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A wind generator protection mechanism where the rotor shaft axis is offset horizontally from the yaw axis, and the tail boom is both offset horizontally and hinged diagonally, thus allowing the tail to fold up and in during high winds. This causes the blades to turn out of the wind, protecting the machine.

• Breathtaking alpine views await atop Iceman tzi Peak
  At 10,666 feet above sea level, the newly constructed Iceman Ötzi Peak observation deck provides nature-lovers with a stunning vantage point of the Italian Alps at the peak of the Schnals Valley Glacier ridge in South Tyrol...
• Living Building Challenge-targeted Watershed improves Seattles water quality
  Seattle-based design firm Weber Thompson has completed construction on Watershed, a mixed-use development that aggressively reduces its energy and water usage compared to conventional construction of the same size...
• Can Florida save its prized Everglades from climate change destruction?
  Half of all Floridians will live underwater by the end of the century, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s predictions. In her disheartening article in The Guardian, researcher and author of Rising, Elizabeth Grant instructs...
• INFOGRAPHIC: IBM Helps Safeguard Water Quality and Fragile Ecosystems Along Ontario’s Grand River
  As populations increase and urbanization intensifies, our water and ecosystems are at risk. Today IBM announced a project that will introduce first-in-Canada technology that uses big data to help protect our drinking water, predict floods and safeguard...
• Gorgeous Interactive Map Shows Every River in the Continental US
  The conveniences of modern life have a way of distancing us from our natural environment - few people who live in cities have an intimate knowledge of the rivers, streams, and basins that supply their water...
• California High-Speed Rail Project on Track to Begin Construction
  California's high-speed rail project is ready to get moving, now that Surface Transportation Board voted 2-1 that the California High-Speed Rail Authority can begin construction without having to wait for federal review...
• Water Works Park Will Connect Residents With the River Watershed in Des Moines, Iowa
  Read the rest of Water Works Park Will Connect Residents With the River Watershed in Des Moines, Iowa Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", AES, Architecture, clean water, Des Moines, des moines water works,...
• Electric Utility To Buy University of Maryland’s Solar Decathlon-Winning WaterShed House
  Read the rest of Electric Utility To Buy University of Maryland’s Solar Decathlon-Winning WaterShed House Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: design contests, energy efficient design, green architecture, green design, Pepco,...
• INTERVIEW: University of Maryland Wins Big at the 2011 Solar Decathlon
  Here at Inhabitat we’re suckers for the Solar Decathlon — the biennial design/build competition in which university design teams from all around the globe battle it out on the National Mall in Washington DC to see who can design and build...
• University of Maryland WaterShed House Wins the 2011 Solar Decathlon!
  The results of the 2011 Solar Decathlon has just been announced, and the winner is University of Maryland WaterShed house! And we are not surprised at all. The beautiful water-conservation themed house has been leading the competition pretty much since...