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A new trend is beginning ... the concept of a living green roof. While its mostly used in commercial properties at the moment, it does show promise, and hopefully will migrate to residential properties as well. Very interesting!

At a full mile tall and housing over 100,000 people, this concept tower really is just that: a cool and uber-green concept.

Just think about the excess body heat of a crowd of commuters. A turn-off, or turn on? A quarter of a million people a day pass through Stockholm Central station, but it’s not a problem – they’re seizing this opportunity to heat an adjoining office, hotel and shopping mall.

Why are sustainable ideas rarely recognized by mainstream design awards programs?

A mix of 15 current, in-construction and planned green architectural treasures from around the world. They all have one thing in common: sustainability. If the world wants to do something about global warming then we need to change more than just how we live, we need to change what we live in.

As the population increases, living area shrinks. Commons sense right? One way to overcome this is to build up. And that's what we do in cities. High rise offices and apartment complexes rule the day. And with population increase comes the problem of feeding the masses

Sally R. Wilson, Global Director of Environmental Strategy, CB Richard Ellis, is interviewed on the business gains to be made in adopting green building practices -- including productivity gains and improved corporate social responsibility -- as more companies embrace going green.

The benefits of steel buildings far exceed that of affordability, expandability and dependability. Steel buildings are an effective way to help the world's environment halt its progressive decline. Preferred by all green builders and the environmentally conscious steel buildings are the future.

Virginia Tech announces the "Energy Efficiency Partnership for Greater Washington," an initiative to tackle the problem of global warming by retrofitting existing buildings with energy efficiency products designed to decrease energy use and significantly cut carbon emissions.

Prince outlines his company’s initiatives in green building and the environment, particularly in opening branches and facilities that are LEED-certified.