Building This DIY Solar Air Heater Can Save You $1000 per Winter
The solar air heating collector is a quick and simple way to get started on alternative energy. Although is a quite simple array, it...
Urban farming: growing vegetables on the rooftop of a car park
Singapore is a small country in South-East Asia--practically a city state, where the urban centre dominates most of the island. Land is a scarce...
How to Encourage Others to Recycle (Nicely)
I can’t think of any good reasons not to recycle. It’s relatively easy, affordable, saves your city money, and it can make a huge...
How to Build Your Own Plastic Recycling Plant
In 2013 Dave Hakkens, a young guy from the Netherlands started this small movement called “Precious Plastic”. His idea is to boost plastic recycling...
Japanese Pub Made from Recycled Materials in a Zero-Waste Town
This incredible pub in Japan is a symbol of sustainability. Built in the outskirts of a zero-waste town, the pub's interior and exterior are...
Mobile app tracking down toxic additives in food and cosmetics
No matter how meticulously you may be reading product labels at the supermarket, can you be sure that you are updated on complicated code...
Greener cement for buildings and coastal structures
Concrete is the most commonly used building material in the world, and can be found in almost any structure: from buildings to bridges to...
Novel coating to keep buildings cool without air-conditioning
Air-conditioning can account for more than 40% of the domestic energy consumption, and contributes to greenhouse emissions by making use of chemical refrigerants such...
Novel bio-inspired materials to substitute plastics
Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) developed a novel approach to manufacture biodegradable substitutes for plastic.
The team make use of...
Top 5 Green Gadgets and Initiatives at the Consumer Electronics Show 2019
The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is yet again very special for all green technology supporters. The show managed to gather...
