Architectural Record's Popular Innovation 2008 Conference Explores Progress in Race for High-Tech...

Friday October 10, 3:57 pm ET NEW YORK, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Architectural Record welcomed a record number of 380 architects, engineers, scientists and students to Innovation 2008: The Net-Zero Energy Buildings Conference at the McGraw-Hill Headquarters in New York this week on October 7-8. Attendees filled every seat and spilled into the aisles, anxious to learn about the latest technologies and best practices in super-energy efficient building from industry experts. Innovations such as MIT Professor Daniel Nocera's photosynthesis approach -- using Cobalt, Co(III), as a catalyst and enabler for efficient energy storage in homes -- will create homes that can be both power generators and gas stations. The latest high-performance glass and photovoltaic coverings were also presented, and there was a strong call to action for... [read full story]