Eco Factor: Carbon neutral lodge gets powered by renewable energy.
The Eco Lodge by Satellite Architects is a zero-carbon, sustainable and off-grid lodge that meets Code for Sustainable Homes Level 5 standards. The off-grid lodge is designed to take advantage of the sun for natural heat and light and relies on surrounding air for ventilation.
Eco Factor: Residential complex made from 1000 recycled shipping containers.
Designing homes from shipping containers isn’t a new concept, and we have already seen some stunning examples of what shipping container homes can look like. San Francisco-based Group 41 Inc is taking shipping container architecture to a whole new level by designing a residential complex from over 1000 recycled shipping containers.
This elegant LED-solar panel necklace by Swedish student designer Mae Yokoyama doesn’t really provide any function except adornment (and perhaps a dim nightlight at night), but we love this creative transformation of a purely utilitarian tech object (the humble solar panel) into a piece of stunning wearable art that will raise awareness about solar and LED technology.
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Halted in November 2008, mid-construction, the Filene development in downtown Boston is currently barely even a shell of a building. The bones of the building are up, but sub street level a giant hole leaves a gouge in the city’s plan. Undaunted, Höweler + Yoon Architecture and Squared Design teamed up to design a vertical tower of prefabricated “eco pods” filled with bio-fuel producing algae for the space. The new tower would act as a center to test new algae species and different growing methods.
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Halted in November 2008, mid-construction, the Filene development in downtown Boston is currently barely even a shell of a building. The bones of the building are up, but sub street level a giant hole leaves a gouge in the city’s plan. Undaunted, Höweler + Yoon Architecture and Squared Design teamed up to design a vertical tower of prefabricated “eco pods” filled with bio-fuel producing algae for the space. The new tower would act as a center to test new algae species and different growing methods.
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New York Fashion Week is finally drawing to a close, and we’re psyched to report that the presence of environmentally savvy fashion was fiercer than ever before! The launch of The GreenShows last week – an event showcasing seven different eco fashion designers under one roof is proof that eco design is finally starting to make an impact on mainstream culture. If you missed the green runway shows, don’t fret – we’ve got the scoop on all of them, and pics of our favorite eco fashion designers right after the jump.
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New York Fashion Week is finally drawing to a close, and we’re psyched to report that the presence of environmentally savvy fashion was fiercer than ever before! The launch of The GreenShows last week – an event showcasing seven different eco fashion designers under one roof is proof that eco design is finally starting to make an impact on mainstream culture. If you missed the green runway shows, don’t fret – we’ve got the scoop on all of them, and pics of our favorite eco fashion designers right after the jump.
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Eco Factor: Artwork made from recycled materials and paper cuttings.
We all read magazines and sometimes we do really appreciate the products being promoted there. For eco-minded artist Bai Yiluo appreciating a product being advertised, especially watches, is using the images in an art installation, being referred to as “Demons”.
Based in a tiny village in France, eco lingerie maker, g=9.8 manufactures these sexy thigh highs for slipping under our fall skirts. Created from recycled white pine tree pruning (ahh, the white pine, my favorite), you’ll be amazed by how silky soft this fiber feels, and how well it wears. Biodegradable and anti-bacterial, to boot. [...]
Eco Factor: Folding bike to ease carriage.
The ease that folding bikes present to the owner have started a race among industrial designers as to who can develop a bike that is the simplest and the fastest to fold and that too, in the smallest possible package. Recently a bicycle designer came up with a bike that folds down into its own wheels, and Industrial designer Victor Aleman is out there with a new concept dubbed Eco // 07 which has folding wheels.
This past weekend the Outside Lands festival rocked San Francisco, drawing thousands of people to bask in the sunshine and music that filled Golden Gate Park. Greening an event as massive as a festival is no easy task, however one of the cornerstones of this year’s event was the PG&E sponsored Eco Lands, which created a verdant heart within the festival’s central meadow From a solar stage juiced by the sun’s rays, to an on-site organic farmers market, to an innovative array of recycling programs, read on for a review of Eco Lands’ greatest green merits.
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This one’s for all you fashion conscious eco hombres out there.
Lately, we seem to have featured a bunch of women’s fashion on altCon, so I thought I’d post something from Nau’s fall line for dudes – cause guys have to look good and stay warm, too.
The water repellent, wind resistant and breathable Shroud of Purrin [...]
Revving up for the annual fall yard clean-up? This timely Great Green Giveaway is being generously sponsored by LEHR, an innovator in eco friendly lawn care. Two lucky winners will be able to tidy up their lawn by using this Detachable Curved Shaft: Propane Powered Eco Trimmer. (Note: the 16.4 ounce, “camping style” canister [...]
Eco Factor: Solar-powered miniature robots for military surveillance.
The
latest advancements in chip design and fabrication techniques has made
researchers develop products that are smaller, more efficient and more
intelligent than their predecessors. Using these tiny wonders of
technology researchers from institutes in Sweden, Spain, Germany, Italy
and Switzerland
are trying to develop new “Microbots” that can be programmed from a
variety of…
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Eco Factor: Solar-powered miniature robots for military surveillance.
The
latest advancements in chip design and fabrication techniques has made
researchers develop products that are smaller, more efficient and more
intelligent than their predecessors. Using these tiny wonders of
technology researchers from institutes in Sweden, Spain, Germany, Italy
and Switzerland
are trying to develop new “Microbots” that can be programmed from a
variety of…
go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>>
Sitting among the canopy of a jungle forest near Yelapa, Mexico, these V-Houses by Heinz Legler are quite possibly an eco-adventurer’s paradise. The treehouse-like structures are lofted 16 feet above the ground and open on all sides to offer panoramic views of the tropical surroundings. Although the rooms measure only 16 feet by 16 feet, a slanted ceiling and open walls make the treehouse seem larger — blurring the lines between indoors and outdoors. And to top off this eco-dream of a jungle retreat, the V-Houses were designed with modular components, made with sustainable materials, and have incorporated solar panels, composting toilets, and a greywater system.
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Eco Factor: Self-sufficient outdoor habitat for camping industry.
Mostly all campsites are far from cities and require fuel-eating generators to bring illumination after dark. Industrial designer Benjamin Charles is out there to help the camping and the hotel industry with semi-nomad structures that are almost self-sufficient.
Eco Factor: Sustainable treehouses generate solar electricity.
Do treehouses always have to be constructed by nailing a room into place, thereby jeopardizing the life of the tree? Heinz Legler has a different thinking, the designers have unveiled their latest treehouses, dubbed V-Houses, which do offer the same adventure as a treehouse does but without actually constructing the house on a tree.
