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The idea of ‘superuse’ or reuse is to reduce the construction carbon footprint. Architects Jan Jongert and Jeroen Bergsma of 2012Architects have created Villa Welpeloo in Enschede, the Netherlands with over 60% of materials that have been reused or recycled. It was their first hose designed for clients Tjibbe Knol and Ingrid Blans. They began the [...]

For those out there, who have been displeased by their lead-acid car batteries holding a short life, here’s a choice Pulse technology has to offer. It brought forth Xtreme Charger, which asserts to augment the life of these batteries by three to five times, thereby giving it an extra decade to propel your car. Extreme hot and cold weather or extended [...]

Denims have always been and will continue to be the favorite fabric of the world, but did any of us ever think of the damage they cause to the environment? Seems like an odd question, right! What I am talking about is the process involved in weaving them out of cotton- including the spraying of pesticides to grow it, the harmful dyes used to shade it [...]

Oh, we just love to learn, hear, talk and ourselves do some recycling. And we are not alone. Singer Alanis Morissette and actor Woody Harrelson are the newest members to the consistently increasing group of treehuggers across the world. The two celebs in reference are working for the benefit of Reco Jeans. This one is a new line of denim that is made [...]

Joining the bandwagon of electric vehicles is another eco-friendly car suitable for urban dwellers. Called the Peapod, it stands by its name in size and design. Built of over 95 percent recycled and recyclable materials, Peapod is powered by six 12-volt, maintenance-free, recyclable, gel batteries.Capable of a 30-mile drive on a single charge, the Peapod [...]

Architect and designer Michael Jantzen must have been happy when he conceptualized the experimental design of his under graduation days and so would we when we look at this prefab, inexpensive, tough Homestead House built of recycled steel. The house is built by just bolting together the steel arches and straight panels thereby excluding the need for [...]

Get ready for whole new magical experience by simply tiling your space with color changing tiles. Here are temperature sensitive glass tiles which change colors according to the temperature. This may seem just like one of those kids magical painting and activity stuff but these are actual tiles for homes and bathrooms. There is a color changing film [...]

Getting wet in the rain is not always romantic, and that is when an umbrella comes most handy. Till now most raindevices were meant to protect you from the rain but no one thought of protecting the environment. Not anymore. Tote’s Eco’brella is a compact and inexpensive idea. It makes use of recycled and biodegradable materials only. The [...]

This could perhaps set a new benchmark in the recycling industry. Leeds, a manufacturer of eco-friendly promotional items, has come up with a line of laptop bags and other items that are made from recycled water bottles. You can even find the ‘made from 100% post-consumer recycled material’ on the product label. The lappy bags are interestingly [...]