Writing on TreeHugger, Lloyd Alter takes a look at two supposedly carbon neutral buildings. The first is the Satander building in Milan, which architects Mario Cucinella have billed as "first zero CO2 office building in Milan."
Speaking in London yesterday, US energy secretary Steven Chu said that painting roofs and pavements white could help to mitigate global warming by reflecting sunlight back into space.
Mario Cucinella architects have produced an interesting theoretical prototype for a low cost sustainable home, dubbed 'Casa 100k'.
Energy and innovation minister of state Conor Lenihan today officially launched a nationwide scheme expected to generate thousands of new jobs in the clean-tech sector over the next 6 to 12 months.
