The Refract House is an 800 square foot zero energy home created by a hundred of students from Santa Clara University together with the California College of Arts in participation to the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. The refract house has a designed like a bent tube to allow the entry of light inside …
With the continuous growth of population, food sources are shortening and there might be a tendency of starvation in the coming 2060, according to professors Dickson Despommier and Eric Ellingsen. As part of the advanced solution to the foreseen problem, The Vertical Farm Project that includes the Pyramid Farm was created. This advanced farming technique …
Umbrellas are used in either rainy or sunny season for protection. However, designer Becky Barber gives our umbrellas a different purpose aside from it being a useful gear when we are outdoor. She had created the solar powered umbrella, using a waterproof thin film solar technology material that is placed on top of the solar …
Sustainable structures are now seems to be the focus of every designers in the world. Self-sustainable buildings are built everywhere every now and then. This time around, it was Eric Vergne’s spiraling skyscraper called the Dystopian Farm has won the Evolo Skyscraper competition. The building has the ability to bind the building with an innovative …
Sustainable housing might be the perfect answer with today’s need of shelter and the desire of eco-friendly structures. Michelle Kaufman Designs is just one of the designers that are creating sustainable and elegant housing. Theie latest design MKLotus has numerous eco-friendly features that include a rain and ground water collection system, grey water system, solar …
In Greenburgh, New York, a sustainable architecture has been built. It may not have the formal LEED certificate, but it has various green features that made the building sustainable. The Greenburgh’s public library is another green building by mid-town based Beatty, Harvey & Associates Architects. It does have various green features like the geothermal heating …
It seem like the big apple is really trying its best to live green and save mother earth. They already have the plastic bag tax, mass transit system, LEED certified skyscrapers, and car free zones, and soon will be an efficient LED street lamps will light up the busy streets of New York City that …
Being eco friendly is now becoming the aim of almost every people living on earth. Everyone wants to live green as long given the chance. Some started it with living in an eco friendly homes. Many designers are now creating eco friendly designs like this eco-home that will be constructed from actual tree roots, and …
The Scorpion sports car is a high-end hydrogen-gasoline car from RMC or Ronn Motor Company from Texas. The car runs in a 30-40 percent blend of hydrogen and gasoline. The Scorpion has an internal combustion engine that runs in both hydrogen and gasoline, and has 40 highway miles per gallon. Its difference from the other …
A new five-star resort for Star Island in the Bahamas will be the new destination for eco-friendly traveler. The resortʼs energy is self-sufficient with their power coming from solar, wind and micro-hydro generators. Inside the resort, travelers can see LED lighting and geothermal HVAC, and they have the rainwater harvesting system that provides water for …
