Caring for the youth while complying with Alameda County’s requirements for all new buildings to have at least a LEED certified rating, is what HOK’s did for the Alameda Juvenile Justice Center. The structure has various eco-friendly features that made it possible to have a LEED certificate. One of the eco-friendly feature it has is …
Billboards are nice and attractive. However, after that particular ad will expire, what will happen to those large printed tarpaulin? Maybe they will be added to the landfill we currently have. Let us eliminate this problem and start patronizing the billboard bag by Paradigm. These useful, trendy and eco-friendly bags are made out of used …
Solar powered lights have been into the market for quite a while already. Helping us save energy and the earth as well is the Miniwiz Solarbulb. This solar powered LED lamp not only has an elegant look but also comes with an eco-friendly packaging made of cardboard in the form that resembles of a fast …
Due to the continuous increase in traffic, young designer Gosha Galitsky came up with an idea in creating the Canguro – a hybrid vehicle between hand truck and tricycle that make commuting simple even if traveling in crowded places. The Canguro can be used as a bike and can be easily folded as well and …
It seems like electric vehicles are now getting stronger each day. A team at Keio University in Japan has just designed the 8-wheeled electric vehicle called Eliica that has the power to run the speed of up to 230mph. This speed for a fully electric car is totally awesome and amazing. The Eliica stands for …
Recycling is a great way of showing that we care for our mother nature. The Bird-Electron EZ17-B iPod Recycling Speaker is just one of the great product wherein a recycled plastic iPod packaging serves as the enclosure for the speaker. In this way, instead of trashing out your iPod case, you can now have it …
Packaging takes a big role for the products to be sold. Being eco-friendly can be hard at times, however, with the help of attractive designs we became one without noticing it. Just like what designer Amore did with the new Svegro packaging design with the purpose of inspiring food lovers to appreciate locally grown salad …
Re-cycling is a perfect way to help save the earth from harm. Various materials are now being designed to be re-usable just like this wine bottle plant nannies. It is a product use to nurse your plants by simply refilling a wine bottle with water and push the hollow terracotta stake into the soil, place …
Lawnpc is a self-sustaining computer system. It creates all of the power it needs to operate with help from solar energy. Overall the Lawnpc would save an average of 876 kWh and 800 kg of carbon dioxide per computer per year. Multiple that by the projected 1 billion computers in the world and the environmental …
Using the pre-existing materials found in the ruined structure, the small house that Plan B Architects was the challenge face by them in overcoming the contingencies of a restrictive architectural program, to create innovative solutions. With the said pre-existing materials, the company was able to create a modern and innovative house that surprisingly reconciles the …
