How HP is closing the loop on cartridge recycling
by: Greener Design, 2014-05-12 09:30:00 UTC
It may come at a cost, but HP's decision to deliver ink cartridges containing recycled material means it is hedging against future resource price rises.
Fresh n Spicy
by: Yanko Design, 2014-05-09 11:24:39 UTC
The SPIC= is a smart plant growth incubator for your home that helps in enhancing the quality of your environment by providing fresh air. The plant and herbs grown within thrive using the compost you feed it. This ensures proper waste disposal, encourages recycling and at the end of the day you have a greener, fresher home. Make your own biosphere with this smart plant incubator!
SPIC= is one of the Top 100 Finalists at the 2014 Electrolux Design Lab. You can vote for this or any other project over here. Voting closes May 16th 2014.
Designer: Kristóf Koczka
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philippe starck extends broom collection for emeco with stools
by: Designboom - Weblog, 2014-05-13 11:15:06 UTC
the chairs come in two heights - counter stool and barstool - consist of 75% waste polypropylene and 15% waste wood fibers from industrial factories.
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Joe Colombo’s modular furniture is still cool decades later
by: TreeHugger Design, 2014-05-09 17:45:39 UTC
These space-saving designs are inspiration for a modern tiny house or micro apartment.
Recycled Stone Objects Designed by Ghigos
by: design milk, 2014-05-06 16:00:53 UTC
Recycled Stones is exactly what it sounds like – objects created by recycling stone residue. While we often hear of reclaimed wood furniture, Ghigos Studio took it a step further and gave life to discarded stone.
Instead of seeing it as discarded material, Ghigos Studio sees new functional and aesthetic possibilities in stone residue. By reassembling the pieces in another point of view, the stone is given a new life that’s realized in a new context. By doing so, it remarks upon a greater philosophy of production, where it is the designer who has the ability to create new objects of daily use from mastery of craftsmanship, versus recreating a design within the confines of traditional production.
Recycled Stones, which was produced by Moro, was exhibited during this year’s Salone del Mobile.
Zero Waste Strategies Create New Revenue Streams
by: Environmental Leader, 2014-05-07 15:39:57 UTC
The production, use, and after use of consumer and commercial products creates solid waste that represents both a waste of resources and a source of environmental impact – but also a revenue opportunity. Companies Commit to Zero Waste American industrial facilities generate and dispose of approximately 7.6 billion tons of industrial solid waste each year, […]
luna perschl rethinks earthquake recovery shelter with pocket house
by: Designboom - Weblog, 2014-05-08 03:45:12 UTC
the project rethinks the urban environment for the earthquake-struck yabuki town in the fukushima prefecture of japan, by offering a sustainable solution that can be built by the community.
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Smart Highway: A Glow-in-the-Dark Road in The Netherlands
by: design milk, 2014-05-06 18:00:59 UTC
Last August, Design Milk ventured to Copenhagen to check out the finalists in the INDEX: Award 2013 pool of truly innovative designs which all focused on improving life. The top design was Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde’s Smart Highway which was a plan to bring intelligent roads throughout The Netherlands and eventually, the world. Now, eight months later, the first stretch of glow-in-the-dark road has opened on highway N329 near the city of Oss.
A 500 meter stretch of basic highway in the province of Noord-Brabant has been outfitted with Glowing Lines, which is the first step in Roosegaarde’s master plan. The painted lines on the side of the road and markings absorb light all day and then glow for up to eight hours at night, helping to guide motorists down the highway. Roosegaarde, and construction group Heijmans, developed the special paint for the project.
"Solar" jet fuel created from water and carbon dioxide
by: Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine, 2014-05-02 06:25:27 UTC
In a move that could help address our insatiable thirst for fuel while at the same time help cut CO2 emissions, scientists with the SOLAR-JET (Solar chemical reactor demonstration and Optimization for Long-term Availability of Renewable Jet fuel) project have recently shown that through a multi-step process, concentrated sunlight can be used to convert carbon dioxide into kerosene, which can then be used as jet fuel...
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EcoCAR 3 competition tasks students with designing a greener Camaro
by: Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine, 2014-05-02 07:13:00 UTC
For the past 26 years, the US Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership with the North American auto industry, has sponsored Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTCs) to provide the next generation of automotive engineers with a practical learning experience. The previous
EcoCAR Challenge saw students convert and massage GM Malibus into super-efficient models, and this time for EcoCAR 3, teams are tasked with updating the iconic Chevrolet Camaro muscle car into a hybrid-electric vehicle. ..
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Material Fabric made out of milk waste published.
by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2014-05-22 13:06:21 UTC
In Germany alone, every year 1.9 million tons of milk cannot be used for consumption and ends up being waste or a byproduct. Due to process steps that ...
Product Double walled cafetiere published.
by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2014-05-19 12:47:45 UTC
"Bodum's Chambord Coffee Maker Double Wall Glass keeps coffee hot and aromatic for up to two hours" is a tempting line for the coffee addicts among ...
CaseStudy Harvesting water from the air published.
by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2014-05-09 12:10:49 UTC
'WarkaWater' is a project conceived for the mountainous regions in Ethiopia, where women and children walk several hours to collect water. To ease ...
Product Transporting natural light to dark corners published.
by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2014-05-08 07:06:24 UTC
Parans brings indoor lighting systems powered by light not energy. The SP2 panels are placed outside a building to capture sunlight, which is transported ...
Product 75% less water used in commercial laundry published.
by: Design 4 Sustainability, 2014-05-05 07:58:59 UTC
Traditional laundry machine relies on water to act as the primary cleaning medium. Because of this, even the so-called “high-efficiency” models still ...
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