Eco-Friendly Hobbit Home Must be Destroyed According to City Planning Council
Charlie Hague and his partner Megan have been given two months to raze their “hobbit” house. The Pembrokeshire County Council has deemed the home...
Bio-Inspired Design Leads to Energy-Efficient Windows
The vascular networks of living organisms have inspired an innovative new type of energy-efficient window.
Researchers at the University of Toronto have created windows that...
Nature Inspires Engineers to Develop Energy-Efficient Windows
Nature may provide clues about how to reduce energy leaks from windows, according to engineering experts at the University of Toronto and Harvard University.
University...
Green Glass Packaging Lowers Carbon Emissions Significantly
The use of glass as a reliable packaging option over thousands over years has persisted because glass is environmentally friendly, inexpensive to produce from...
Airplane Fuel Economy on the Ground Improved by New Electric Taxi Gear
We've covered airplane fuel economy before, and there are a number of approaches to improving it, including use of lighter materials, lighter hybrid control...
Pinkhouses Make Suburban Farming a Reality
The concept of vertical farming is extremely popular. Architects and engineers have started designing tall buildings intended to function as urban food centers in...
PediPower Extracts Gadget-Ready Energy from Walking
Ever wondered how it'd be like generating electricity while walking? A team of students at Rice University have created PediPower - a device that,...
Europa City Design Greens Up Paris Area
Denmark-based BIG recently came first in an international competition to design a next green-roofed city. The design, known as Europa City, would be located...
Shell Eco-Marathon Americas Yields Super Fuel Efficient [3,587mpg] Reliant Robin
When we think fuel efficient, we might think hybrid or electric and this maxes out our brains at a little over 100mpge, so how...
“Energetic Energies” Solar Panel Design Unveiled at Milan Design Week
Panasonic will soon be revealing its Akihisa Hirata-designed "Energetic Energies" exhibition during Milan Design Week. The structure, measuring about 30 meters in length, is...
