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- First carbon positive hotel in the US breaks ground Fri, 20 May 22, 5:30amThe first carbon positive hotel in the U.S. is currently under construction in Denver, Colorado. Designed by environmental steward Urban Villages, it is called Populus. It is expected to open in late 2023. [...]
- Denver's snowless season has experts worried Tue, 7 Dec 21, 5:30amFor the first time in over 100 years, Denver residents may have a snowless winter. Since record-keeping started in 1882, this is the first time Denver, Colorado, has experienced a meteorological fall (the period between September...
- Crusoe Energy is tackling energy use for cryptocurrencies and data centers and greenhouse gas emissions Tue, 27 Apr 21, 1:02amThe two founders of Crusoe Energy think they may have a solution to two of the largest problems facing the planet today — the increasing energy footprint of the tech industry and the greenhouse gas emissions associated...
- Fires, explosions and toxic releases: Front Range residents fight fracking boom Thu, 10 Oct 19, 11:27pmHow oil and gas production is devastating Colorado communities and endangering the climate
- Tattoo shop-turned-distillery renovated using materials reclaimed on-site Sat, 13 Jan 18, 5:53amArchitecture studio tres birds workshop used reclaimed and locally available materials to turn the former Mancinelli's Market (later a tattoo shop) in Denver into a modern distillery and cocktail lounge that emphasizes the...
- Deli-turned-distillery renovated using materials reclaimed on-site Sat, 13 Jan 18, 5:53amArchitecture studio tres birds workshop used reclaimed and locally available materials to turn the former Mancinelli's Market in Denver into a modern distillery and cocktail lounge that emphasizes the relationship between...
- Panasonic is building an incredible smart city outside of Denver Tue, 9 Jan 18, 12:07amPanasonic is just about everywhere you look these days, from car batteries to airplanes, and now the company is building one of their most ambitious projects yet: an entire smart city...
- Hyperloop-inspired company promises 200 mph travel without the vacuum tubes Thu, 16 Nov 17, 2:30amArrivo, a high-speed transportation company founded by former SpaceX and Hyperloop One engineer Brogan BamBrogan, has announced a partnership with the Colorado Department of Transportation to construct a "hyperloop-inspired"...
- Hyperloop-inspired company promises 200 mph travel in Colorado without the vacuum tubes Thu, 16 Nov 17, 2:30amArrivo, a high-speed transportation company founded by former SpaceX and Hyperloop One engineer Brogan BamBrogan, has announced a partnership with the Colorado Department of Transportation to construct a "hyperloop-inspired"...
- Denver might require green roofs on new large buildings Sat, 28 Oct 17, 12:02amIn November, voters in Denver, Colorado will go to the polls to approve or disapprove a new ballot initiative that would require most new buildings of at least 25,000 square feet and some older buildings to include a green...
- Denver to vote on green roof mandate for new large buildings Sat, 28 Oct 17, 12:02amIn November, voters in Denver, Colorado will go to the polls to approve or disapprove a new ballot initiative that would require most new buildings of at least 25,000 square feet and some older buildings to include a green...
- Net-zero prefab home stacks together and expands like childrens blocks Tue, 10 Oct 17, 8:19pmWish you could expand the size of your home without breaking the bank? A group of architecture students from the University of California, Berkeley and University of Denver created RISE, an affordable and sustainable housing...
- 70-mile wide group of butterflies shows up on radar, confuses weather scientists Sat, 7 Oct 17, 1:59am“It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… a flock of migrating butterflies!” After spotting a colored mass flitting over Denver and nearby counties, weather scientists at the National Weather Service supposed the phenomenon...
- Food-producing reACT home sustainably and intelligently adapts to your needs Fri, 6 Oct 17, 9:06pmThe homes of the future will be smart, responsive, and even save us money. University of Maryland students let us take a peek into what the future may hold with reACT, a smart sustainable home that rethinks architecture as...
- Transformable solar building changes shape to teach people how to live sustainably Thu, 5 Oct 17, 8:56pmHow do you persuade people to adopt sustainable lifestyles? A team of Swiss architecture students believes in the power of demonstration—and they’ve designed and built the eco-friendly NeighborHub to prove their point...