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10. Storing Energy as Ice? The New York Times Share    
Jan. 29, 2010 issue: The Southern California Public Power Authority—a coalition of several public power agencies—and a seven-year-old Colorado company called Ice Energy have signed a contract to deploy rooftop units that use electricity at night, when demand is low, to make ice. The ice is then used to cool buildings during the day. The system effectively stores electricity made the night before, when generators are sitting idle, and then uses it to reduce electricity demand on hot afternoons, when the generating system is maxed out. More
9. At World Trade Center Site, Progress at Last Architectural Record Share
Sept. 17, 2010 issue: Redevelopment of Lower Manhattan's World Trade Center site has been beset with problems: design changes, funding problems and political squabbling. And there wasn't even much to see at the site for nearly a decade, save for the tops of cranes and a few rumbling trucks, as a tall fence wrapped the perimeter. But nine years after the Sept. 11, attacks, there finally are tangible signs of progress. A memorial and a tree-filled plaza will be completed next year, in time for the 10th anniversary. The museum will open in 2012. And the steel framing of One World Trade Center—now at 36 stories—is clearly visible above the fence. More 8. World's Largest Virtual Computer-generated Skyscraper in Brazil Building Design Share
July 30, 2010 issue: Brazilian practice Königsberger Vannucchi Architects has entered the record books with the world's biggest augmented reality marker for its latest skyscraper. The Fibrasa Connection project allows customers and potential buyers for the office development in Vitória—the capital of the southern Brazilian state Espírito Santo—to see the building before construction work has even begun. In an elaborate set-up, notebook computer displays have been fitted to a helicopter which flies over the site with an augmented reality reader attached. The giant square black-and-white marker on the ground then triggers a display of a full-size 3-D model of the 32,000-square-meter development on the screens. More
7. The Workplace of the Future is Coming Soon The Australian Share
April 16, 2010 issue: The impact of technology on the modern workplace cannot be overstated. The work environment is evolving as a result of new forms of communication, different ways of conducting business and more flexible approaches to work-life balance. More 6. World's Biggest Offshore Wind Farm is Activated Inhabitat Share
Oct. 1, 2010 issue: It seems the world has truly embraced wind power and nowhere more so than Europe—specifically the United Kingdom. The U.K. recently opened the Thanet Wind Farm, the largest offshore wind farm in the world with 100 turbines spread over 35 kilometers in the North Sea, 7.5 miles off the coast of Foreness Point, Margate. The wind farm will be capable, if winds are high enough, of generating up to 300 megawatts of electricity—enough to power more than 200,000 homes or a small city. More
5. The World's Highest Hotel Forbes Share
May 21, 2010 issue: At street level, Hong Kong is a teeming cacophony. Double-decker buses weave around bicyclists toting chunks of meat from market butchers, while narrow sidewalks, inconvenient crosswalks and crowded luxury shops make walking a task best suited for the nimble and patient. But 1,600 feet above the hoi-polloi, the city seems different. It's bustling but serene, with boats criss-crossing the harbor against the topography of the glittering skyline and green mountains rising up behind it all. That's the view from the new Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong. When completed, it will be the highest hotel in the world. More 4. The Princeton Review Names the Greenest Colleges in U.S. GreenBiz Share
Aug. 6, 2010 issue: Eighteen U.S. colleges and universities made The Princeton Review's 2011 Green Rating Honor Roll for maintaining the most sustainable practices, policies and course offerings among all campuses rated for their environmental friendliness, said the company that created the popular "best colleges" guides. More
3. California Adopts Greenest Building Codes in U.S. San Francisco Chronicle Share
Jan. 15, 2010 issue: Newly constructed hospitals, schools, shopping malls and homes in California will be some of the greenest in the world, after a state commission voted unanimously to approve the most stringent, environmentally friendly building code standards of any state in the nation. More 2. Tower Rises from Ground Zero Ashes BreakingNews.ie Share
Feb. 5, 2010 issue: Structural steel for the 1,776-foot tower that will be known as One World Trade Center has risen 200 feet above street level in a tangible sign of ground zero progress since the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Workers are now installing 16 steel nodes on the 20th-floor level which serve as joints between the steel framing for the building's podium and the steel for the rest of the tower. The 104-story skyscraper is due to be completed in 2013. More 1. U.S. Skyscraper Designs 'Trump' Competition Contract Magazine Share
Jan. 22, 2010 issue: America is standing tall—literally. Three of the top five tallest building projects completed in 2009 are located in the United States, according to data released by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. More
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