×
Wheely's Cafe, Wheely's 5 Open Source Bike Cafe, worlds smallest cafe, eco-friendly cafes, transportable cafes, wheely's eco cafe, green transportation, green initiatives indiegogo, ecological cafe bike, NSID bikes, solar power coffee, sustainable coffee, bike cafes, coffee franchises, green coffee makers,
View Gallery (9)
Bikes and Scooters

The new solar-powered Wheelys 5 bicycle cafe serves up coffee and much more

[gallery_extend] https://youtu.be/mJinfBpfoMI The original Wheely's café was little more than a humble coffee-making box on a bike. But, the company's dedication to sustainable products and efficient design led to 550 cafés popping up in over 65 countries. The latest Wheelys cafe branches out from...
Globe Theater, Container Globe, William Shakespeare theater, Perkins Eastman, Michael Ludvik , Arup, theater made of shipping containers, mobile theater, prefab theater in Detroit
View Gallery (17)
Architecture

Shakespeare's famous Globe Theater gets a modern take with shipping containers

[gallery_extend] The structure is true to the original Globe Theater design, but instead of wood, it is enveloped in industrial mesh that filters daylight and allows the building to come alive at night. Project leader, architect Nicholas Leahy of Perkins Eastman, and structural engineer Michael Ludvik...
india, new delhi, solar power tree, csir, Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, a constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, solar power tree, dr harsh vardhan
View Gallery (5)
News

India’s new Solar Power Tree can light 5 homes in just 4 sq ft of land

This amazing Solar Power Tree generates the same amount of electricity as a conventional array, but on a much smaller plot of land. The solar power innovation was developed by the Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CMERI), and it went online recently in New Delhi. Union Minister for Science...
Bluefield Houseboats, energy efficient houseboats, passive design houseboats, prefab houseboats, modular houseboats, energy efficient floating homes, floating homes by Bluefield, prefabricated houseboats,
View Gallery (9)
Architecture

Beautiful prefab houseboats let you live on the water with a minimal energy footprint

[gallery_extend] Though Bluefield Houseboats is based in Ireland, the design/build firm delivers worldwide and handles all aspects of the design process, from initial consultation to the final handover. All houseboats are manufactured in a factory before they’re shipped out for on-site assembly. Since...
japan, Atsushi Shimizu, challenergy, typhoon turbine, kinetic energy, typhoon wind turbine, vertical-axis wind turbines, Magnus wind power generator
View Gallery (2)
News

World's first typhoon turbine could power all of Japan for 50 years

An engineer in Japan is looking for a silver lining in the destructive typhoons that regularly drench the island nation. Atsushi Shimizu has invented the world’s first typhoon wind turbine, an egg beater-like contraption designed to harness the immense energy of storms as a unique renewable energy source. Shimizu...
living building challenge, living building certified, green building, passive building, net zero energy, net positive energy, sustainable building, sustainable architecture, solar panels, rainwater collection, geothermal wells, wind turbines
View Gallery (10)
Architecture

9 of the most impressive Living Building Challenge certified projects

[gallery_extend] Image: Ethan Drinker Photography 1. Smith College Bechtel Environmental Classroom The Bechtel Environmental Classroom, designed by Coldham and Hartman Architects, is a former pastoral observatory transformed into a green learning space in Whatley, Massachusetts. The 2,500-square-foot,...
More Popular Stories >
vw, vw electric car, vw id electric concept, electric concept car, concept car, 2016 paris motor show, vw concept, electric motor, green car, green transportation vw, vw electric car, vw id electric concept, electric concept car, concept car, 2016 paris motor show, vw concept, electric motor, green car, green transportation
View Gallery (5)
Art

VW's new electric car goes further and costs less than the Tesla 3 or Chevy Bolt

Volkswagen is still recovering from the diesel scandal that has tarnished its "green" credibility, but the automaker hopes to move past its woes with a new range of electric cars that set to hit the streets in 2020. VW has just previewed one of those first electric cars with the debut of the new I.D. electric...

Volkswagen is still recovering from the diesel scandal that has tarnished its "green" credibility, but the automaker hopes to move past its woes...
brightsource energy, china, renewable energy, solar power, solar mirror farm, thermal solar plant, solar power, qinghai brightsource energy, china, renewable energy, solar power, solar mirror farm, thermal solar plant, solar power, qinghai
View Gallery (2)
News

California's BrightSource Energy inks deal for massive new solar farm in China

As part of the country’s ongoing bid to invest in renewable energy, China’s state-run utility this week inked a deal with Oakland-based BrightSource Energy to build a massive new solar mirror farm. The technology, which uses thousands of mirrors to concentrate sunlight and heat water to power a steam turbine,...

As part of the country’s ongoing bid to invest in renewable energy, China’s state-run utility this week inked a deal with Oakland-based BrightSource...
Uber, UberPOOL, Uber Plus, Uber subscription, Uber subscriptions, Uber subscription plan, rideshare, ridesharing, New York, New York City, NYC, Manhattan Uber, UberPOOL, Uber Plus, Uber subscription, Uber subscriptions, Uber subscription plan, rideshare, ridesharing, New York, New York City, NYC, Manhattan
View Gallery (2)
News

Uber rolls out unlimited rides in New York City for $100

It just got a little bit easier to get from Point A to Point B in New York City. Uber is rolling out unlimited rides for $100 for two weeks or $200 for the month through their Uber Plus program. While a spokesperson has said subscription plans, which have also been offered in other cities, are a "small beta project,"...

It just got a little bit easier to get from Point A to Point B in New York City. Uber is rolling out unlimited rides for $100 for two weeks or...
op-vase, form and seek, Bilge Nur Saltik, glass vase, kaleidoscope vase, flower vase, glass illusion, turkish vase, glass art, london design festival, london design 2016 op-vase, form and seek, Bilge Nur Saltik, glass vase, kaleidoscope vase, flower vase, glass illusion, turkish vase, glass art, london design festival, london design 2016
View Gallery (6)
Decorative

These kaleidoscopic vases turn a single flower into a full bouquet

[gallery_extend] Saltik is a part of Form & Seek, a collective of young designers with the mission of creating new ways of looking at the world. The OP-vase collection features a unique pattern of carefully crafted cuts to magnify the beauty of the flowers placed underneath. Each piece is cut by...

[gallery_extend] Saltik is a part of Form & Seek, a collective of young designers with the mission of creating new ways of looking...
one world trade center leed, one world trade center leed gold, world trade center leed gold, eco design, green design, one world trade center, sustainable design, Tallest Building in the United States, World Trade Center, world trade center green, wtc, 1 world trade center, 1 wtc, one world trade center, wtc, WTC memorial plaza, green architecture, david childs, skidmore owings and merrill, som one world trade center leed, one world trade center leed gold, world trade center leed gold, eco design, green design, one world trade center, sustainable design, Tallest Building in the United States, World Trade Center, world trade center green, wtc, 1 world trade center, 1 wtc, one world trade center, wtc, WTC memorial plaza, green architecture, david childs, skidmore owings and merrill, som
View Gallery (5)
Architecture

One World Trade Center achieves LEED Gold certification

[gallery_extend] The building achieved its LEED Gold Core and Shell certification thanks to a number of advanced energy- and water-saving technologies including elevators that produce energy through regenerative braking, low-energy equipment such as variable-speed fans and pumps, low-E glass coating that reduces...

[gallery_extend] The building achieved its LEED Gold Core and Shell certification thanks to a number of advanced energy- and water-saving...
Aerovelo, Eta, Aerovelo Eta, World Human Powered Speed Challenge, human powered bike, human powered vehicle, human powered speed record, human powered bike breaks record Aerovelo, Eta, Aerovelo Eta, World Human Powered Speed Challenge, human powered bike, human powered vehicle, human powered speed record, human powered bike breaks record
View Gallery (3)
Design

Aerovelo bike shatters human-powered speed record by hitting 89.59 mph

Last year Aerovelo broke a world record at the World Human Powered Speed Challenge with a bike that hit 85.71 miles per hour (mph). This year they one upped themselves, smashing that record again - twice. Their Eta bike, powered by Todd Reichert, ultimately hit 89.59 mph this year, topping the time-traveling Delorean...

Last year Aerovelo broke a world record at the World Human Powered Speed Challenge with a bike that hit 85.71 miles per hour (mph). This year...