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The world’s first positive energy building planned for Abu Dhabi
Here’s something you have never heard off or seen before – an eco-friendly building that generates more power than it consumes. Sounds unreal? But this is exactly what The Masdar Headquarters outside Abu Dhabi is all about thus creating history. Designed by Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill, the $300 million, 1.4 million square foot structure…
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Abu-Dhabi plans to build environmentalist’s heaven
Abu Dhabi plans to spend $15 billion in the first phase of an initiative to develop green energy, The money will go into infrastructure, renewable energy projects such as solar power, and manufacturing, to position Abu Dhabi as a leader in the global clean energy market. The Masdar project includes plans to start building a…
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Norwegian prison goes Eco Friendly, uses “Human Ecology”
This probably the first time a prison has got the distinction of being an eco-friendly place. The minimum-security Bastoey Prison in Norweigh is a lockup on a lush island and an ecological prison. The prison boasts of solar panels, wood-fire heating instead of oil, strict recycling and eco-friendly food production. This 10-year project has been…
