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  • Laura Cowan
  • 01/18/2022

The greenscreen gsTree modular trellis system has won the 2021 Architizer A+ Product Award for conceptual design, the largest awards program in architecture and design. This unique 3D trellising system forms a tree-like shape that elevates and then spreads, growing plants to 10-feet heights. Similar...

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Zero waste homes are 3D printed in less than 24 hours

  • Dawn Hammon
  • 01/18/2022

Industries around the world are constantly innovating, however, the construction industry has been slow to adopt new technologies. Mighty Buildings is changing all that with the development of a concrete-replacement known as light-stone material (LSM) used to 3D print a home in less than 24 hours.  The...

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  • An apartments complex that rises above the city line during sunset
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Carbon-neutral Nabr apartments are move-in ready by 2023

  • Laura Cowan
  • 01/18/2022

Nabr is disrupting the housing market with a completely new way to buy customized sustainable apartments. You can buy one entirely through software. Just as startups have given us new online options for car buying, Nabr wants to change the outdated way we shop for the right home. So where can you...

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  • The exterior of a building with reflective, moveable shield-like structures.
Businesses

Passive design helps Lucio building regulate its temperature

  • Dawn Hammon
  • 01/17/2022

The architectural design of the Lucio office building in Lille, France, integrates with the sun for variable lighting and temperature control in a smart passive design. Developed by Barbarito Bancel architects for client Foncière de L’Érable, the new building sits in a developing area along the...

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  • A landscape showing a tiered building composed of three blocks.
Businesses

Green roofs top Marmormolen's sustainable timber architecture

  • Laura Cowan
  • 01/17/2022

The timber design for Copenhagen's upcoming large commercial building Marmormolen shows sustainable architecture leadership from designers Henning Larson and Ramboll. Lush with green roofs, a waterfront garden and more, the project shows what a commercial building can be to a community. Marmormolen,...

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  • Outdoor staircase seating.
  • The exterior of a two-level wood pavilion.
  • The exterior of a two-level wood pavilion with an outdoor staircase leading inside.
  • A rooftop garden area with two people looking off a railing.
  • An indoor seating area with wood ceiling.
  • A rooftop patio with many people gathered.
Public Spaces

New ACME Pavilion employs sustainable CLT construction

  • Laura Cowan
  • 01/17/2022

Design house ACME's director Friedrich Ludewig drew on the inspiration of Alpine architecture and nearby Olympic Park to guide the design of The Pavilion at Stratford Square in east London, a gently undulating pavilion made using cross-laminated timber (CLT) construction. The building has two interior...

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Vegan handbags' new line was inspired by photography and women

  • Dawn Hammon
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Investing in a long product lifespan is one of the most sustainable actions companies and consumers can make. NOIRANCA, a company singularly aimed at this goal, has debuted a line of handbags with a commitment to protecting the environment.  Quality is the primary objective at NOIRANCA, with...

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Food

New chip brand upcycles corn germ for water-saving snack

  • Teresa Bergen
  • 01/17/2022

Americans eat a million tons of tortilla chips per year. But as we crunch our snack foods, few of us ever realize their water cost. Million tons of chips have a water footprint of 180 billion gallons. Josh Death, founder of Kazoo Snacks, wants people to enjoy a chip while not decimating Earth’s water...

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Urwahn Platzhirsch e-bike wins major sustainability award

  • Laura Cowan
  • 01/14/2022

German bike maker Urwahn has received the German Sustainability Award 2022, Europe's biggest award for social and ecological commitment to helping the planet, for its E-Bike Platzhirsch. The Platzhirsch is a 3D-printed steel electric bike with a gorgeous matte frame. The award honors groundbreaking contributions...

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Prague Meander competition to reinvent Prague neighborhood

  • Dawn Hammon
  • 01/14/2022

Urban planning is central for new or re-imagined areas that house and employ the population. Sometimes it’s a process that happens before a city even takes root. Other times, as in the case of Prague Meander, an area is given a second life. Prague has opened the doors for an international competitive...

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Town Enclosure art installation is made of CLT panels

  • KC Morgan
  • 01/14/2022

Lots of art are meant to be seen and not touched. It is visible to the public but separate, untouchable and unknowable. That is not the case with Town Enclosure, an art installation that's also functional. The incredible design was created by CLB Architects. Town Enclosure was commissioned by Jackson...

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  • Two pink dog treat bags with a blue square above it
  • A dog with a yellow treat in its mouth
  • A dark blue Hive Chew bag against a teal background
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Dog toy and treats from Project Hive help save bees

  • Dawn Hammon
  • 01/14/2022

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