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There are mainly pointless designed object in the world, but this has got to top the list of wretched excess. GoVacuum.com has created a 24-carat gold vacuum cleaner that comes with the hefty [...] Read »
Fisker Automotive and actor Leonardo DiCaprio just announced that they will work together to promote global sustainability. Both Fisker and DiCaprio are deeply committed to the cause Leonardo [...] Read »
Anyone who has ever walked through an urban center and seen preteens careening off railings and steps can attest to the fact that skateboarding is an occupation marked by creativity. When a city [...] Read »
Instigated by Japan restarting one of its nuclear reactors over the weekend since all of its nuclear power plants were shut down after last year's Fukushima disaster, I went on a scopic drive [...] Read »
"Apple's state-of-the art campus brings at least $100 million dollars in investment to California and generates no additional greenhouse gas emissions," Brown said in a statement to this newspaper, [...] Read »
"The [Butaro] project has a high relevance, since it can be applied as a solution to similar regions with limited opportunities and high risks of infection. [...] Also remarkable is the excellent [...] Read »
... the buyer will be contractually obligated to shell out over $10 million to execute a detailed, 80-page list of renovations, ranging from a handful of new peepholes to a sweeping overhaul [...] Read »
CBS Studios are going green by installing six PureCell stationary fuel cell systems at two of their production locations in California. The fuel cell systems are produced by UTC Power and they [...] Read »
Mischertraxler recently collaborated with a team of expert woodworkers in Lebanon to create a beautifully intricate wooden table. Dubbed Gradient Mashrabiya, this multi-purpose table uses [...] Read »
Did you know that almost 30% of the worlds population is currently suffering from asthma? Since the 1970s, the number of people with asthma has steadily increased, and it is estimated that by [...] Read »
The proposal for a bike path system for Venezuela's capitol Caracas, designed by architects Andrea Hernández and Cruz Criollo, has won the first prize in the competition Metropolitan Transportation [...] Read »
Jonathan Speirs was a great lighting designer, definitely the most famous and maybe the best. I had the pleasure of working with him and his team on a project in Edinburgh and he impressed with [...] Read »
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Technology
Read the rest of MS&R Architecture Transforms an Abandoned Wal-Mart Into a Sparkling Public Library Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: adaptive reuse, big box reuse, big-box, eco [...] Read »
Japan’s status as a nuclear-free nation was short-lived. Just two months after officials shuttered the countrys final nuclear power plant, it has now restarted two reactors amid concerns about [...] Read »
Suhail Mohammed Suleimans proposal for a sustainable mosque to be built in Abu Dhabi has been given the green light. While construction is not confirmed, the eco-mosque would be a symbol of [...] Read »
Thai architects Achawin Laohavichairat, Montakan Manosong, and Peerapon Karunwiwat have conceptualized a fascinating beehive-style apartment that lives off the waste of existing buildings. Instead [...] Read »
Researchers warn that efforts to cut carbon emissions in order to slow down the rise of global sea levels may be for naught. Scientists at research groups in the United States and Australia have [...] Read »
The LEED Gold Anna Centenary Library located in Kotturpuram, India is the largest library in Asia and one of the most sustainable. The cavernous space can accommodate well over a thousand readers [...] Read »
Read the rest of Top 6 Must-See Summer Eco Resorts Around the World! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Alila Villas Uluwatu, Bali, Brazil, Cappadocia, eco friendly resorts, eco [...] Read »
Read the rest of MVRDV Unveils Plans to Transform Almere, the Netherlands Into the Greenest City Ever Built Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", almere, [...] Read »
The Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston is shining bright with with a brand new facility thats been wrapped in a block-long facade of glimmering recycled copper. Designed by Leers Weinzapfel [...] Read »
Read the rest of Sleep in a Protected Forest at Morgans Rock Hacienda & Ecolodge in Nicaragua Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: eco design, eco hotel, eco lodge, eco-tourism, [...] Read »
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