21 characteristics of future sustainable cities
Există deja idei și invenții care sunt necesare pentru ca orașele să aibă parte de o dezvoltare durabilă, dar ne confruntăm cu anumite întârzieri când vine vorba de implementarea lor.
Category Archives: Climate and the Environment
TOP 5 “green” stars from Hollywood
Beyond the glamor of Hollywood red carpet and glamorous parties, overseas stars have shown over time to be responsible in terms of the environment and sought to provide examples of best practice to worldwide admirers.
What is a Passive House?
A building standard that is truly energy efficient, comfortable, affordable and ecological at the same time.
Passive houses and European strategy on improving the energy performance of buildings
For a building to be considered a Passive House, it must meet the following criteria ( for detailed criteria, please see the building certification section)
Energy efficiency of the Kitchen
According to the statistics institute Eurostat for 2010 the housing sector in Romania ranks first on the energy consumption sector.
Exports rose the prices of energy on the spot market
Electricity traded on the spot market PZU increased by about 12% in average price from 144.62 lei / MWh in the first quarter of 2014 to 161.7 lei / MWh in the first quarter of this year, according to OPCOM statistics.
Unique project: two homes – one house
So lovely are for me are old Romanian households, where you see not one but several buildings, each with a specific function: one is the main house, which is generally the bedrooms, the other is the kitchen, while the other (if any) have storage functions, pantry or animal shelters.
How does it look the new generation of solar powered homes designed to consume as little energy
Solar Decathlon, organized by the US Energy Department requires a new generation of homes to reduce energy consumption in the further, while uses the potential of the renewable energy.
How was the day when the center of Paris when vehickes were banned. Photo gallery
Paris City Hall has banned for the first time in history, vehicle traffic for a day in several main areas of the city.
The Spanish government approved the “tax for the Sun”
Solar energy industry in Spain is about to receive a blow, following the Government's decision to implement new taxes on solar installations in the country.
Virgin forest / Destroyed forest – with Matthias Schickhofer
Retezat National Park – Romania – Monumental dead wood in an ancient forest area
Dropping a cigarette butt in Paris to prompt €68 fine
Caught dropping a cigarette butt outside a bar in Paris? Watch 68 of your hard-earned euros go up in smoke.
Pacific Garbage Patch a ‘Ticking Time Bomb’
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch that floats between California and Hawaii is even bigger than scientists believed—about twice the size of Texas, specifically.
This incredible futuristic floating city is completely self-sustainable
French architect Jacques Rougerie has designed a futuristic floating city that, if carried out, could be completely self-sustainable.
Renewable energy will represent 26% of electricity production in 2020
By 2020, will be installed new capacity of green energy of 700 gigawatts or the equivalent of 700 nuclear reactors, which will represent almost two thirds of the new capacity of the electrical system worldwide added up to that date, detailed the IEA, headquartered Paris, in its medium-term renewable energy report, released Friday.
Office lighting: to Kantoor The Edge and beyond (Part 1 + Part 2, Deloitte)
In this Light Bite series Office lighting: to The Edge and beyond, you will see how the different project participants have contributed to and benefitted from the remarkable advances made at this spectacular office site.
Environmental permit for the PUZ – Rosia Montana industrial area has been suspended by the court at the request of organizations
At the request of organizations that oppose mining project in the Apuseni Mountains, the environmental permit issued by the Environmental Protection Agency Alba for Zoning Plan – Rosia Montana industrial area has been suspended, in the court, after 4 years.
1,000,000 trees will be planted in Romania on November 14
National Afforestation takes place on November 14
How a Start-up Aims to Cut School Electric Bills and Make Money Doing It
A school parking lot with solar panels. (Photo: Flickr)
New Guide to support energy efficiency developed by POR
Managing Authority for Regional Operational Programme (ROP) launched Monday, August 24, 2015,
Renewables Re-energized: Green Energy Investments Worldwide Surge 17% to $270 Billion in 2014
Driven by solar and wind, world investments reverse 2-year dip, brush aside challenge from sharply lower oil price; 103GW capacity added in 2014 is roughly that of all US nuclear plants.