Simplified machine designs with fewer components run more efficiently and are less expensive to build. Older mechanical power transmission and actuator technologies, such as chain, rack and pinion and ...

Miles Keeping is a Chartered Surveyor and Chartered Environmentalist working in professional practice. He co-founded the Hillbreak consultancy in 2015 and is Visiting Professor in Sustainable Real ...

William & Mary is committed to the principles of sustainable design. As projects are undertaken, sustainable objectives will be established on a case-by-case basis as a part of that project's goal ...

Chapter at Madison will include numerous green design elements, such as green roofs, energy-saving appliances and EV-ready parking. Rendering courtesy of CRG/Lamar Johnson Collaborative From city ...

The Department of Defense (DOD) authorization bill, recently signed into law by President Bush, contains landmark legislation that directs the DOD to incorporate "principles of sustainable design" and ...

Over the years, many design principles of green chemistry and engineering have been proposed. This booklet organizes these principles in a visually compelling format. The principles fall into one of ...

Sustainable design has moved from a niche concept to a central consideration in architecture, construction, and urban planning across Australia. As designers and developers search for cost-effective, ...

What is passive solar energy, and how can passive solar be incorporated into energy efficient home designs? A natural builder shares tips on building an energy-efficient home. To me, the art of ...

Minimizing environmental impacts makes good financial sense, write HELD Architecture's Kristina Held and Future of Neighborhood Development's Trent Michels. As urban populations grow and environmental ...

In an increasingly digitalized world, web applications have become integral to our daily lives. From e-commerce platforms to social networks and productivity tools, web applications offer convenience ...

Urban resilience and sustainability (URS) is a new kind of professional practice that incorporates the principles of sustainable development. It emerged as a distinct field about 15 years ago, circa ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about businesses creating a more sustainable economic system. Online banking, e-statements, apps replacing paper documents ...