Is Sustainable Home Construction Booming? It Depends Who You Calling Sustainable.
by: TreeHugger Design, 2012-02-10 21:59:00 UTC
While it is true that what is conventionally called "green" construction is increasing, is it really sustainable?
Formafantasma Crafty Vessels are made from Flour, Agricultural Waste and Limestone
by: Inhabitat , 2012-02-10 22:01:03 UTC
Using sustainable design as a bridge between craftwork and the industry, this collection of earthy vessels combines low-impact materials and old world techniques to create durable, functional objects. Designed by Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin of Formafantasma, the Autarky Vessels are handmade containers created using only natural materials and plant-based dyes that have been cooked at low temperature. Made from a biomaterial consisting of 70% flour, 20% agricultural waste and 10% limestone, these designs take a critical approach to sustainability, focusing in on an autonomous way of producing goods while rediscovering old techniques.
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Elegant No-Glue, No-Screw Kile Furniture by Yukari Hotta
by: Inhabitat , 2012-02-10 23:40:09 UTC
Stay away from complicated assembly instructions, messy adhesives, and tools with this straightforward and easy-to-build furniture system that requires neither screws nor glue. Born in Japan and based in Copenhagen, designer Yukari Hotta created his “Kile” furniture collection by mixing wedge-based components with stylish Nordic aesthetics. Made from an eco labeled wood board material and featuring neat lines and a delicately colored flat pack design, Yukari Hotta’s “Kile” collection captures the essence of modern simplicity.
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Camelbak All Clear Bottle zaps bacteria with UV rays
by: Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine, 2012-02-11 05:35:45 UTC
When you're dealing with the impurities of your local city water supply, a Brita filter should be enough to give you clean-tasting water. But when you're dealing with the impurities lingering in a raw, untreated stream in the woods, you'll need something stronger. This solution from Camelbak - the All Clear bottle - gives you an integrated UV purifier designed to kill all those nasty microorganisms that just live to wring your intestines out...
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Clear Spot Voyager review: Big deal in tiny package
by: Crave Green tech, 2012-02-10 00:35:28 UTC
The Clear Spot Voyager mobile hot spot is tiny and offers great Internet connection speeds.
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The Clear Spot Voyager is tiny, just about the size of a large pebble, but it's in no way a small deal.
The mobile hot-spot router offers almost all you can expect from a mobile router including two very important factors for travelers: Internet speed and battery life.
In my testing around the San Francisco Bay Area, the 4G-only router offered very fast 4G Internet speeds with about the same signal strength and availability as my AT&T iPhone. This obviously changes depending on where you are, however. Note that the Voyager supports 4G only, meaning if you're out of Clear's 4G coverage area, it's basically useless.
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Tesla Model X: Electric, all-wheel drive, and crazy folding doors
by: Crave Green tech, 2012-02-10 04:30:00 UTC
Tesla co-founder Elon Musk demonstrates the Model X's falcon-wing doors.
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LOS ANGELES--The highlight of the Model X introduction, Tesla's SUV, was not the electric power train, but what the company calls the falcon-wing doors.
The manufacturer being Tesla, it was a given that the Model X would be an electrically driven vehicle. So during a preview for a small group of journalists at Tesla's design center in Los Angeles, Tesla CEO Elon Musk focused on the innovative side doors.
These doors lift up from the sides, then hinge in the middle before gaining their full height. Unlike gull-wing doors, Tesla's doors can open in much narrower spaces. Musk said they give the Model X the largest door openings of any passenger car. Impressively, he was able to stand in the car, his head underneath the open door, without crouching.
The Model X, which is built on a slightly elongated version of the Model S platform, has a full third row. Musk demonstrated that it could be accessed without folding down the middle-row seats. Instead, the middle row slid forward.
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Cree: LEDs aren't just more efficient, they're better
by: Gizmodo , 2012-02-07 15:45:22 UTC
Cree's latest LED light source slices the cost, but it's betting that features such as better controls and long life give LEDs an edge over other technologies. Originally posted at News - Cutting Edge
earth block eco-friendly LEGOs
by: Designboom - Weblog, 2012-02-08 10:22:00 UTC
composed of compressed sawdust, coffee beans, or green tea leaves, the toys offer a sustainability-minded spin on the stackable, rearrangeable form of classic LEGOs.
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y-hangers by shulab studio
by: Designboom - Weblog, 2012-02-09 08:50:00 UTC
a dual purpose clothes-hanging system which functions as both a hook rack and a clothes hanger.
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"Bird City" Habitat Hangs In Unused City Spaces -- Boosting Urban Biodiversity
by: TreeHugger Design, 2012-02-07 20:13:00 UTC
Designed to hang on unused walls on city buildings, this prototype could provide much-needed habitats for crucial species of birds.
CaseStudy Make to order not for stock published.
by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-02-28 12:42:38 UTC
FEIT was founded in 2005 as a response to a mass produced, bottom line driven industry. An industry disconnected from the traditional art of shoe making. ...
Product Staple-less stapler published.
by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-02-28 12:34:24 UTC
The EcoStapler is great example of sustainability and functionality. The pocket-size object is light weighted and can staple 3 sheets at a time without ...
Product Invisible hearing aid; SoundLens published.
by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-02-26 15:18:00 UTC
SoundLens is the first custom, invisible, digital and fully programmable hearing aid. It features noise reduction and speech preservation system designed ...
Product Passive speaker for Ipad; Soundsnap published.
by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-02-24 10:31:03 UTC
It’s really not always easy to hear the sounds from the iPad 2 speaker. When you are sitting on your sofa, lying in bed or watching a movie on the ...
Material Fly Ash Brick emits 85% less CO2eq published.
by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-02-24 10:08:54 UTC
Producing brick from recycled fly ash consumes less energy and emits less CO2 because it does not require firing to harden the masonry units. Nor is ...
Product Tot sprout winner of best of best in Red Dot published.
by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-02-23 07:42:57 UTC
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Small children want to feel part of the family at all times. However, at mealtimes this can be a challenge because ...
Material Lyocell fabric made from wood published.
by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2012-02-21 17:05:25 UTC
Lyocell is a fabric most know better by its brand name Tencel®. It has a soft finish, packs light and is made from cellulose (vegetable matter), or ...
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