As the first European Solar Decathlon kicks in, numerous architects and designer submit entries and the Bambu House by Tongji University Shanghai is just a few of the entries. The Bambu House is a solar powered house that has the ability to generate 9 kilowatts of electricity that can support 1 bedroom and 1 living …
With the people’s growing desire of combating global warming, more and more people are now aware of the things that can help save the environment. Some do the recycling, others uses hybrid cars, while other are into sustainable sources of energy like the sun. The Solar Tiles by Italian company Tegolasolare is just one of …
Air pollution is common to almost all cities around the world. This is obviously caused by the huge carbon emission that people produce on their daily activities. However, on the recent Electrolux Design Lab competition, designers are ask to design a futuristic product with the environment in mind. With the aim to have clean air …
When we say eco-friend and do cared for the environment, there are many consideration to make in order to be hailed as eco-friendly like using recycled or recyclable items, using sustainable energy, using earth friendly designs and more. Saving those trees can be the best thing that we can do for us to be considered …
Green architecture has been around for quite some time. Some of them uses solar energy or wind energy to support the structure’s electricity need, making them qualified to be classified as green architecture. Some of the structures use recycled materials like PET bottles, recycled lumber, and more in order to be categorized as eco-friendly and …
Designing and eco-friendly structure requires a lot of courage, inspiration, and love for the environment. Claimed to be eco-friendly and sustainable, the Enoki Rome Ecocity by the OFL Architecture is a sustainable project that is installed above Rome. The Enoki is a 150 stories structure that has self-contained small cities. Residences, commercial spaces, green areas, …
Composting is one of the best things to do in order to save money in fertilizers. However, the KineticCompost is beyond producing eco-friendly fertilizers for your plants. The composter itself is an eco-friendly one. Made of recycled materials like plastic and steel, the KineticCompost is safe enough to the environment for use. Today, having a …
With our continuous battle in saving the environment, the growth of hybrid cars is still growing in number. New designs and concepts are coming out from different makers and the Toyota Hybrid-X Concept is just a mere example. This eco-friendly car concept from Toyota offers a wide entrance to its passengers with its doors that …
With the vast use of the disposable paper coffee cups, our landfills continues to grow and is not healthy to the environment anymore. With concern to the environment in mind, designer Sebastien Maleville had designed a coffee cup concept called the Coco Cup. True to its name, the Coco cup will be using a coconut …
If you are one of those who have just recently own a Dell Inspiron Mini10 or the 10V netbook, then you probably have contributed in saving the environment. The recent packaging of the DELL Mini10 is made from bamboo. We all know that bamboo is a sustainable source of material, as it rapidly grows. The …
