Archive for March 5th, 2010

Energy-Saving Dynamically Tinted Glass Could Make Most Buildings More Efficient

Friday, March 5th, 2010
sage-e-glass-photo01.jpg Photo: SAGE Electrochromics SAGE Electrochromics Gets $100+ Million Another day, another announcement by the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE). Yesterday, it was $100 million in funding for clean tech energy projects via ARPA-E, and today it's $72 million in loan guarantees which are being added to an existing $31 million tax credit. The beneficiary is SAGE Electrochromics, the inventor of a special glass that can be made tinted by pressing a button.... Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Core77 Design Contest Winners Tend To Tents

Friday, March 5th, 2010
lifetent winner The results of Core77's One hour design challenge are in, and I am pleased to note that I called it, picking the Lifetent for our earlier post. I was really hoping that none of the many container versions would make it into the finals; as Cameron Sinclair noted three years ago in ICON:
"Every designer in design school wants to do these sorts of projects, and there's no benc... Read the full story on TreeHugger

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