Posted by Carlos on January 25, 2011 ·
When concrete jungles like New York and London are fighting against space problems, Dubai is showing a reverse trend. The hub of world’s some landmark architectural beauties is not overflowing with requests of occupancy. The city is experiencing a vacancy rate of as much as 38% with respect to office spaces and this number is expected to touch 50% [...]
Posted by Sarah on January 5, 2011 ·
Environmentalists do not usually frown on the use of paper for it can be recycled almost 5 to 7 times. But how about a printing machine that works more or less like a pencil? Yes, this could be a reality soon. I am talking about the Eco printer concept which can print, erase and reprint on the same paper. So to do your bit for the mother earth, you [...]
Posted by Sarah on October 19, 2010 ·
Forget beach houses and Manhattan condominiums, here is a rotating wooden house that poses to be the best residential infrastructure mankind has ever witnessed. The UFO-like Domespace made its scintillating presence felt Eco Habitat zone at the recent Viv’expo exhibition with its plethora of jaw-dropping features.
To begin with, this wooden [...]
Posted by Carlos on October 14, 2010 ·
Even the world is reading reams on perils of climate change and sky-rocketing figures of pollution, the common man is doing little to show his sensitivity towards these things. Non-profits and governmental organizations across the world are either imposing penalties or giving rewards to make people adhere to green standards. Too bad man has to be induced [...]
Posted by Carlos on October 12, 2010 ·
Not many people pursue hobbies seriously for they fear that devoting too much to it could be injurious to their professional or academic life. For something like Gardening, it is one of the incredibly relaxing hobbies and it lets one get close to Mother Nature. Here is something that will take up the simple yet indispensable task of keeping your plants [...]
Posted by Sarah on September 28, 2010 ·
Google’s Project 10100 was a contest held in part to celebrate their 10 year anniversary and to help those who want to help others. It had called upon the world to submit their world-changing-and-revolutionizing ideas. Over 150,000 ideas flowed to their vote desk out of which only 16 made it to the final vote desk. Finally, 5 ideas won the competition [...]
Posted by Sarah on August 21, 2010 ·
Meyer Wells, the furniture company from Seattle has come up with an excellent way to deal fell or chopped trees. They have been utilizing the wood out of such trees to convert them into customized table pieces. So if a favorite tree around your house was felled, you could call up the company and they will turn into a personal and super sustainable [...]
Posted by Sarah on July 3, 2010 ·
The world has already had its share of solar driven cars and gadgets. It has been long waiting for a big leap, something awe-inspiring that will reinstate the people’s hope in non-conventional sources of energy. The Swiss company Solar impulse had embarked on a mission to fuel their aircraft with solar energy and successfully fly around in the night [...]
Posted by Sarah on July 3, 2010 ·
In present times, auto companies and tech big-wigs have been flashing their green quotient but a similar trend among a garment company is rather difficult to find. But Finisterre believes in making products that scales heights on business ethics and environmental sustainability. Continuing with its vision, its recent retail display showed the Anabatic [...]
Posted by Sarah on June 23, 2010 ·
Innovation with respect to home décor and interior often means fancy luxurious designs or accessories. Not many people have been working on bring the fruits of eco-technology when it comes to stuff that embellish house interiors. But RavenBrick is out of the league. this company came up with a Smart Window Concept which focuses of keeping energy consumption [...]