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USS New York battleship: The $1 billion battleship built with steel from the Twin Towers

Posted by AditiJ on 04/11/2009

It was a proud moment for the US Navy to see its new recycled battleship sail into New York harbor this week. The USS New York built using steel from the World Trade Center weighs some 25,000 tons and cost the Navy $1 billion. The 648-foot-long ship..

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Eli Lilly and Company announces an eco-friendly biotechnology center

Posted by AditiJ on 30/10/2009

Eli Lilly and Company has opened doors for discovery and development of some more biotechnology medicines with the official opening of a new state-of-the-art biotechnology center on the West Coast. Dubbed the Lilly Biotechnology Center - San...

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Worlds tallest treehouse made from tons of reclaimed wood

Posted by AditiJ on 30/10/2009

If you think you have seen enough treehouses, think again. Here is a treehouse you would have never seen or even thought of, for that matter. Dubbed as the Ministers Treehouse, this unusual structure visualized by Horace Burgess was made using...

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A farmhouse to go carbon neutral with sheep wool insulation

Posted by AditiJ on 10/10/2009

A new carbon neutral farmhouse will soon shape up in the beautiful Cairn Valley near Moniaive. The green farmhouse scheme that has recently received approval in southern Scotland has been a dream for Neil Gourlay, who will become the proud owner of...

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YMCA on its way to make it to Torontos top green roofs list

Posted by AditiJ on 11/09/2009

The Metro Central YMCA today opened the green roof, whose plan was announced back in May. The rooftop was initially planned as an outdoor terrace for exercising and lounging but being a flat and hideous stretch of concrete, it hardly came to use....

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