Category: Climate Action & Science

We’re currently designing a simple gable-roofed house with continuous exterior rockwool insulation.Our walls and roof are basically:Drywall > timber stud wall (with insulation in-between) > plywood sheathing > WRB >… Source: Green Building Advisor.

The preexisting single-story house did not accommodate the spatial needs of the new residents. It was necessary to add another floor, but we did not want to alter the original proportions of the construction.

Located on an infill lot in San Rafael, Mendoza, the house is inserted into a low-density urban fabric characterized by the presence of vegetation in both private courtyards and public spaces. In this context,…

We’ve got an even more EV-packed edition of Green Deals than we saw yesterday, filled with first-time deals from three of our favorite brands. First, there’s the backorder bundle deal on Lectric’s XPress2 Long-Range…

The 2027 Toyota bZ is now on sale, starting at $34,980 in the US and CA$45,985 in Canada. Source: Electrek.

Cell phone manufacturer turned EV maker Xiaomi has been a major success in the auto industry. Now it’s his a massive milestone. Source: InsideEVs.

The cyclone toppled trees, destroyed homes and left thousands in the dark.By Kiley Price Despite never making landfall, Hurricane Lala left a path of destruction across Hawaii over the weekend. Strong winds, torrential rain…

The Financial Times supplied an interesting prompt this week. Short sellers have made an estimated $2.1 billion betting against Oklo, NuScale and Nano Nuclear, while $30.3 billion of their combined market value has disappeared…

There is a story — which may be apocryphal — about the dean of an elite women’s college in northwest Massachusetts who once counseled her students, “When rape is inevitable, lean back and enjoy…

Siemens Government Technologies (SGT) has won an $80-million award from the Army Contracting Command to set up US Army-controlled production of electric motor stator assemblies for unmanned aircraft systems. The award carries a 12-month…

Behind every high-performing battery is a carefully engineered thermal management strategy. But what if the materials holding your battery together could also help keep it cool, protected, and safe? Source: Charged EVs.

California, with its sky-high electricity prices, isn’t facing the same influx of data centers that many other states are. But the massive facilities are still being built and proposed in California — and legislators…