[breyn-i-keyn] Brainstorming on a Higher Level
Yesterday it was the end of the first edition of Sustentable, a festival entirely dedicated to green design that took place in Buenos Aires from November 28 to December 2.
Besides yesterday’s introduction of Diseno Cartonero, there were plenty of interesting sustainable products, including accessories, clothing and toys. Check out pics of the cute crafts and […]
The Architectural Review awards for Emerging Architecture have been released and I like the winners a lot. This competition doesn’t go after the big, highly visible projects but is “Intended to bring wider international recognition to a talented new generation of architects and designers,” in a profession that is usually the country for old men. […]
I am a sucker for furniture that can slide under your door; Imagine how much less shipping, less material is needed when it flatpacks so efficiently, Dutch designer Louwrien Kaptein had designed an entire apartment, complete with working area, sitting, sleeping, cooking and storage. …
Like every New York tower that is not yet up to the third floor, Daniel Libeskind’s new 54 storey tower at One Madison Avenue will probably never see the light of day. Too bad; unlike so many of his other buildings, it has some green features and a few right angles….
Belgian design collective Draw Me A Sheep notes:
‘Round’ is perfect in nature, but ‘square’ is perfect for industrial standard. To illustrate, square tree would enable wood industry to lose less material, to cut easier with machines and to store more efficiently.
C’mon, Monsanto, where are you when we need you?…
Automakers have come a long way to their bailout-begging today since the days when Consumers Union published this (very funny) cartoon. I scanned it from an old issue of Consumer Reports, the April 1963 “Facts You Need Before You Buy” issue with a brown cover and red/black letters. A treasure from a bygone era! This […]
photo: Wrightbus
Yesterday Transport for London unveiled a new range of single and double deck hybrid buses which will form the first stage of a major expansion of the UK capital’s hybrid bus fleet. By the end of January 2009, 56 hybrid buses will be on the road, with a further 300 to be in operation […]
The electric car infrastructure race is on! A short while ago several mayors in the San Francisco Bay Area announced that they would be partnering with Better Place to bring electric vehicle charging stations to the area. Now Hawaii is going to do one better and become the first state to have Better Place […]
photo: Iberdrola Renewables
Wind power may be undeniably better in terms of carbon emissions than fossil fuel energy sources, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t genuine environmental concerns to take into consideration when building projects. And while bird deaths from wind turbines are much less with newer technology than they once were, there are still […]
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From Solar to Nuclear, Energy Myths Explored
We’re all about myth busting here at TreeHugger – from Matthew’s trashing of 5 dire green myths earlier today, to John’s classic post deconstructing the wind turbines kill birds argument. But we’re not the only ones who can play that game – Chris Goodall over at The […]