Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Go green for Earth Day

Posted by Chris Cronin, Green Giant

This year, we're celebrating Earth Day with the launch of a new website: SketchUp: Go Green! Our site highlights green projects by design professionals who use SketchUp. One such person is Michelle Kaufmann. Her eponymous architecture firm uses Google SketchUp to create prefabricated single-family and multi-family homes. Check out this video to see her story:
In addition to showcasing green projects, SketchUp: Go Green! features information about:
  • how the solar industry uses SketchUp to design solar system installations for buildings
  • SketchUp-compatible energy-analysis tools that you can use to better understand the environmental impact of your designs
  • other resources that are available for folks who are interested in green design
Speaking of Earth Day, Google's What will you do for Earth Day '08? is definitely worth a visit, too. Aside from the inspirational content, it's a neat implementation of the Google Maps API.
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 22, 2008 at 11:20 AM

    Wow this is pretty awesome. Google is coming up with all these new things. SketchUP: Go Green is so cool. For those designers wanting to create a home this would be a useful tool and very knowledgeable information.

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  2. AnonymousApril 22, 2008 at 11:36 AM

    Love the LOGO for Earth Day!!

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  3. KevinOctober 23, 2008 at 8:35 AM

    How are walkthroughs created? Do people just download the model to their google earth and then go through the structure there?

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