Beautiful Earth Group, a sustainable energy company recently unveiled its containerized electric vehicle (EV) charging station in Red Hook, Brooklyn. The BMW Mini E pictured here is powered by juice generated by the off-grid, modular station that…
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There are still seven months left for the Taipei In’l Flora Expo to begin. Where you would see various pavilions at the design expo, an ark-shaped pavilion built from 1.5 million recyclable plastic PET bottles has already taken shape and it was…
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The Haitian- and the recent Chilean-quakes have forced developers to envision quake-proof homes to avoid casualties and deaths if another strikes again. Resorting to one of the most traditional home-construction-materials, i.e. straw bale, the…
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London architects Tonkin Liu have recently installed a beautiful metal flower beside the River Mersey in England. Dubbed Future Flower, the 14 metre-high flower having giant petals of perforated galvanized steel is part of a regeneration project for..
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Rather than dumping old vinyl records in a landfill, the JAXPAC (Jacksonville Public Art Commission) has reused them to create some unique urban fossils that are engaging enough to recreate that faded melody. Primarily made from cardboard and old…
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Germany-based architectural firm Gerd Priebe Architects & Consultants has come up with a novel design for a childcare center in Bühlau, Germany, that seeks to bring toddlers into a close harmony with a nature-mimicking, sustainable architecture….
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Not the real suns actually, but two solar installations named SUNLIGHT will rise every evening to enlighten the city of Denver from July 1st onwards. Brooklyn artist Adam Frank has erected these installations that utilize the 20,000 lumen,…
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A new solar-powered modular home was installed at site in far northeast Aurora. Delivered by a truck this structure is expected to be home to a number of experimental solar equipment. Crews at the Solar Technology Acceleration Center were overwhelmed.
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An eco-friendly fan is here to beat the sweltering heat this summer. Balmuda Design Ltd. has recently unveiled its new electric fan that blows self-generated air. Dubbed the “Green Fan”, the fan comprises of two fans that are concentrically…
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Envisioned by Orlando De Urrutia, the Sensory eco-art sculpture is indeed a sensory interactive space that interacts with onlookers and environment as well. Mixing senses with time- and space-bound sensations, the artful sculpture tends to bring…
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