Green Technology Forum

“The convergence of nanotechnology and environmentally sensitive ‘green building’ is here, it’s happening now,” said Dr. George Elvin, director of Green Technology Forum and author of its latest report, Nanotechnology for

Green Building. “In one case,” Elvin noted, “a company is saving $2.6 million in energy costs and reducing their CO2 emissions by 35 million pounds per year thanks to a single nanotech innovation.” The report highlights successful examples with over 250 hyperlinked references to case studies, university research projects, patents, and technologies available for license.

The biggest changes to shake up architecture in a long time may have their origins in the very, very small. Nanotechnology, the understanding and control of matter at a scale of one- to one hundred-billionths of a meter, is bringing incredible changes to the materials and processes of building. How ready we are to embrace them could make a big difference in the future of architectural practice. Read the full article on nanotechnology in architecture by GTF director George Elvin in Architect magazine.