An air-conditioning system is important to almost every household especially in areas with hot climate. This is the reason why households of today are the highest energy consumer. However, a group of people that include Mathew Holloway, William Penfold, Daniel Becerra, Karina & Matthew Judkins are now working on a project that will lower down [...]
Posted in Design and Concept, Home Appliances, Interior Design
Storing our foods and keeping it fresh requires a fridge to do it. Normally, refrigerators are one of the big contributors to green house gases. That is why people in Nigeria have created a simple device called the Zeer. Zeer is a gadget used for storing and cooling off foods, a truly simple yet effective [...]
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The R-House is an amazing design that is completely self-sufficient. It is made of sustainable non-toxic wood and is installed with photovoltaic solar panels and wind turbines. The house is pre-fabricated and assembled. It has photovoltaic cells and vertical axis wind turbines that will fulfill the entire energy requirements of the house. In addition, a [...]
Posted in Architecture
China has been known to have a polluted air for many years now. However, their courage of building an eco-friendly Olympic village will definitely change the image of China as the main contributor to our green house gases. They have used various eco friendly materials and processes to run the Olympic village. One sample of [...]
Posted in Architecture
This year, ACEEE (American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy) has put out its lists of the 12 greenest cars for 2008. Their parameters are based on tailpipe emissions, gas mileage, and curb weight. And here are our top 12 :
1. Honda Civic GX
The Civic GX comes in as the ACEEE’s greenest car, largely due to [...]
Posted in Cars and Transportation
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