Entire world jumping on crazy green energy bandwagon
Global investment in renewable energy grew by 32 percent during 2010, with a record level of $211 billion invested in that year, mainly in wind farms in China and rooftop solar panels in Europe.
University of Oregon partners with Gabon for sustainable development
University of Oregon President Richard Lariviere met with Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba in Washington, D.C., on Friday to sign the partnership intended to make the developing country as a model for sustainable development in Africa.
Renderings: Otak projects in the U.S. and abroad
Otak has designed projects in the U.S. and in the Middle East.
In Otak acquisition, East meets West and plans to go south
South Korean construction and project management firm HanmiGlobal Co., is teaming with Lake Oswego-based Otak Inc., which has firms in the United States and the Middle East. Together the firms hope they can push into the relatively untapped South American market.
Nicky Gavron, former deputy mayor of London
As deputy mayor of London, Nicky Gavron was a driving force behind the adoption of the London Plan and the city’s Climate Change Action Plan. She contributed to the introduction of London’s congestion charge, and is helping the city pursue an ambitious goal of 60 percent reduction in carbon emissions from 1990 levels by 2025. Gavron, now a member of the London Assembly, recently visited Portla[...]
Berlin museum wins Mies van der Rohe architecture award
The Neues Museum in Berlin has been awarded the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture, otherwise known as the Mies van der Rohe Award. The award recognizes architectural accomplishments in […]
Berlin museum wins Mies van der Rohe architecture award
The Neues Museum in Berlin has been awarded the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture, otherwise known as the Mies van der Rohe Award. The award recognizes architectural accomplishments in […]
Paris’s next landmark – a glass tower?
The Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe and … the Triangle Tower? A proposed design for a 40-story steel and glass tower by Swiss firm Herzog de Meuron could be […]
Paris's next landmark – a glass tower?
The Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe and … the Triangle Tower? A proposed design for a 40-story steel and glass tower by Swiss firm Herzog de Meuron could be […]
Engineer takes firsthand look at earthquake damage in Japan
Kit Miyamoto, CEO of Miyamoto International, has already visited several cities in Japan to assess damage and determine engineering solutions. He said the use of unreinforced concrete, which resulted in the complete ruin of buildings, is a worldwide problem.
Engineer Kit Miyamoto surveys damage in Japan after earthquake
Kit Miyamoto, an earthquake and structural engineer who’s done work in Haiti and other international locales, is in Japan after the country’s 8.9 magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami. Here’s his […]
Engineer Kit Miyamoto surveys damage in Japan after earthquake
Kit Miyamoto, an earthquake and structural engineer who’s done work in Haiti and other international locales, is in Japan after the country’s 8.9 magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami. Here’s his […]
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