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“Adaptive Refuse” in Holland.

With their minds always in the gutter… Always thinking creatively, the city of Amsterdam found themselves with two giant sewage treatment silos in the middle of the city. Sure, you could ‘doze ‘em, but these are literally brick shit houses. Why not a solution a little more sustainy?

The city planning department recently announced the winner of [...]

Underground American Day!

Staying ahead of the curve is so important in the fast moving world of green and sustainable building.  Ideas, technology, policy, are all changing at a breakneck pace.  With that in mind.  Here’s a seriously forward looking “heads up.”

May 14th is…

Underground America Day

Learn how you can join Sustainy in celebrating Underground American Day!  In the [...]

Sustainable Storage

Blue Planet Warehouse

McLaren Construction has teamed with visionary developer Gazeley (think Beijing’s ”Water Cube”) to acheive a superior benchmark in their respective fields.  With last months completion of the Blue Planet Eco-Warehouse in the UK’s Chatterly Valley; they have propelled the industry into the future of sustainable design.  And by future I mean:  solar wall, underfloor heating, ETFE lighting and an on-site micro bio-fuel [...]