OODA: 227 flat
by: Designboom - Weblog, 2012-07-31 11:30:00 UTC

a complete interior remodel breathes new life into this two storey flat by the sea, especially with the addition of an integrated hammock over the stairs.

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Stainless Steel Coffee Filter Is Reusable for Life
by: TreeHugger Design, 2012-07-29 09:00:00 UTC
Made for the Aeropress coffee maker, the S Filter comes with a lifetime guarantee.

World's Biggest Urine Separating, Composting Toilet Scheme Fails
by: TreeHugger Design, 2012-07-30 19:58:00 UTC
We keep saying that this is the way we should go, but perhaps the technology here just wasn't ready.

zuri: handcrafted african bamboo road bikes
by: Designboom - Weblog, 2012-07-26 11:15:00 UTC

the african handcrafted bamboo road bikes provide a sustainable, unique and stylish forms of transportation, while focusing on creating new jobs and opening opportunities for local production in zambia.

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kenguru wheelchair-friendly electric car
by: Designboom - Weblog, 2012-07-26 16:25:00 UTC

designed to offer mobility to drivers restricted to wheelchairs, the single passenger electric vehicle provides a range of 70-110 km (45-70 mph) and top speed of 45 km/h (30 mph).

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ogilvy brazil: coke happiness refill machine
by: Designboom - Weblog, 2012-07-27 22:51:00 UTC

ogilvy brazil designed the 'happiness refill' for coca-cola that gives out mobile data credits as ‘refills’.

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Standards & Compliance Briefing: United Nations Global Compact, e-Stewards, EPA SmartWay, ISO 50001
by: Environmental Leader, 2012-07-26 14:00:25 UTC
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes 10 items. Water and energy technologies provider Ecolab has joined the United Nations Global Compact, a voluntary corporate sustainability initiative. The company said that it also endorsed the UN Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate, detailing sustainable water policies and practices. [...]

Nike, Walmart, Levi’s Launch Sustainable Apparel Index
by: Environmental Leader, 2012-07-26 15:44:41 UTC
Walmart, Nike, Target, JC Penney, Levi’s and fellow members of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition have unveiled the group’s index for measuring the environmental impact of apparel products across the supply chain. The Higg Index is an indicator-based tool for apparel that allows clothing manufacturers and brands to evaluate material types, products, facilities and processes based [...]

1 Liter of Light Project uses recycled bottles to create solar lamps
by: Ecofriend, 2012-07-24 07:43:36 UTC
Asmita Prasad:

In The Philippines, like many parts of the developing world, kerosene lamps are the primary source of light for people living in the underprivileged areas. Not only are these lamps dangerous per se they also emit great amounts of CO2 and other toxic gases which cause respiratory problems amongst the people using them as well. This prompted MIT student Alfredo Moser to come up with an idea for a solar lamp fashioned out of recycled water bottles. This idea was further developed by Illac Diaz, a Filipino student who used it to create the Isang Litrong Liwanag AKA the 1 Liter of Light project. Even though its name may be slightly misleading, the alternative lighting system basically ensures that people are able to utilize natural daylight without having the sun blazing in through a bigger skylight during the day.

Each solar lamp contains one liter of water mixed with bleach which creates the same amount of light as a regular 60 watt incandescent light bulb. What’s ever better is that the bleach keeps the water algae and bacteria-free for over 5 years which gives each installation a longer life. The I Liter of Light project basically uses discarded one liter PET bottles, fills them up with water and uses it to create a solar lamp/skylight hybrid that captures and amplifies the light of the sun which functions like an electric lamp and floods the indoors with light during the day. The lamp does not require any electricity to function though it can be a bit less luminescent on cloudy or rainy days. The project is a part of the My Shelter Foundation group who has invited homeowners, students and volunteers to create their own zero-cost makeshift solar lamps and their goal is to have 1 million bottle lamps fitted in homes throughout the Philippines.

Via: Inhabitat

Beetle-Inspired Design Uses Old Plastic Bottles to Pull Water from the Air
by: TreeHugger Design, 2012-07-26 09:00:00 UTC
A concept water bottle pulls water from the air like the Namib Desert Beetle.