A competition that promotes exploration of housing typologies toward determining new architectonic strategies for living in the future has proudly revealed the winners for 2010. The contest I am talking of is the d3 Housing Tomorrow competition. This.
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Adele Peters might just be the winner at the Greener Gadgets Design Competition this year. One of 18 entries that made it into the competition was Peters’ Corky. This unique cork-based mouse is a kinetic energy harvesting mouse that utilizes the…
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The InterContinental New York Times Square is on its way to becoming the largest hotel to achieve LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Counsel. The 36-story structure will incorporate green features like green roofs with drought-tolerant,..
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Lighting up your interiors and adding beauty is what Ecovolt does for you. This adaptable lighting device takes the power of the sun to give you that perfect light. In order to charge it, you don’t require to take it out of your dwelling, all you…
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The Town Town Office Tower, Vienna, Austria was declared the Sustainability Winner for MIPIM Architectural Review Future Project Awards 2010. All thanks to the designer COOP HIMMELB(L)AU Wolf D. Prix / W. Dreibholz & Partner ZT GmbH, who created an…
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The Energy Ball is a sensible concept that hopes to bring some relief to the ‘chronic shortage of electricity ‘, as is faced by the people residing in the third world especially. Designed by Hwang Sung Hyun and featured at the Red Dot Award 2009,.
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Swedish researchers from Linköping and Umeå universities have collaborated with American researchers to develop a new graphene-based, energy-saving, transparent electrode that could impart a green illumination to wallpaper and ceilings. The…
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Sanwa Newtec, a Japanese company has designed an innovative printer that has the potential to change the paper industry. Dubbed the ‘PrePeat’, the eco-friendly printer requires no ink cartridges or toner and can erase paper to be reused over and..
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Urging U.S. residents to dispose of electronic trash, Best Buy will initiate an electronics recycling program from Feb. 15, 2009 onward at all of its 1,006 stores nationwide. It will allow all to e-incarnate their “broken, obsolete, or unwanted…
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Global Architectural Development (GAD) is on its way to constructing a mixed-use complex that is a reflection of technology, sustainability and aesthetics. Dubbed the “One & Ortakoy,” the project is under construction in the Istanbul neighborhood…
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