Every year for the past few years, the TU/ecomotive team has built an electric concept car. This year's EV is called Noah, and is being billed as the world's first circular car. This doesn't refer to its appearance but rather its sustainable production and usage, and its end of life recyclability.
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The firm behind Europe's first underwater restaurant has shared designs for an energy-positive hotel in the Arctic Circle, the first of its kind. Snøhetta's sustainable Svart hotel takes advantage of its spectacular surroundings by hosting guests in a ring-shaped structure with panoramic views.
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So far as sustainable construction materials go, tomato seaweed would seem to belong at the weaker end of the spectrum. But the team behind the conceptual Biological House are showing what's possible when you apply some innovative thinking and advanced upcycling techniques.
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Green roofs have become more and more achievable over the past few years. Here is an introductory guide to what the advantages are, whether a green roof would suit your house, and how you can go about getting one.
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Glass surfaces that double as solar collectors are potentially transformative materials for architects. A new building going up in Geneva will make full use of recent advances to wrap an office space in colored photovoltaic glass, providing shading and generating energy at the same time.
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When I built a straw-bale house not too long ago, people laughingly recalled the tale of the three pigs at every opportunity. But now we straw dwellers know better, and given that there are no wolves at our doors, there are many good reasons to build with straw.
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Ideas like building apartment blocks that double as air-cleaning towers are becoming an increasingly entertain-able proposition. The latest metropolis to green-light such a project is Paris, which will welcome a new wooden structure to be shrouded in thousands of trees and plants.
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Many of us dream of living off-grid in a self-sustaining home complete with chooks, a vegetable garden and thoughtful environmental inclusions. Mostly we envisage this set up in the country ...
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The gold, silver and bronze medals handed out at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games may also feature a hint of green, with the organizing committee launching an initiative to craft the awards with metals harvested from unused electronic devices.
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Google will run entirely on renewable energy next year, it says. The tech giant says it plans to buy enough wind and solar electricity to power all of its operations, including data centers and offices, as well as invest in the creation of new renewable energy sources.
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