The project that broke ground in 2004 includes a 4.6-megawatt co-generation plant. The roof is designed to capture rainwater, while floor-to-ceiling windows reduce the need for artificial lighting. In order to save 8 million to 9 million gallons of water annually, the high-rise building has waterless urinals in men's rooms and wastewater from the sinks is recycled.

The certification is also supported with the massive amounts of recycled materials that went into the construction.

This is a good example for future construction.

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Toyota just announced that it will invest $50 million in Tesla Motors and the two companies will partner to manufacture electric vehicles to meet California's growing demand for greener cars.

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It has been almost a year since I wrote about sunscreen and the specifics of which ones offer the best protection. If you want to read the original article click here.

Today I want to remind you that sunscreen is one of the best ways to protect your skin and keep a healthy young look. Also, the ingredients matter for protection against skin cancer. You want UVA protection. See the July 8, 2009 entry for specific brands, products and ingredients that offer UVA protection.

I also want to share the best rated non-toxic sunscreens being advertised right now. Keep in mind, these are rated for being non-toxic, not good sun protection. We ultimately need a best of both, but giving you the knowledge of key ingredients and a list of non-toxic options, you should feel good about choosing one for your own use.

The list:

Loving Naturals Organic SPF 30 > $20
Heiko 40 SPF Kids > $35
Goddess Garden Natural Facial Sunscreen > $15
Neutrogena Pure & Free Baby Sunblock Stick > $8
Caribbean Solutions Sol Guard > $25

Again, as the song says, wear sunscreen.

It has been a while since I posted a vehicle here. Mainly because most of them are concept only and there are no prototypes. I prefer to include vehicles that have a real world version as it is more likely that some of the technology will work its way in to our next cars. However, this is a work of art and not unrealistic.

Deriving inspiration from kite boarding, the TEN11 has a motor placed in each wheel. The concept car derives its name from Bentley's logo itself, which sports ten feathers on the left and eleven on the right, Ten11. As this is designed to be an all electric vehicle, it is as environmentally friendly as the power source.

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Ok, I couldn't quite come up with a headline on this one. The thing is, in order to make bricks we cut down trees. This new recipe uses sand, bacteria, calcium chloride and urea, all easy-to-come-by materials. The process does not require an outside heat source, so the trees are protected.

It seems like urea, is becoming quite a sustainable ingredient. Beyond being tapped as a good source of hydrogen used in fuel cell batteries it is now being used to make sustainable bricks.

Architect Ginger Krieg Dosier has designed a process to "grow" bricks by combining the materials listed above. Traditional brick-making is very energy-intensive, producing more pollution than global air travel each year. It also consumes a lot of resources: 400 trees are burned to make 25,000 bricks.

The new sustainable bricks are as strong as traditional bricks, maybe stronger depending on the recipe used for the traditional bricks. We need to keep an open mind about resources, I know some people will have a hard time with the idea of handling a brick made with urea, but keep in mind in chemistry it is just an acid.

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