a kettle boiling on the stove all day for the one moment when we want tea, so why do we keep water heated around the clock when all we need it for is a shower or a load of laundry?
written by: Sarah Rich01.01.09 -
My Place in the Sun
Envious of the energy savings accrued by neighbors with solar panels on their roofs, but unsure how to go about putting up your own panels? Jennifer Roberts writes about the how, where, and why of...
written by: Jennifer Roberts02.02.09 -
Lotusan Paint
Product design that takes cues from nature, known as biomimicry, has produced a num- ber of ingenious and popular products we use every day.
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: Hunter Freeman01.31.09 -
Living in a Material World
Americans have always held a soft spot in their hearts for futuristic materials, from the amazing light-weight properties of titanium to the chance to conquer Superman with kryptonite.
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: Aya Brackett01.31.09 -
Light On
The standard pear-shaped incandescent bulb thatmost of us have been using for ages has a bad reputation among environmentalists as an energy hog.
written by: Sarah Rich01.29.09 -
Let’s Get Small
Hammers and nails are out, friends, and as the (patent) pending nanotech revolution shows, manufacturing is on the eve of the atom.
03.26.10 -
Knowledge Is Power
If necessity is the mother of invention, then the coupled concerns of population growth and resource depletion might be considered the parents of energy innovation.
written by: Sarah Rich01.29.09
