Sanyo in Japan has constructed an amazing solar-collecting building that embodies both clean-energy ideals and awesome architectural design strategies. The so-called Solar Ark has over 5,000 active solar panels generating over 500,000 KWh of environmentally friendly energy. Nearly 500 multi-colored lighting units placed between the various solar panels can be activated to create a variety of shapes and letters on the sides of this enormous structure.
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BituBlock – The Sustainable Building Block Built from Trash and Sewage
The best sustainable technologies often come from the most unlikely sources, and the BituBlock is certainly no exception. Composed of post-consumer waste from glass to ash to sewage, this powerful innovation rivals concrete in its structural properties.
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