Haifa Christmas Tree Made From Over 5,000 Recycled Plastic Bottles
The city of Haifa, in northern Israel, has Jewish, Christian, Baha’i and Muslim residents, and so many religious holidays are celebrated there. In honor of the upcoming Christmas holiday, the Haifa Municipality approached local artist Hadas Itzcovitch about creating a Christmas tree for the city. Unfortunately (and perhaps symbolically) the tree went up the day the catastrophic Carmel fires began in the region. And so as 5000 hectares of natural trees were burning in the area, … Teljes cikk »
Kategória: Hulladékfeldolgozás, Zöld építészet
Intel Israel goes ‘green’ with new Haifa building
Country’s first LEED-certified structure allows significant savings on energy. The future of office buildings arrived here on Tuesday, as Intel Israel dedicated the country’s first LEED-certified green building in Haifa. The NIS 450 million structure was awarded the second-highest rating, Gold, in the American LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification system. It also conforms to the Standards Institution of Israel standard 5281 for green building. The structure was inaugurated in a gala ceremony attended by … Teljes cikk »
Kategória: Zöld építészet, Zöld Tech
“To Build and be Built”
Alternative/natural Building at Kibbutz Lotan Environmental conditions of desert life have throughout the ages necessitated a nomadic life style for those who chose to settle the desert. Attempts to force the desert to yield to human will have not always been successful over the long term. Experiments that try to integrate the natural logic of desert surroundings in architectural and environmental planning have had more success in building sustainable settlement in the desert. The Arava Valley … Teljes cikk »
Kategória: Zöld építészet, Zöld Tech