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Jack_Benoit
Civil Engineering Student Medford MA United States Member Since: 05/26/2016
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“Go Boston” Outlines an Exciting Future for the Public Transportation in Boston, and Beyond
As part of a vision for a greener future in transportation, Boston has recently developed a plan that will reshape the city’s fabric over the next several decades. Officially known as The Go Boston 2030 Transportation Plan, the project took input from thousands of Bostonians to guide infrastructural development. Most elements of the project relate directly to transportation, and seek to either improve existing systems or introduce new ...
By Jack_Benoit // Civil Engineering Student Last updated: 03/22/2023 + Show |
Research Shows Intelligent Green Design Linked to Multiple Health Benefits
It is no secret among environmentally conscious building professionals that greener buildings display benefits that go beyond the monetary savings afforded by decreased energy and operational costs. However, many of these auxiliary benefits are difficult to identify, and even harder to quantify. A recent article from the journal Building and Environment, published by Elsevier, presented exciting new data that enumerated the ways in which gree...
By Jack_Benoit // Civil Engineering Student Last updated: 03/28/2023 + Show |
How the Car Killed Architecture (and How We Can Bring It Back)
The purpose of architecture is to shape and gently guide one’s path through life. Through its aesthetics, form, and scale, architecture informs our daily interactions and experiences. However to accomplish this, architecture has to be tangible and unavoidable. With the advent of the automobile, the implementation of architecture permanently changed, allowing people to glide through spaces they previously would have been forced to inter...
By Jack_Benoit // Civil Engineering Student Last updated: 03/28/2023 + Show |
Tesla Unveils Revolutionary Solar Panels After Summer Merger with SolarCity
Tesla Unveils Revolutionary Solar Panels After Summer Merger with SolarCity On October 28th, tech tycoon Elon Musk unveiled a new product that could revolutionize the household implementation of solar energy. With the aid of SolarCity, a solar company that merged with Tesla earlier this summer, Musk has developed a new brand of solar panels, one that in many ways challenge pre-existing conceptions regardin...
By Jack_Benoit // Civil Engineering Student Last updated: 03/29/2023 + Show |
Cities Leading the Push For Zero-Energy Buildings
In the wake of the Paris Climate Agreement, much of the world’s attention has been turned to what is being done on national and international levels to combat the ever-growing threats of climate change. While the provisions and accountability systems outlined by the agreement mainly affect these large governing bodies, much of the momentum for...
By Jack_Benoit // Civil Engineering Student Last updated: 06/29/2016 + Show |
Microscopic Bacteria Bring Concrete to Life
More and more often, engineers find themselves turning to the natural world for inspiration. By handpicking key properties from the planet’s biodiversity, scientists are able to create designs that are lighter, stronger, and more energy efficient. One such innovator is the Dutch scientist Henk Jonkers. Jonkers has invented a concrete mixture...
By Jack_Benoit // Civil Engineering Student Last updated: 06/08/2016 + Show |
Your one stop hub for Michigan Green Building news and events. Add your news, events, questions, and… Your one stop hub for Michigan Green Building news and events. Add your news, events, questions, and comments. There's a lot of green going on in the MI green building community, and we want to make sure everyone knows about it :)
A place to discuss local green building issues and events with your colleagues from Massachusetts. … A place to discuss local green building issues and events with your colleagues from Massachusetts. Feel free to post your news, events, questions, and comments.
We are on the edge of incredible technologies. Quantum physics will soon allow molecular surgery t… We are on the edge of incredible technologies. Quantum physics will soon allow molecular surgery that will purify water and in some instances produce electricity and hydrogen. Storage, battery chemistries, lithium ion, lead oxide, super capacitors, graphene, biomimicry, all are changing the world. 1, What are the roadblocks to bringing technologies to commercialization? 2. How do you pick and choose between promising technologies? 3. Do strategic partnerships help more than venture capital? 4. How do you develop these fairly? I look forward to learning more from everyone.
Connecticut Green Building news and events. Add your news, events, questions, and comments. There's… Connecticut Green Building news and events. Add your news, events, questions, and comments. There's a lot going on, so let's get the information out there!