Articles in the Eco-Friendly Category
Posted in Eco-Friendly, concept on 9 November 2008
With people all around the world distressed due to water crisis, efforts are on to create ways to conserve it. Nimbus was wise enough to take an initiative towards this and came up with this washbowl concept which is estimated to use just sixty times less water compared to the present washbasins.
Posted in Eco-Friendly, Energy on 8 November 2008
The enormous energy stored in the Earth’s interior will now power over one-third homes in Utah. Raser Technologies has finally announced the completion of the first geothermal plant in Utah over 20 years. Built over the countries largest geothermal hotbeds that have been exposed since the past 25 years, this project took just 6 months to complete.
Posted in Architecture, Eco-Friendly on 30 October 2008
Germany will see a new fleet of modern green houseboats this spring. Schwimmhaus was designed by a company called confusion-direction. Who wouldn’t want to live in an attractive home in the middle of water at a price that is less compared to a house on land? The pictures just show the model of these homes.
Posted in Architecture, Designer, Eco-Friendly, concept on 22 October 2008
This one’s specially for those who live in the fast lane. A group of ingenious engineers have created the world’s first walking house. Built on six hydraulic legs that can walk, this 60 meters high structure is just right for traveller in you.
Fuelled by the sun and the wind, this house may be the answer to all our monetary problems. The house is 3.5 meter high (fit enough for four people) and comes with a living room, kitchen, composting toilet, bed, wood stove and a mainframe computer that controls the legs.
Posted in Architecture, Companies, Eco-Friendly, Environment, Global warming, Go green, Green, Infrastructure, Land, Ocean, Plants, Pollution, Products, Recycling, Renewable, Solar, Wind, water on 20 October 2008
In this economic crisis, one always wonders if one is in the right job. Well, being eco-friendly can be very benefitting even monetarily do. Forbes recently came up with a list of environmental jobs with salaries easily over $100,000.
The top 10 job include:
Posted in Eco-Friendly, Go green on 18 October 2008
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), has awarded Giant Eagle Supermarket in northeast Columbus the first ever LEED Gold Status on 16th October. Set up 57 years ago, Giant Eagle now has branches in western Pennsylvania, Ohio, north central West Virginia and Maryland. This eco-supportive retail store truly deserves this honor.
Posted in Eco-Friendly, Eco-friendly products on 18 October 2008
There is good news for all you green enthusiasts out there. The Go Green Expo may just come to your city. Yes, this business and consumer showcase for green products has announced to tour across four cities, LA, Philadelphia, NY and Atlanta in January 2009. The event will also have Perf Go Green (hope you remember the maker of biodegradable plastics that we told you about a few days ago) as a major sponsor and participant.
The idea is to present a range of Earth-friendly products and services through exhibitions and seminars. The areas included are business, electronic, energy conservation, recycling, food, home building amongst many others.
Posted in Eco-Friendly, Furniture, Recycling on 17 October 2008
Ever thought how many trees would’ve been cut to manufacture newspapers and furniture? Ever thought how newspapers could be recycled to make a bench? Well, everybody is not as innovative as this aspiring eco-conscious designer, Oscar Lhermitte, a student of London’s Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design. This youngster has figured an admirable way to recycle newspapers.
Posted in Architecture, Eco-Friendly on 15 October 2008
Certified in LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the Brooklyn Children’s Museum is the very first ‘green’ museum to be found in New York. It focuses on environmental education and consciousness for children, as much as loads of fun for kids while they are in the process of discovery and thought. Here, kids learn about the environment in many innovative ways, and through interesting methods and strategies of presentation. Since many exhibitions are interactive, a trip to the museum is a guaranteed fun day for the whole family.
True to its mission of environmental consciousness and best practices, the Brooklyn Children’s Museum is a ‘green’ structure in itself, quite expectedly. The museum is a bastion of conservation: efficient energy use is practiced in terms of efficient lighting and temperature-control. The museum is an innovation that follows the latest trend in ‘green’ buildings. It boasts of a good percentage of its needed electrical power converted from its solar cells. The heating and cooling levels inside the museum are regulated by sensors that ‘feel’ the volume of people inside. There are also separate sensors that detect the amount of artificial light that is just necessary. Even the ventilation system has its own sensors that detect the CO2 level and, consequently, dictate the amount of oxygen that needs to be replenished inside. All in all, the museum is a child-friendly environment.
Posted in Eco-Friendly, Gadgets on 15 October 2008
Every time you look at the MacBook Air, your heart really skips a beat and if you own a notebook then it just appears that bit less special in your eyes. This is exactly why I most often try not looking at one; it simply is too seductive. But then the price tag that comes with the light-weight champion is good enough to put me back in my place. Despite all the ‘styling and profiling’, Apple has always been criticized for creating products that are just not eco-conscious. But the new Apple MacBook Air with its green technology is the first step towards wiping that indictment off.