Protinus http://protinuss.com Enter Here With no Regret :) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Crazy Pixel Building to Be Australia’s First Carbon Neutral Office http://protinuss.com/crazy-pixel-building-to-be-australia%e2%80%99s-first-carbon-neutral-office/ http://protinuss.com/crazy-pixel-building-to-be-australia%e2%80%99s-first-carbon-neutral-office/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:50 +0000 admin1 http://protinuss.com/crazy-pixel-building-to-be-australia%e2%80%99s-first-carbon-neutral-office/ Read the rest of Crazy Pixel Building to Be Australia’s First Carbon Neutral Office Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “wind turbine” , carbon neutral office building , carbon-neutral , eco design , first carbon neutral building in australia , Green Building , green design , grocon , pixel building , Solar Power , studio 505 , Sustainable Building , sustainable design

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]]> http://protinuss.com/crazy-pixel-building-to-be-australia%e2%80%99s-first-carbon-neutral-office/feed/ 0 Transonic Combustion Improves Gas Engine Efficiency Over 50% http://protinuss.com/transonic-combustion-improves-gas-engine-efficiency-over-50/ http://protinuss.com/transonic-combustion-improves-gas-engine-efficiency-over-50/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:01:00 +0000 admin http://protinuss.com/transonic-combustion-improves-gas-engine-efficiency-over-50/ Conventional gasoline engines are terribly inefficient things. Only 13% of the energy of the fuel actually moves the car.

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]]> http://protinuss.com/transonic-combustion-improves-gas-engine-efficiency-over-50/feed/ 0 Google Maps Adds Bicycle Information http://protinuss.com/google-maps-adds-bicycle-information/ http://protinuss.com/google-maps-adds-bicycle-information/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:23:00 +0000 admin1 http://protinuss.com/google-maps-adds-bicycle-information/ Beginning today, Google has begun providing bicycle directions for its Google Maps service with directions for cyclists in 150 cities in the United States.

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]]> http://protinuss.com/google-maps-adds-bicycle-information/feed/ 0 Inhabitat is Looking for Operations/Editorial Interns! http://protinuss.com/inhabitat-is-looking-for-operationseditorial-interns/ http://protinuss.com/inhabitat-is-looking-for-operationseditorial-interns/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:06:05 +0000 admin http://protinuss.com/inhabitat-is-looking-for-operationseditorial-interns/ Spring in New York City is always exciting, but here at Inhabitat it’s not just the weather that gets us going! Spring is packed with tons of great green design events and conferences — like BKLYN Designs and ICFF to name a few. There is a lot to get done in preparation for these exciting events, so we are looking for a new intern to help out our Editorial and Operational teams. As an Inhabitern, you will be given the opportunity to write for the site and will be an important part of a stellar team where, even as an intern, your work is valuable and necessary

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]]> http://protinuss.com/inhabitat-is-looking-for-operationseditorial-interns/feed/ 0 Hufft Project’s Beautiful Butterfly House http://protinuss.com/hufft-project%e2%80%99s-beautiful-butterfly-house/ http://protinuss.com/hufft-project%e2%80%99s-beautiful-butterfly-house/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:00:30 +0000 admin1 http://protinuss.com/hufft-project%e2%80%99s-beautiful-butterfly-house/ Inhabitat readers huffprojects recently wrote in to tell us about this green office complex they designed for their clients R.

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]]> http://protinuss.com/hufft-project%e2%80%99s-beautiful-butterfly-house/feed/ 0 Studiodosi’s Henge Adds a Radical, Modern Look to Leeds City Waterfront http://protinuss.com/studiodosi%e2%80%99s-henge-adds-a-radical-modern-look-to-leeds-city-waterfront/ http://protinuss.com/studiodosi%e2%80%99s-henge-adds-a-radical-modern-look-to-leeds-city-waterfront/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:30:56 +0000 admin1 http://protinuss.com/studiodosi%e2%80%99s-henge-adds-a-radical-modern-look-to-leeds-city-waterfront/ Italian firm Studiodosi ’s proposed building for the waterfront in Leeds, UK definitely packs a radical punch with its bright green facade, but its sustainable features are just as notable. Named “ The Calls Henge ,” the design was developed for the 36 Calls competition, which challenged architects to submit proposals for a site by the same address

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]]> http://protinuss.com/studiodosi%e2%80%99s-henge-adds-a-radical-modern-look-to-leeds-city-waterfront/feed/ 0 Beautiful Snow-Inspired Lamp Made from Sugar http://protinuss.com/beautiful-snow-inspired-lamp-made-from-sugar/ http://protinuss.com/beautiful-snow-inspired-lamp-made-from-sugar/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:45:00 +0000 admin1 http://protinuss.com/beautiful-snow-inspired-lamp-made-from-sugar/ Many of us can’t wait until spring is finally arrives at our doorsteps, but you have to admit there is something really special about atmospheric glow of winter snow.

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]]> http://protinuss.com/beautiful-snow-inspired-lamp-made-from-sugar/feed/ 0 The Wood-Eating Gribble May Hold the Key to Biofuel Production http://protinuss.com/the-wood-eating-gribble-may-hold-the-key-to-biofuel-production/ http://protinuss.com/the-wood-eating-gribble-may-hold-the-key-to-biofuel-production/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:00:33 +0000 admin1 http://protinuss.com/the-wood-eating-gribble-may-hold-the-key-to-biofuel-production/ What’s a Gribble? It’s a tiny marine shrimp found on the southern coast of Britain — and its ability to digest wood may provide a breakthrough in efficient biofuel production

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]]> http://protinuss.com/the-wood-eating-gribble-may-hold-the-key-to-biofuel-production/feed/ 0 The Port of NY/NJ Will Replace Dirty Old Diesel Trucks to Slash Air Pollution http://protinuss.com/the-port-of-nynj-will-replace-dirty-old-diesel-trucks-to-slash-air-pollution/ http://protinuss.com/the-port-of-nynj-will-replace-dirty-old-diesel-trucks-to-slash-air-pollution/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:51:04 +0000 admin1 http://protinuss.com/the-port-of-nynj-will-replace-dirty-old-diesel-trucks-to-slash-air-pollution/ Photo: Public domain Other Truck Fleets, Pay Attention Did you know that replacing a pre-1994 diesel truck (or at least the engine) with a 2004-2006 model could cut soot pollution by about 2/3, and reduce smog-forming nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions by more than half?

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]]> http://protinuss.com/the-port-of-nynj-will-replace-dirty-old-diesel-trucks-to-slash-air-pollution/feed/ 0 Sundrop Fuels Uses Concentrated Solar Heat to Vaporize Biomass http://protinuss.com/sundrop-fuels-uses-concentrated-solar-heat-to-vaporize-biomass/ http://protinuss.com/sundrop-fuels-uses-concentrated-solar-heat-to-vaporize-biomass/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:15:21 +0000 admin http://protinuss.com/sundrop-fuels-uses-concentrated-solar-heat-to-vaporize-biomass/ The technology sounds ultra-futuristic: concentrated solar heat that can vaporize biomass (wood, crop waste, etc.) into synthetic fuels .

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