Keeping your family member aware of the energy consumption with the electronic gadgets you have at home is a good way of saving energy usage. The Power-Hog, one of the entries for Greener Gadgets 2009, is a power consumption-metering device in the form of a piggy bank. User will plug the tail to the outlet …
More and more people are now concern in saving Mother Nature. Various design concepts are now being developed to enhance zero carbon emission in every place. Green structure are getting common each day and Universities are starting to let their students become aware of the current environmental situation and the methods of preventing it in …
Tea lovers will definitely love this unique and modern teapot called the Sorapot. It has an architectural shape that is simple in functionality that brings the tea’s quiet beauty into an eye-catching sharp focus. The Sorapot is madefrom 304 stainless steel, borosilicate glass or commonly known as Pyrex, and food-grade silicone. However, you may wonder …
Bringing the eco-friendly practice to commercial places, like bars and hotels are now possible with the shape series of eco-friendly furniture. They have collection of barstools, occasional tables, and benches. Each piece of the shape series are all hand made to make each one unique with each other. In addition, materials used for the said …
Modern and stylish houses are made easily possible with the prefabricated ones. Designed by Hive Modular, the B-Line Small is not only a beautifully designed prefabricated house, it is also an eco-friendly house as well. It uses and FSC certified and locally sourced flooring, FSC certified wood framing, rainwater collection, No-VOC interior paints, Concrete countertops, …
A shelter for survival is very important during a disaster. However, sheltering survivors is not just enough. Disasters happen maybe because of the nature’s revenge of being abused by people. It is now time to give back to our nature and create an eco-friendly survival shelter. The In-Habit is a perfect example of what I …
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 …
The Flat-Pac Emergency Shelter is another eco-friendly shelter concept that will definitely help our brothers and sisters in disaster zones. This shelter is made from lightweight materials for easy transportation. In addition, mostly of the materials are recycled that made it an eco-friendly one. Two people without the need of any tools can easily install …
The sphere is an architectural design that composed of nineteen tent units and eventually formed a circle. In the center of the circle, people can socialize each other and compose a community. Each of the Nineteen tent units can accommodate up to three person and the partitions can be unbuttoned to accommodate larger number like …
Built on a natural rock platform, the Casa 205 is built in place surrounded by forest that gives the residents a big chance to be with nature anytime. What makes this structure a more eco-friendly one is that, the structural system of the Casa implies a very important diminishment of the weight, raw materials, energy …
