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Architecture

A hotel suite inside a shipping container hovers over the landscape in Brazil

Brazilian architecture firm Bruno Zaitter arquiteto has once again given new life to a shipping container with the Bosque Refuge, one of the Hotel Fazenda Cainã suites in Balsa Nova, Brazil. Fitted with massive walls of glass to blur the line between indoors and out, the modern suite immerses guests into nature...
multicolored cereal and milk in a bowl
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Environment

EIT Food Marketplace disrupts the industry with additive-free beverages, veggie milk and more

Earlier this month in Munich, new trends in sustainable food were featured at the annual Food Marketplace event hosted by the European Institute for Innovation and Technology (EIT). The future of food appears to emphasize clean, sustainable eating that boosts personal and planetary health. The EIT Food...
crashing waves of the ocean
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Innovation

First-of-its-kind device prototype harnesses renewable energy from ocean waves

Our planet is a water world, covered with 70 percent oceans. For centuries, it’s been widely known that the high seas can generate energy, if harnessed appropriately. With today’s renewables market rapidly expanding, it’s no wonder then that wave energy has recently gained traction as a contemporary, clean...
brick building surrounded by greenery
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Architecture

Self-sustainable children’s center in Tanzania harvests water like a baobab tree

In northern Tanzania, a Swedish team of architects, engineers and a non-profit collaborated with local workers to complete the Econef Children’s Center, a self-sustaining facility for orphans in the King’ori village. Asante Architecture & Design, Lönnqvist & Vanamo Architects, Architects Without Borders...
white sculptural chairs with holes
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Design

Artist unveils furniture collection for insects

As the world's insect population plummets, it is becoming more and more important to create insect-friendly habitats. Now, you can have one right in your own backyard! French designer Marlène Huissoud has just unveiled "Please Stand By" — a series of sculptures designed to be safe shelters for insects living...
renderings of a park in the center of a city
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Architecture

Stefano Boeri will revitalize Genoa with sustainable energy-producing urban design

A Stefano Boeri Architetti-led design team has won a competition to design a new urban project to transform the Polcevera valley in Genoa, Italy into a beacon of sustainability. Titled “The Polcevera Park and The Red Circle,” the urban regeneration scheme will include a series of parks beneath the new Renzo...
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Environment

Renewable energy surpasses fossil fuels in the UK

In a first for the United Kingdom, wind turbines, solar panels and other renewable energy sources have generated more electricity than their fossil fuel counterparts of coal and natural gas. This significant milestone confirms that since the Industrial Revolution began and the U.K.’s first power plant...

In a first for the United Kingdom, wind turbines, solar panels and other renewable energy sources have generated more electricity than their...
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Environment

Golden State bans hotel mini-toiletries in effort to minimize waste

To reduce the impact of plastic waste pollution, California banned hotel and lodging use and distribution of travel-size plastic toiletries. No longer will miniature personal care products like shampoos, conditioners and liquid bath soaps be part of the amenities package. The proliferation of single-use...

To reduce the impact of plastic waste pollution, California banned hotel and lodging use and distribution of travel-size plastic toiletries....