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- Iowa State University building features pleated glass facade Tue, 18 Oct 22, 4:30amThe Iowa State University Innovation Center was originally planned as an engineering building. But architects at KieranTimberlake worked with university planners and stakeholders to repurpose the project into a multi-use...
- Des Moines, Iowa commits to 24/7 clean electricity Wed, 17 Nov 21, 8:00pmThe Des Moines City Council unanimously passed a resolution for 100% clean electricity by 2035.
- Duke Energy’s Sustainable Solutions planning its first wind farm in Iowa Wed, 22 Sep 21, 2:31amConstruction on the Ledyard Windpower site in Kossuth County will be Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions’ first renewable energy project in Iowa.
- Iowa Agriculture in consideration of climate change Sat, 22 Feb 20, 1:00amBy Kevin Kilty A recent article in Physics Today[1] presents use of regional climate modeling in forecasting how climate change might impact agriculture in the U.S. Midwest. This guest blog offers a summary of this effort,...
- Inspiring zero-energy church in Iowa embraces nature in more ways than one Sat, 6 Apr 19, 2:30amAn inspiring new church in Coralville, Iowa is lifting spirits and bringing people closer to nature — while generating all the energy it needs on site...
- Iowa operatives say ethanol worship is now as corny as The West Wing Mon, 18 Feb 19, 10:00pmSupport for the biofuel and its economic impact used to be key in the caucus state. Then Ted Cruz opposed it and won
- Net-zero home brings sustainable design to a walkable Iowa City neighborhood Sat, 1 Sep 18, 2:00amA 1960s home has been reborn into an eco-friendly abode with an impressive net-zero energy footprint. Designed by local architecture firm Neumann Monson, the Koser II is a single-family home that combines forward-thinking...
- Off-grid Glass Cabin is built of recycled materials on reclaimed Iowan prairie Fri, 31 Aug 18, 3:00amIndianapolis-based architecture and design studio atelierRISTING recently completed the Glass Cabin, a family retreat that operates off the grid with minimal site impact...
- Century-old Iowa warehouse is transformed into LEED Platinum offices Tue, 14 Aug 18, 5:30amDes Moines-based Neumann Monson Architects has breathed new life into a historic industrial warehouse in Iowa by transforming the 117-year-old building into LEED Platinum multi-tenant offices...
- This Iowa home built across a ravine is heated and cooled by the earth Tue, 19 Dec 17, 11:48pmThis naturally-ventilated residence spans a ravine in rural Iowa, providing expansive views of the surrounding forest. Architecture studio BNIM designed the Ravine Residence, which is geothermally cooled and heated, to connect...
- Dead rabbits found at Iowa wind farm likely used to lure and kill eagles Fri, 3 Nov 17, 12:35amIn a story that may have come two days late, a local landowner-farmer in Delaware County, Iowa was shocked to discover over a dozen deceased rabbits, each with their necks broken, scattered beneath wind turbines on their...
- Iowa grocery store grows 10-15 lbs of produce on outdoor vertical garden every week Wed, 30 Aug 17, 8:18amIt doesn't get much more local than this. In Davenport, Iowa, Hy-Vee grocery store commissioned Friday's Fresh Market (FFM) to install and maintain two eight-tower Grow Walls (hydroponic vertical gardens) on the outside of...
- Iowa grocery grows 10-15 lbs of produce on outdoor vertical garden - every week Tue, 29 Aug 17, 10:06pmIt doesn't get much more local than this. In Davenport, Iowa, Hy-Vee grocery store commissioned Friday's Fresh Market (FFM) to install and maintain two eight-tower Grow Walls, or hydroponic vertical gardens, on the outside...
- Bee-killing pesticides have been found in US drinking water Fri, 7 Apr 17, 9:42pmWe’ve known that neonicotinoid insecticides are bad news for bee populations for several years now, but one thing we don’t know about these pesticides is how they impact human health...
- Cornball politics: is the sun setting on ethanol as an Iowa caucus decider? Sun, 10 Jan 16, 11:00pmTed Cruz, an avowed opponent of the influential biofuel lobby, is riding high in the polls as the global oil price falls. Big Corn is staring down the barrel