Exelon is planning a solar power plant on the southside of Chicago which would be funded by loan guarantees from the Department of Energy. This story caps a solar-energy-news heavy month, where we learned someone is working on making solar panels affordable by making end-users leasees of the technology instead of owners.
Opinion
Contact With Nature Helps us Preserve It
Inspired by Thoreau’s Maine Woods, we explain why as humans we need contact with nature in order to be more motivated to preserve it.
When a Highway is Demolished for a Park: Riverfront Park, PDX
Rare is the instance where a highway is torn down for a park, but Riverfront Park is one such instance, where it traded eyesore for eye candy.
Parking Meter Fee Increase Has a (Hopeful) Brightside
Quite a bit a fallout this week on the parking meter fee increase which has pushed most Chicago parking meters from $0.25 an hour to $1.00 and hour, the exception being West Loop meters at $2/hour and Loop meters at $3.50/hour. The backlash has resonated everywhere, from parking meter blogs to a round table discussion […]
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Welcome to the moss Design blog, where we discuss sustainability for the masses, peel back the layers of the sustainable architect’s practice, and highlight our favorite concepts in design innovation, food, drink and the environment.