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Smart Garden Hub from GreenIQ saves time and water resources

Returning to the roots doesn’t necessarily require ditching your devices. Advanced networking technology and artificial intelligence may soon be as indispensable as a rake and a hoe and a piece of fertile ground. GreenIQ, a “smart garden” start-up in Israel, has designed a system called the Smart Garden...
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PWD Architecture to break ground on nature-infused mixed use development in Dali, China

[gallery_extend] PWD Architecture sought to create a complex that would celebrate the site’s natural beauty. Thus, the architects designed largely in section to optimize natural daylight and ventilation conditions, as well as to maximize landscape views. The modern glazed buildings will be built with...
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Low-cost, rolling Friggatto House transforms into two separate buildings

[gallery_extend] Two non-permit building types were the inspiration for the new studio space. When moved, the "Frigg" is considered a vehicle by the officials and one has to move it at least once in six months if they want to avoid having to get a permit and paying municipal fees. Another requirement...
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Sculptural House in Lubliniec 2 hides an all-white interior within a sleek black envelope

[gallery_extend] The building's exterior walls are sprayed with apolyurethan layer that gives it a stealth-likequality that, because of the diverse urban surroundings, actually achieves the opposite. The house stands out amidst the more traditional and less considered architecture. While the layout...
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A rolling garden on wheels recently popped up in the middle of Milan

A4A Rivolta Savioni studio’s urban garden solution popped up at Expo Gate Milano last month. Easily movable on reused bicycle wheels, the public garden—called 'Why not in the garden?'—was rolled out into the city square. The mobile garden can bring a wall of flowers or rows of edible plants to nearly any...
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EDI is a sleek, modern table made out of local, renewable wood using renewable energy

EDI is a new table made using 100% renewable materials and 100% renewable energy by Finnish brand Nikari. Nikari sources its timber from local woods that are tended with the principles of sustainability and biodiversity. The Nikari head office, studio and workshop use solely next generation energy from the small...
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Argentina's airy RM House floats elegantly above the grassy Pampas landscape

[gallery_extend] The stunning RM House in Mar de Ajó is 230 miles drive from Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires. It was designed as a summer and weekend retreat from all the hustle and bustle of daily city life.  Featuring stunning views on both sides, the home stands on a system of poles that merge...

[gallery_extend] The stunning RM House in Mar de Ajó is 230 miles drive from Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires. It was designed as...
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Engineers build artificial muscles from onion skin and gold

Onions are already known as tearjerkers, but the humble allium’s contribution to a recent robotics breakthrough may be reason for tears of joy. In the journal Applied Physics Letters, researchers at National Taiwan University announced their development of a new method for creating artificial muscle by applying...

Onions are already known as tearjerkers, but the humble allium’s contribution to a recent robotics breakthrough may be reason for tears of...
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7 Easy Tips to Save Water in Your Home

Did you know that your daily five-minute shower uses more water than the average person in a developing country uses for an entire day*? In the U.S. we have such easy access to clean water that it can feel like we have an unlimited supply, and a few gallons wasted here and there may not seem like a big deal. But...

Did you know that your daily five-minute shower uses more water than the average person in a developing country uses for an entire day*? In the...
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Atelier COLE’s Bamboo Trees combats illegal Moon Bear trade in Laos

[gallery_extend] The nonprofit Free the Bears was founded to combat the illegal trade of bears—mostly Asiatic Black Bears (Moon Bears)—and provide safe sanctuary for rescued bears at the Tat Kuang Si Rescue Center. Atelier COLE’s Bamboo Trees will help fund Free the Bears’ efforts through the...

[gallery_extend] The nonprofit Free the Bears was founded to combat the illegal trade of bears—mostly Asiatic Black Bears (Moon...
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Starbucks to move Ethos bottled water operations out of drought-stricken California

In response to the devastating drought in California, Starbucks will stop sourcing its bottled water there, the company said Friday. Starbucks’ Ethos Water will now be bottled in Pennsylvania in deference to California’s first-ever state-mandated water use reductions. The announcement comes just one week...

In response to the devastating drought in California, Starbucks will stop sourcing its bottled water there, the company said Friday. Starbucks’...
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Apple partnering with World Wildlife Fund in China to create sustainable forests

Apple has announced the next phase of their plans to protect the world’s environment. The iPhone maker is partnering with the World Wildlife Fund in China to create sustainable forests from which the company will source wood to become product packaging. This is similar to the efforts Apple has begun in the United...

Apple has announced the next phase of their plans to protect the world’s environment. The iPhone maker is partnering with the World Wildlife...