What to do with old wine barrels?

15-6-2010

A fun way to recycle old, seemingly useless items into funny things. The swing looks no different than a normal swing, but it’s good for the environment! 

CO2 algae-lamp

10-6-2010

Mike Thompson discovered that some algae produce electricity during photosynthesis. He has designed an algae-lamp. A small battery stores energy and uses it to generate light. The result is a kind of lava lamp, but environmentally friendly. In order to stimulate photosynthesis just add water, and occasionally blow in some CO2. Offcourse the algae themselves have to be in the lamp.

Corona Save The Beach Hotel in Rome

6-6-2010

This hotel, located in downtown Rome, is built from 12 tons of waste from European beaches. The architect wanted to increase the awareness on garbage. And is there a better way to illustrate this, than to live surrounded by garbage? Sponsored by the Corona beer, it’s only been open for 5 days.  

Bclean 2, for clean company cars

6-6-2010

Bclean washes company cars without using water. Once every two weeks, the cars are washed at a designated location. Cars are washed using a citruswax, and a specially designed cloth. Every time this saves 150 liters of water.

Recyclable cigarettes

4-6-2010

In the US 80 million pounds of cigarettes end up on the street or in the garbage every year. Councillor Michael G. DenDekker of Queens, New York, has recently discovered that cigarettes can be recycled into many useful products such as glue, sealants and even clothes. Smokers themselves will pay part of the costs. On each cigarette pack is a ‘recycletax’ of 1 cent.  

Trendy outdoor kitchen

3-6-2010

This outdoor kitchen, designed by Jamie Durie, is stylish and made from organic materials. By styling plants in the interior, the kitchen is really part of the garden. Jamie Durie wants people from to enjoy the outdoors even more. 

Rooftop made of grass

1-6-2010

The French architect Patrick Nadeau has designed a new green roof, a house disguised as a grassy knoll. It doesn’t only looks nice, it’s also good for the environment as more space is created for plants to survive.

Monthly pop up event in Paris

30-5-2010

Eco-friendly food, dance lessons, responsibly shopping for clothes and much more. It’s all possible every first Sunday of the month in Paris on the monthly pop-up event, Brunch Bazar. The entrance fee is € 3.50 and will be donated to charity.

Green Champs-Elysees

28-5-2010

The famous Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris, where normally a thousands of cars a day pass by, has been temporarily transformed into a giant garden. On the day of biodiversity a farmers’ organization has turned the street in a garden of 1.2 kilometers long. Over 800.000 people visited the garden.

Sleep well at hot summer nights

22-5-2010

It looks more decorative then functional, but appearances can be deceptive. This air conditioner is designed to provide you with an ideal sleeping environment. However without cooling the complete chamber. This could help save up to 60% on energy costs. 

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