[breyn-i-keyn] Brainstorming on a Higher Level
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Construction Waste Diverted from Landfill
Walk past your nearest construction site, and chances are you’ll see piles of materials that may or may not make it into the final building. As with many industries, the level of waste is often quite staggering. In North America at least, the building industry in many areas […]
We have admired the work of Seattle architects Weber Thompson before, being particularly impressed with their low-tech sensible approach displayed in their own offices. (see Smart Architect Builds Dumb Building and Terry Thomas Building By Weber Thompson) However, given a competition without restraints, they show that they know the high-tech stuff too. A team from […]
It’s hot in Dubai, averaging 40C (104F) and often hitting 50C in summer. Perhaps tourists don’t check this out (or the rules about what you can do on the beach) before they book their junket. Or perhaps if you can afford to stay at the new Palazzo Versace you expect nature to be bent to […]
photo: Doc Searls
Pulling back the curtain a bit on the TreeHugger virtual office, I’ll let you in on part of the working method of those of us cranking out the eco-news, pointing our collective Duchampian finger at the latest in green cool, and sifting through all the press announcements to bring you what’s worth paying […]
Every little bit of energy helps when you have a hybrid; that is why they have regenerative braking as well as gasoline engines and even solar panels. Designer Da Feng of Coventry University has another idea: turn your car into a gym, with “a step machine, rowing machine, bench press, pull-up simulator and weights,” all […]
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When I previously wrote during the summer that High Gas Prices = Fewer Auto Deaths, a typical comment was “the author is a wack job and knows nothing.” Fortunately the thesis was confirmed by The University of Michigan in High Gas Prices Mean Fewer Traffic Fatalities
Now new studies are confirming the drop in fatalities; […]
Is the Future of Transportation Coming from China?
We’ve been keeping track of BYD for many months now (see our previous articles on the BYD E6 electric car, and BYD F3DM and BYD F6DM plug-in hybrids), and we’re not alone. Warren Buffet’s MidAmerican Energy Holdings has bought a 10% stake in the Chinese firm for 0 […]
Looks More Like a Toy, but Performs Better
Recently, we wrote about the fuel consumption of some common US military vehicles (f.ex., the M2A3 and M3A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles get about 1.7 MPG and the M1A1 Abrams Battle Tank gets about 0.6 MPG). This matters because we’re not talking about small amounts of fuel: according to […]
Our Plan to Save Detroit
It is with tongue planted firmly in cheek that we present you our plan to save the big Detroit automakers from smaller and more efficient foreign cars: They simply need to knock off highly desirable foreign cars, but make them super-efficient and inexpensive by shrinking them! Voilà!
Many more models of the […]
The annual Eco Design Fair has design and fashion accessories with flare and a conscience. Everything on sale has a pedigree that will please every TreeHugger’s heart and pocket book. There were lots of new ideas and old favourites to be found. The Duke of Cambridge, the first organic pub in Britain, was […]