[breyn-i-keyn] Brainstorming on a Higher Level
Courtesy of This Old House
If you watched the inauguration, you noticed the steady stream of old-timers who did their bit on the stage; at one point, I half-expected The Who to get up there and rip off a chorus of “Degeneration” to scattered applause. But when 89 year old Pete Seeger came out, I […]
The Home Project, a design studio based between Berlin and Portugal, have surprised us before with their curious choice for materials; egg cups made from salt, and speakers made from cork. Wonderfully simple, fully biodegradable and renewable is what we love about their products. Here is another one for you: a traditional terracotta flowerpot but […]
Second homes attract a lot of criticism and we show fewer of them than we used to, but sometimes there are aspects that are so alluring that one just can’t pass them up. Like these built-in bunks in a wooden cabin in Switzerland designed by Group 8, and found on Materialicious.…
via the sietch
Over at the Sietch Blog, an environmental site that I respect a lot, a roofer named Leo defends PVC roofing as one of the greenest roofs. He isn’t wrong; it comes in white, and white roofs are all the rage, it lasts a long time and is a lot less problematic than asphalt […]
Image credit: Getty Images/Flying Colours Ltd
For a while, when it comes to green impacts, the prevailing wisdom has been that built in dishwashers beat hand-washing dishes, in a runaway. By the numbers, according to one study at the University of Bonn in Germany, the dishwasher uses only half the energy, one-sixth of the water, and […]
Ever wanted to watch the movement of the world’s air travel? The density of airplanes coming and going is actually really stunning, as shown in this simulation by Zhaw. We can just imagine the incredible emissions from these flights. Makes you want to consider a st…
Electric 2e Rolls Out of the Factory
We already knew that Aptera, after making some design changes, had pushed back production to October 2009. But while we wait to see the final production model, this pre-production 2e (electric version) that just came out of the factory floor should give us an idea of what to expect.
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We Call B.S. on Battery Claims
About 6 months ago we covered the announcement by Shelby SuperCars (SSC) that it would make the “World’s Fastest Electric Car” and explained why we thought these types of “halo” EVs have a role to play. But back then, SSC hadn’t released much technical details… Maybe it was better that […]
Photos via Change.gov and General Dynamics
President Obama gets to keep his Blackberry for his own use, but he’s required to use a super-secure version of a phone called the Sectera Edge for official chit chat. For a president putting such a focus on green technology, it’s a bit disappointing to get stuck with a phone […]
image: Sainsbury’s
TreeHugger has covered the problem with wasted food a number of times. Now the UK’s third largest supermarket chain Sainsbury’s is planning to do something useful with a portion of that wasted food: Turning it into electricity. Here’s how:…