[breyn-i-keyn] Brainstorming on a Higher Level
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Sort of a Masdar with mountains, Zira Island is a zero energy resort and entertainment city designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, on an island in the Caspian Sea off Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. It is designed to mimic “the seven peaks of Azerbaijan.”…
Making the rounds of a lot of design websites right now is this ingenious parking system. Many municipalities do not allow front yard parking, so this device drops your Porsche into an underground parking space and leaves only a green roof visible to the public. While most of the posts ascribe it to a London […]
Bucky Fuller said:
“Our beds are empty two-thirds of the time.
Our living rooms are empty seven-eighths of the time.
Our office buildings are empty one-half of the time.
It’s time we gave this some thought.”
While Bucky notes that beds are used for a third of the time, we are asleep for much of that. So why do we […]
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Even though gas is cheap now, more and more people are seeing car pooling as a way to save money. Interest in the concept is spreading as more countries set up car sharing opportunities. Here’s a run-down of the many places where it is becoming popular.
MassRides in Massachusetts is a […]
Be Careful When Parking My Baby
I’m not from Los Angeles, but I hear that over there you can get valet parking for cars in lots of places. But what about those that use bicycles as their preferred transportation method? Santa Monica Farmers’ Market has thought about them, and they’re offering valet parking for bikes!
Check […]
Small 2-Wheelers Becoming More Popular
Consumer Reports has announced in a press release that they started testing small engine scooters and motorcycles for the first time since 1981!
“Consumer Reports tested a total of eight fuel sipping, small-displacement models: three 50cc scooters, three scooters in the 125cc to 150cc range, and two 250cc entry-level motorcycles, all […]
Electric Offroad Motorcycle
KTM has announced that it is committing to mass-production of its Zero Emission Motorcycle, a high-performance all-electric dirtbike. Enthusiasts are promised more torque and less noise. Could this be the ideal dirtbike?
Read on for more details….
Josh from the Aptera forums was hanging around the TED conference (if you don’t know about TED, you have to check out the videos on their site — just make sure you have lots of free time before starting) where the Aptera will make its public debut tomorrow when he found two Aptera electric cars […]
UK High-Street Renewables Trend Short Lived
Back in 2006, Bonnie posted with great excitement about domestic wind turbines becoming top sellers at B&Q, one of the UK’s largest chains of home improvement stores. But while B&Q have continued to push their sustainability agenda through other initiatives, including a wind-powered distribution center and stopping the sale of […]
photo: Vladimir Pavez via flickr
Yesterday, when I highlighted several different geoengineering methods, which may or not be feasible in practice, that promise to save humanity from global climate change, I got a comment from a blogger over at 2020 Science which asked whether geoengineering really needs a dose of geoethics