http://one.arch.tamu.edu/news/tag/energy%20sustainability/rss/ Latest news for energy sustainability at One|Arch en energy sustainability Copyright (c) 2020, One|Arch Tue, 27 Nov 2018 14:59:11 -0600 http://one.arch.tamu.edu/news/2018/11/27/arch-landscape-arch-profs-design-innovative-green-wall-waste-metal/ Merging waste metal from the automotive industry, native plants and the ingenuity of design students and professors, a new “Living Wall” adorns the side of Langford B, adding beautification and reducing heat gain effects on the wall and surrounding area. Tue, 27 Nov 2018 14:59:11 -0600 http://one.arch.tamu.edu/news/2018/11/27/arch-landscape-arch-profs-design-innovative-green-wall-waste-metal/ arch gallery architecture archone gallery art building a better texas coa gallery college culture energy sustainability fabrication interdisciplinary landscape architecture & urban planning laup gallery research rss studio projects sustainability technology video water conservation http://one.arch.tamu.edu/news/2018/6/29/laup-prof-leads-tedx-talk-why-sustainability-efforts-fail/ Seemingly rational choices, made in the wake of natural disasters, can produce unsound results due to “uncanny wisdom,” a term, coined by a Texas A&M urban planning professor, describing actions that eventually exacerbate problems they were meant to solve. Fri, 29 Jun 2018 14:10:36 -0500 http://one.arch.tamu.edu/news/2018/6/29/laup-prof-leads-tedx-talk-why-sustainability-efforts-fail/ building a better texas coa gallery energy sustainability hazards history hrrc hrrc gallery landscape architecture & urban planning laup gallery research sustainability video http://one.arch.tamu.edu/news/2016/11/16/design-prof-testing-c-system-cuts-energy-use-half/ An incredibly efficient evaporative cooling technique that requires half the energy of today’s air conditioning systems isn’t just a concept — it’s currently being tested by the Texas A&M University team that developed it. Wed, 16 Nov 2016 17:06:42 -0600 http://one.arch.tamu.edu/news/2016/11/16/design-prof-testing-c-system-cuts-energy-use-half/ architecture energy energy sustainability energy systems feature research sustainability technology http://one.arch.tamu.edu/news/2015/10/23/researchers-smart-materials/ The characteristics of new “smart” materials that, with further development, could harvest energy, water and air when embedded in a building’s exterior, are the focus of a two-year, $240,000 National Science Foundation study undertaken by TAMU faculty and students. Fri, 23 Oct 2015 16:12:15 -0500 http://one.arch.tamu.edu/news/2015/10/23/researchers-smart-materials/ architecture archone gallery construction science cosc gallery energy energy sustainability interdisciplinary research research gallery sustainability technology visualization http://one.arch.tamu.edu/news/2015/8/31/research-station-renewable-energy/ A research station on Palmyra Atoll, a remote, 680-acre South Pacific wildlife refuge 1,000 miles south of Hawaii, is operating primarily on wind and solar power thanks to efforts by David Sellers ‘02, a former environmental design student at Texas A&M. Mon, 31 Aug 2015 12:06:52 -0500 http://one.arch.tamu.edu/news/2015/8/31/research-station-renewable-energy/ architecture class acts climate ecosystems energy energy sustainability fabrication feature global college sustainability