Exploding Wind Turbine Video
Here is a great video of a wind turbine self destructing during a wind storm. The strong wind causes the turbine to spin very quickly and eventually bends the blades backward, hitting the support structure. The result is a frightening example of what a poorly designed or malfunctioning wind turbine can do. Turbines are actually [...]
Svanen Miljomark: The Official Scandinavian Environmental Label
Svanen Miljomark, translated the Swan Environmental Label, is Scandinavia’s official environmental certification label. (Interestingly, it is a derivative of the Eco-Label endorsed by the European Union.) The goal for the system is the establishment of a sustainable society enabled by sustainable consumption. Certification is awarded after the product, service or technology is evaluated using [...]
Danish Smart House Eco (Prefab) by Valbaek Brorup Architects
All photos by Mikkel Strange
The Danish Smart House Eco is an environmentally friendly housing system which can be optimized in a number of ways to meet the space needs of both individuals and families. Creators Eva Kristine Borup and Stefan Valbaek of Valbaek Borup Architects, designed the system to be flexible to the needs of [...]
WaterSense Rating System by the U.S. EPA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has introduced a new water efficiency program dubbed WaterSense. The EPA states that the goal of the rating system is to “spead(ing) the ethic of water efficiency and promote(ing) the tools to make wise water choices.” In many ways the program is similar to the very successful EnergyStar system that [...]
