http://inhabitat.com/recycled-suitcase-chair-lets-you-travel-without-leaving-home/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Sat, 18 May 2013 14:21:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://inhabitat.com/recycled-suitcase-chair-lets-you-travel-without-leaving-home/comment-page-1/#comment-282238 Recycled Suitcases Used To Furnish Shanghai's URBN Hotel | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Thu, 09 Dec 2010 02:00:20 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=170523#comment-282238 [...] Old suitcases, locally-sourced materials, and other recycled materials are used to decorate the lobby and other public spaces. The hotel utilizes solar passive design and features bamboo shades on the south-facing windows. Reclaimed wood from Shanghai is used for flooring, and old bricks from the city are used in the building as well. Additionally the hotel makes use of an energy-efficient HVAC system, low-VOC paints, energy-efficient lighting, and environmentally-safe cleaning products. Pages: 1 2 0 email thisemail facebookfacebook diggdigg tweetmeme_url = "http://inhabitat.com/old-suitcases-used-to-decorate-shanghai-urbn-hotel/"; tweetmeme_style = "compact"; [...] [...] Old suitcases, locally-sourced materials, and other recycled materials are used to decorate the lobby and other public spaces. The hotel utilizes solar passive design and features bamboo shades on the south-facing windows. Reclaimed wood from Shanghai is used for flooring, and old bricks from the city are used in the building as well. Additionally the hotel makes use of an energy-efficient HVAC system, low-VOC paints, energy-efficient lighting, and environmentally-safe cleaning products. Pages: 1 2 0 email thisemail facebookfacebook diggdigg tweetmeme_url = "http://inhabitat.com/old-suitcases-used-to-decorate-shanghai-urbn-hotel/"; tweetmeme_style = "compact"; [...]

]]> http://inhabitat.com/recycled-suitcase-chair-lets-you-travel-without-leaving-home/comment-page-1/#comment-264320 BOOM CASE: A Boombox Made From an Old Suitcase | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Thu, 14 Oct 2010 21:31:14 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=170523#comment-264320 [...] suitcase chairs to suitcases that grow food, our fascination with portmanteaus seems to know no boundaries – [...] [...] suitcase chairs to suitcases that grow food, our fascination with portmanteaus seems to know no boundaries – [...]

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