September 16, 2009 – 2:01 pm
More children equal more carbon dioxide emissions. And recent research has resulted in renewed coverage of the notion that one of the cheapest ways to curb emissions in coming decades would be to provide access to birth control for tens of millions of women around the world who say they desire it. A study [...]
September 14, 2009 – 9:28 pm
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A future generation lithium-air battery might be the much sought after power source for electric vehicles with ranges that match gasoline powered cars of today.
The interest in the as-yet-unproven technology was underscored this summer when I.B.M. said it had begun to pursue a tenfold improvement in battery storage, with hopes of [...]
January 22, 2009 – 7:36 pm
Attention Roofing Contractors!
GreenWave Solutions’ mission is to be a one-stop-shop for anything green involving the construction industry. We are already ahead of the curve in Atlanta and I want to keep pushing ahead.
I have been doing research on Solar Roofing Shingles and Solar Panels and am very interested in offering solar energy harvesting systems [...]
January 15, 2009 – 1:56 pm
Concrete Manufacturers Develop Green Concrete
Baltimore based, Ceratech, Inc., designs, manufactures, and supplies high performance cements. They engineer these products for the Department of Defense, construction, transportation, and pre-cast concrete industries.
In 1996, Ceratech made a splash with “green” materials technology by utilizing waste streams in commercially viable concrete repair products. They combined inert materials [...]
December 25, 2008 – 4:27 pm
The Gardens at Kennesaw Mountain and Parsley’s Catering are Atlanta’s first exclusively green event facility and caterers. I visited the Gardens at Kennesaw and the property is picturesque! But the landscaping is not what makes The Gardens at Kennesaw Mountain an innovator. It is Atlanta’s first green event facility.
Green features at The [...]
November 20, 2008 – 8:22 pm
GreenWave Solutions is excited to offer a new environmentally-friendly service to our product mix. Beginning January 1, 2009, GreenWave Solutions is going to offer Metro Atlanta eco-friendly concrete restoration and Atlanta concrete repair.
GreenWave Solutions is going to be Atlanta’s First “Green” Concrete Restoration Expert. Moving into concrete restoration in Atlanta is a natural [...]
October 28, 2008 – 6:02 pm
There are two major drawbacks with current solar materials:
Their inability to capture all wavelengths in a ray of light
Their difficulty capturing the electrons generated from the light
Researchers at The Ohio State University have created a new material that overcomes these two obstacles. They have done this by combining electrically conductive plastic with fancy [...]
October 9, 2008 – 1:12 pm
As the “green” movement continues to grow, we are seemingly inundatedwith “green” products and services. The intent of this article is to help to define green, or eco-friendly, paints and coatings. I differentiate between paints and coatings, because they are not technically the same thing. All paints are coatings, but not all [...]
By Dan
|
Tagged coatings, commercial, eco-friendly, green, green coatins, green paints, green products, LEED, LEED certified, paints, residential, usgbc
|
September 11, 2008 – 9:35 pm
A new building material, these solar shingles harness sunlight to generate electricity that can power your home. Thin-film photovoltaic (PV) cells are now doubling as roof shingles.
Solar power is one of the most low-impact technologies that exist. When operating, PV systems produce no pollution, and they require no fuel (other than the sun) to run [...]
By Dan
|
Also posted in Green Construction
|
Tagged alpharetta, Atlanta, brookhaven, buckhead, chamblee, dunwoody, environmentally friendly paint contractor, LEED, LEED Certification, LEED Credit, U.S. Green Building Council
|
September 11, 2008 – 9:16 pm
I just found out about the new recharable batteries. They are really cool. The end of the battery flips open to expose a usb connector. They can be recharged in any computer’s usb port. They company says that they can be reused 100s of times. Right now, they are only [...]
By Dan
|
Tagged alpharetta, Atlanta, buckhead, chamblee, decatur, eco-friendly painter, exterior painting, interior painting, LEED certified, midtown, painting, roswell, wallpaper removal
|
