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Omega Center Meets Living Building Challenge

The Omega Center for Sustainable Living meets the very stringent Living Building Challenge Certification – by incorporating wastewater recycling, clean energy, and eco-friendly architecture. BNIM Architects designed this as a functioning model for the nonprofit organization Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, the state-of-the art environmental education and water reclamation facility in Rhinebeck, New York where [...]

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Umbrella Design Harvests Desert Moisture for Childrens’ Hospital

This cooling effect is a bonus in addition to gathering rainwater or overnight dew for water use. In VisionDivision’s prototype, the umbrella element will funnel the cool water to a central holding tank to supply the hospital with clean water. The hospital rooms are gathered in clusters around the tank to benefit from the cooling effect of the water.

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