Archive for February, 2010

Now That’s a Carbon Neutral Embassy Design!

February 26, 2010 - 3:27 pm No Comments

KieranTimberlake has been awarded the winning sustainable design for the U.S. Embassy in London, England.  The 100% carbon neutral design implements a building-within-a-park landscape design with an ethelene-tetrofleuroethelene scrim to absorb thermal radiation while admitting daylight into the building.  Though the building resides in England, the species will be American-native such as cypress.  The entire roof surface is photovoltaic.  This mean machine PRODUCES energy!
U.S. Embassy in London, England

Augmented Reality: Totally Plausible

February 18, 2010 - 6:57 pm No Comments

Gizmodo has a great video up for nooka, an augmented reality shopping feature for online purchases.   Essentially the idea here is to attach a trackable device that provides dimentional information back to the computer–much like the technology used in CGI in films–to create a virtual wearable product.

A Condensed Source for Links on Government Contracting for Construction

February 15, 2010 - 4:10 pm No Comments

Click here to access a great resource for government contracting and construction projects!