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Clean Sweep
Smarter, cheaper renewable energy is on the way -- and it can't come fast enough. Power generated from next-gen clean sources is integral to stemming the impact of climate change and satisfying a…
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Material Matters
The construction industry has always had to deal with material issues. For decades, homes and commercial buildings have been purged of asbestos and lead, formaldehyde and other volatile organic…
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Balance of Power
Not even the best-laid plans could guarantee that a project to build one of the world's largest net-zero energy commercial buildings would deliver on its ambitious promise. "We worked hard on the…
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Edge of Infinity
Clean, limitless energy is no longer the stuff of science fiction. Nuclear fusion is very real, with the potential to generate an inexhaustible supply of zero-carbon energy, without the intense…
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Peak Energy
"Hedonistic sustainability." That's how Bjarke Ingels, founder of architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), describes the newest Danish waste management facility, CopenHill. Completed in October…
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Firefight
California, USA endured one of the worst wildfire seasons in the state's history in 2017, when more than 1.2 million acres (485,600 hectares) burned. Last year proved worse. Not only did 1.6 million…
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Commune Ground
With more people prioritizing sustainability and healthy living, real estate developers are rushing to build neighborhoods around a new amenity—a working farm. Known as agrihoods, these projects…
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More than Machines
Mining companies want to strike it rich with technology -- and they're digging deep to transform. Driving the industry's zeal for digital is the desire to deliver an array of improvements: safer and…
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Soak It In
China has a tall tool to fight pollution. A 100-meter (328-foot) smog-sucking tower has improved air quality in Xi'an, a city in the northern province of Shaanxi that relies on industrial coal…
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Change in the Air
The fight against climate change is at an inflection point. Leaders around the world have set bold targets to slash greenhouse gas emissions and slow global warming. An energy system based on…
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