green architecture, or green design, is an approach to building that minimizes harmful effects on human health and the environment. the “green” architect or designer attempts to safeguard air, water, and earth by choosing eco-friendly building materials and construction practices. so, green architecture is building and structure design philosophy that aims at minimal use of non-renewable and/or...

There is a global consensus on the need to reduce our collective carbon footprint. While much research attention has focused on developing alternative energy sources, automotive technologies or waste disposal techniques, we often ignore the fact that the ability to optimize (existing) operations to reduce their emissions impact is fundamental to this exercise. We believe that by transforming th...

A novel method has been developed for preparing nanogels with a lysozyme core and dextran shell. The method involves the Maillard dry-heat process and heat-gelation process. First, lysozyme-dextran conjugates were produced through the Maillard reaction. Then, the conjugate solution was heated above the denaturation temperature of lysozyme to produce nanogels. The nanogels are of spherical shape...

Growing concern for the environment, increasing stringent standards for the release of chemicals into the environment and economic competiveness have led to more environmentally friendly approaches that have resulted in greater pollution prevention via waste reduction and efficiency maximisation. Green process engineering (GPE) is an important tool that could make significant contributions in t...

High-Performance Green (HPG) buildings are designed through an approach called Integrated Design Process (IDP). The approach emphasizes early collaboration of downstream stakeholders in upstream decision-making and consideration of interactions among various building systems (mechanical, electrical, etc.) by including the representatives of various disciplines in design team early on through th...

   In the present work, a fast, green and simple synthesis method for the production of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) is introduced. Silver nanoparticles are currently among the most widely used man-made nano materials, present in a wide range of consumer products. Green chemistry is characterized by careful planning of chemical synthesis of silver nanoparticles to reduce adverse outcomes. S...

The catalytic highly regio-, diastereo-, and enantioselective synthesis of a small library of spiropyrrolizidineoxindolesvia a four-component 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of azomethine ylides, derived from isatin, with electron-deficient dipolarophilewas described. The process occurs at room temperature in aqueous ethanol as a green solvent and in the presence of a bidendatebis(imine)–Cu(...

Acid mine drainage (AMD) is usually treated by air oxidation followed by addition of lime to precipitate metal hydroxides and calcium sulfate. Geo2 Limited of Melbourne, Australia, has developed and patented a novel alternative precipitation scheme based on the formation of mixed valency, M(II)-M(III), hydroxide sulfate salts. When the composition of AMD has an appropriate ratio of Fe(II):Fe(II...