Agriculture & Energy
Designer creates bespoke wind turbine wall for home use
The installation can be scaled up or down and can fully power a home.
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Architecture & Design
Italian design lab creates a fully-sustainable 3D-printed lamp
The table lamp is printed with natural filament made from various types of wood combined with a bioplastic produced from renewable resources.
Architecture & Design
Plastic medical waste upcycled into 3D printed portaloo
The simple design makes the toilet useful for refugee camps and disaster recovery zones.
Architecture & Design
AI helps to build hanging garden
The structure is being built in a studio by a team of humans and robots.
Architecture & Design
Researchers create window coating to block infrared light
The researchers believe that new electrochromic technology will help save energy that would be spent on heating and cooling buildings, playing a key role in the future design of sustainable green buildings.
Architecture & Design
Simple cookstove design improves community health and reduces pollution
The mud and lime-plaster stove uses agricultural waste as fuel.
Architecture & Design
Studio uses design to investigate supply chain issues
Studio Plastique’s meticulously researched designs explore themes of consumption and circularity.
Architecture & Design
Bench prevents urban runoff
A bench designed to collect and use water to supply integrated plantings could help mitigate urban runoff.
Architecture & Design
Temporary art installation brings rewilding to the heart of Milton Keynes
Designed on a grid, the installation supports nature and encourages creativity.
Architecture & Design
An off-the-grid house on wheels offers a life of sustainable simplicity
The tiny, portable home utilises solar and wind power, and can be towed without the need for a permit.
Architecture & Design
Dutch Biotope pavilion prototypes sustainable ways of living at Expo 2020
The pavilion is designed to be as sustainable as possible with minimal footprint.
Architecture & Design
A wooden house inspired by 17th century buildings
The house draws on features from Chilotan architecture, characteristic of buildings from the island of Chiloé – a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
