There are few things we love more than making use of what would have ended up in a landfill.  Mariclaro picks up the materials that they use for their ultra-durable carry-alls when they’ve already been used up by cars, bikes, and boats. When they aren’t worthy of the road or sea anymore, pieces get revamped into these awesome bags, made from 99% recycled materials.  Click ahead to check out their laptop sleeves, briefcases, messenger bags, and more!

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Two Toronto teens have taken the LEGO man to new heights by launching the iconic yellow figure into space using a homemade weather balloon. High school students Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad lifted the little guy an incredible 15 miles above sea level, and the entire journey was documented by cameras.


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Read the rest of Toronto’s Shaft House Maximizes Space & Daylight on a Snug 20 ft Wide Lot

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There are abandoned bikes in every city — locked to poles long after their owners lost their lock keys or moved away — and often they are ticketed for being left behind. A group of renegade bike warriors in Toronto have found a way to turn those forgotten bikes into green street art, and after an initial pushback from City Hall they’ve now got Toronto’s government on their side. It all started when a Toronto woman spray painted an abandoned bike neon red and then planted its basket. After the city ticketed the bike, a few citizens roared in protest by starting The Good Bike Project — and over time the local government has thrown in its hat and started working with the group to take the idea and spread it citywide.

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Read the rest of Green-Roofed Euclid Avenue House is an Ecologically Sensitive Dream Home

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Read the rest of Bright Green Shipping Container Hut Welcomes Visitors to Evergreen Brickworks In Toronto

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Read the rest of Tkaronto: Pavilion Concept Features Vinyl Balloon Poof that is Touted as Sustainable

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Ryerson University recently unveiled the glittering new learning center design envisioned by the dynamic architectural team of Zeidler Partnership Architects and Snøhetta. As part of the university’s grand plan to make learning a living, breathing, and urban-integrated experience, the 155,463 square foot learning center will host destination retail on Toronto’s vibrant Yonge Street frontage at and below grade. More than just a pretty face though, the sparkling eight storey building will also meet the requirements for silver LEED certification by incorporating a host of sustainable building techniques

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According to Treehugger, yesterday the city of Toronto announced the winning design for the new St. Lawrence Market North Building. Proposed by Adamson Associates Architects and Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, the design is a modern upgrade to the historic St. Lawrence neighborhood that respectfully integrates with the older buildings while highlighting views of St. Lawrence Hall and St. Lawrence South Market. The mixed-use development will take advantage of green building strategies ranging from geothermal heating and cooling to a lush green roof, and it will include an indoor food market, office space, and a courthouse.

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Over Memorial Day weekend the City of Toronto unveiled a stunning green roof on top of City Hall, and it is getting glowing praise from all who have seen it. Lloyd Alter was on hand for the opening and got some good shots of the sedum-covered and artfully landscaped roof garden. Toronto-based PLANT Architects led the design team for this gorgeous urban green space, which is part of a much larger plan for the revitalization of Nathan Phillips Square.

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In 1999, The Greater Toronto Airport Authority (GTAA) set out to create a revolutionary fire and emergency services training facility that uses the newest and most innovative environmentally-conscious building standards. The result is this $13.5 million state-of-the-art training facility designed by Kleinfeldt Mychajlowycz Architects, which was awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) Silver Rating. The structure not only provides a healthy place to live and work, it reduces waste sent to landfills, conserves energy and water, and reduces harmful greenhouse gas emissions.

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The UN predicts that we will need 60% more food over the next 30 years in order to meet the demands of the world’s ever-growing population, and one designer has found an interesting place to look for other alternatives for growing food as agriculturally viable land becomes more and more scarce. That is, up! Skyfarm is a vertical farm designed by Gordon Graff, a student in the Master of Architecture program at the University of Waterloo. The vertically set farm for Toronto is intent on meeting the needs of a tightly packed planet in the face of a limited food supply, while removing dependence on the food transportation via energy intensive and emission heavy methods.

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Several weeks ago in Toronto, real estate development company Landmark Building Group announced a new design for the Westside Lofts. You may already be thinking, “Not another mid-rise, mid-town loft development” – but this project has us intrigued for social as well as environmental reasons. Active 18, an impressively responsive and realistic community association, has taken an interactive roll in this project’s design (during the second go-around, anyway) and that of other developments nearby. Because of this community response, the developers have committed to making the project a more pedestrian friendly, economically varied, and environmentally sustainable place. Or so the story goes.

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