[breyn-i-keyn] Brainstorming on a Higher Level
Corroded 3 year old ac unit; image via chinesedrywall.com
The Feds are on the case, the National media have noticed and the ambulance chasers are revving their engines as the tainted drywall issue finally gets some traction. The Wall Street Journal picked up the story and the Consumer Product Safety Commission is investigating.
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Peter Schubert, North American design director for RMJM Architects on spending stimulus money, in Engineering News and Record:
We need to ensure that the money spent goes to creative, sustainable buildings that will stand the test of time and will still be used by our children and our grandchildren. After all, they are the ones who […]
Richard Dreyfus in Tin Men
Now that the stimulus bill has passed and the word about tax credits and weatherizing incentives is out, you can bet that the tin men selling “insulating” siding and new “energy efficient” vinyl windows will be out in force to sell you stuff that “pays for itself in three years” and […]
Toilet paper aisle. Image credit:Flickr, Noricum
You know that feeling when you walk into the paper product aisle at the market and you’re overwhelmed with choice? Being a green consumer, you naturally want to make a green choice, but how? And, maybe more importantly, why? Need help? Well, viola! Greenpeace has released its Recycled Tissue […]
In Ignacio Gonzalez Galan’s project, rooftops open and extend upward during the day.
What happens when you give a futuristic cloth-like material designed for BMW coupes with a bevy of design students and funding from one of the world’s leading architecture firms?
Homes that can expand as needed, coastal houses that can rise and fall with […]
Blue Q has released a new line of colorful bags made from 95% recycled material.
For Christmas 2008, a round of my girlfriends and sisters got shopping bags I bought EnviroSax and from EnVbags. I gave myself one, too, and was surprised both at how handy these lightweight bags are (anecdotally, the Envirosax bags have […]
Volkswagon UP!, Image credit:AutoBlogGreen
According to Reuters, “Volkswagen AG will team up with Toshiba Corp to develop an electric-powered version of its subcompact Up! concept car after signing a letter of intent on Thursday, Europe’s largest carmaker said.”
Dah Yoopers will no doubt be a big customer base for The Up!. All you New York Ad […]
Photos: Zem
The ZEM is a Zero Emissions Machine, from a Swiss company of the same name. One that “promotes, develops, produces and deals with sustainable mobility systems mainly in Europe, and provides consulting on environment, ecology and sustainability.”
Originally designed as a four person human powered vehicle, so it could carry around a car-less family […]
Someone must have a really good press agent to get this one so much attention.
According to a U.S. News and World Report review, two automotive publications have published comparisons of the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid against the Toyota Prius and Camry Hybrid, with Ford winning both.
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Fisker’s Electric Car Going for Glamour
Fisker Automotive probably can’t afford a superbowl ad, or even an ad during the Oscars proper, but they know what their primary market is so they took two 60-second ads during the pre-show on Los Angeles television station KTLA.
You can see the video of the ad below….