California farmers are making drinking water from tomatoes
Raw tomatoes are normally processed into various products, including tomato paste, ketchup and sauce. In the process,...
Two students made compostable water filters from food waste
Pratt Institute graduate students Charlotte Böhning and Mary Lempres of Studio Doppelgänger created Strøm,...
A skyscraper will purify Shenzhen’s air with aquaponic gardens
Zaha Hadid Architects has been crowned a competition winner for its proposed design of Tower C at Shenzhen Bay...
This city park in Amsterdam could help purify local water
DELVA Landscape Architecture / Urbanism has revealed designs for Het Oog (Dutch for “The Eye”), a multifunctional...
Zero-emission airport concept wins 2020 Fentress Global Challenge
From over 100 student design submissions in more than 15 countries, the Fentress Global Challenge has selected...
Briiv air purifier uses renewable materials to naturally clean indoor air
U.K.-based Briiv has claimed to have created the world’s most sustainable air purifier. The design features a...
Futuristic air-purifying masks combat air pollution with innovative fan system
In a world where air pollution causes an estimated 7 million deaths annually, the fashion and health worlds are...
Architects design giant air purifying towers to fight Delhi’s air pollution
According to WHO, air quality in India’s capital of Delhi is among the worst in the world and is the fifth leading...
Sono Motors’ self-charging solar electric car will feature an air-purifying moss interior
German mobility startup Sono Motors recently unveiled the first interior renderings for the Sion, a fully electric...
Ingenhoven breaks ground on a hedge-wrapped “green heart” in Düsseldorf
In May, German architectural firm Ingenhoven Architects broke ground on Kö-Bogen II, a sustainable mixed-use development...
Architects to transform two old railway yards into eco parks in Milan
OMA and Milan-based Laboratorio Permanente have won a competition to transform two abandoned railway yards in Milan...
IKEA’s new air purifying curtain will decrease indoor pollutants
IKEA has discovered a unique way to decrease indoor pollutants with a new air purifying curtain. The Sweden-based...
A giant, air-purifying “cloud” just popped up in the middle of Milan
If you're tired of breathing less-than-clean city air, Milan has a temporary respite for you. “Transitions,”...
This is how high NYC’s sea levels will rise if we don’t take climate action
Rising sea levels, precipitated by climate change, threaten to overwhelm the world's cities if we do nothing —...
Daan Roosegaarde reveals vision for air-purifying Smog Free Drones
Studio Roosegaarde's Smog Free Project continues to create bubbles of clean air throughout the world - the team...
This living wall uses artificial intelligence to purify indoor air
Most people spend around 22 hours per day inside - but did you know that interior environments can actually contain...
This new Berlin apartment building literally purifies the city’s air
Daniel Libeskind's first residential project in Berlin is a spectacular faceted building that literally purifies...
The Netherlands’ first Vertical Forest to rise with 10,000 air-purifying plants
Hot on the heels of the world’s first Forest City in China, Stefano Boeri Architetti has announced their winning...
Water-purifying tower could heal landscapes scarred by acid mine drainage in South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa was built on mining. The gold mining industry began there in the late 1800s, and the...
China’s largest bike share launches air-purifying bicycles for 20 million citizens
In the near future, 20 million people will be able to clean the air as they cycle. To fight air pollution and create...
This gigantic floating Manta Ray could naturally purify Seoul’s river
What if our city infrastructure could also repair the damage we’ve done to nature? Vincent Callebaut’s Manta...
Light-powered device can purify air and generate clean energy
5.5 million people died prematurely because of air pollution back in 2013 - and half of those people lived in India...
Air-purifying pavilion uses plants to absorb harmful toxins in Hanoi
A green oasis has popped up in Hanoi, a city choked by smog. Hung Nguyen Architects designed and built the Pavilion...
7 indoor plants that purify the air around you naturally
Dendrobium and Phaeleonopsis Orchids Orchids have a bad reputation as being finicky and difficult to grow, but...
Swedish researchers develop low-cost wood filter to purify water in refugee camps
At least 780 million people in the world lack access to clean water, a dire problem exacerbated by the increasing...
8 natural Feng Shui winter cures for the home
When it seems like winter is dragging on, purifying our homes with new energy may be just the cure. In Feng Shui,...
Researchers design cheap mercury-free LED foil to purify water
Utilizing light to purify water isn't a new idea, but Ohio State University researchers recently developed a portable,...
Are algae-powered oxygen bars on the horizon?
While the idea may seem strange at first, these pods could actually be the answer to the increasing problem of...
These floating Jellyfish Lodges purify polluted water and air while growing food
Janine Hung created the Jellyfish Lodge as a solution to problems plaguing the world's waterways. The solar-powered...
A lush indoor jungle purifies air and encourages relaxation at Pudong Airport in Shanghai
At this airport, instead of stress, pollution and rushing, you can relax in a nature-filled lounge while breathing...
