New Scientist reports on a recent study which suggests that personal control of heating and cooling systems could lead to cutting building energy costs in half. Additionally, the research has shown that personal ventilation could limit the spread of airborne diseases.
They explain:
Personalised ventilation means less [...]
Beautiful Earth Group has opened an electric car charging station in Red Hook, Brooklyn. It’s the first of its kind in the city, and is completely solar powered. The [...]
Just in time for the holidays we spotted these handmade gift tags. Casey and Joseph of Northcoast Zeitgeist have been hard at work with lots of homemade projects. They accumulated a pile of scrap bits of paper and materials. Casey created these really [...]
Treehugger points us to an intriguing concept design for a solar powered LED lamp that sticks to windows. Rui Palma’s Lucet lamp can also be charged up and attached to other surfaces as well. The design of the light [...]
In Vals, Switzerland, SeARCH and Christian Müller Architects have created an amazing house tucked into the side of a mountain.
The site of the house is located close to close to the famous thermal baths of Vals, which presented a challenge to [...]
Seoul-based Nothing Design Group has created an interactive piece of furniture that brings a small fraction of a natural ecosystem into the home. The Play Ground, Play Table designed bu Jin-woog Koo has created [...]
MIT researchers have debuted the ‘Copenhagen Wheel‘ — a revolutionary new bicycle wheel that uses technology to transform any bicycle into a platform for individual behavioral change. The ‘Wheel’ is revolutionary because it allows riders to collect, track, and share data, helping them to visualize [...]
Designer Matt Pyke of Universal Everything has been working with the Journey To Zero project to inspire expression of the zero-emissions movement through visual and auditory metaphor. His featured video is below, through which he encourages people to join the movement and [...]
On our last visit to IKEA in Red Hook in NYC we noticed these bright and wire-less cable desklamps that charged themselves during the day to give light at night.
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Austraila-based Cool nrg consults organizations on energy efficiency and environmental impact reduction, ultimately aiming to inspire action on climate change. Through the Cuidemos Mexico project, Cool nrg is reaching out with free energy-efficient bulbs to disadvantaged homes, hoping to spread cleaner energy.
By distributing up to four compact fluorescent light bulbs per [...]
Over the last several months, Seth Godin has been organizing the thoughts of over 70 innovative thinkers (including PSFK’s Piers Fawkes) into a free ebook, What Matters Now. With varied perspectives on problems currently facing the world and problems that [...]
Greenpointer, Liza De Guia, started merely tweeting as SkeeterNYC, sending traffic to her Vimeo channel that aired food stories highlighting sustainable,' [...]
Using a combination of traditional stick frame construction, and seven cargo containers, Peter DeMaria of DeMaria Design has created a unique church in Los Angeles. The East LA Four Square Church Parsonage hides its [...]
The Journey to Zero movement is an ongoing initiative of TED conference founder Richard Saul Wurman, bringing inspirational thinkers together to help build a future of zero-emission vehicles.
Art director and designer Marcus Eriksson has been working to brand the zero-emission conversation, seeing [...]
Information Is Beautiful recently claimed that if people constructed solar farms at the same rate of deforestation – approximately 170, 000 square kilometers per year – we could create enough eco-friendly energy to meet global requirements in a mere three [...]
PSFK has partnered with Tourism New Zealand to highlight New Zealand innovation and Peter Jackson’s “Your Big Break” contest.
If you dream of being a great filmmaker, this could be Your Big Break. Get started now at [www.your-big-break.com]. Write a screenplay for a [...]
We previously pointed out the above quote, then stumbled upon the video below where 9-year-old children answer some questions about how they see the world.
Questions include: identifying the most famous celebrities, their first computer interactions, and their fears. If nothing else, [...]
Equinox Gym continues to roll out environmentally friendly initiatives at their locations around the country.
Besides using recycled paper products, low VOC paint and low-toxic and natural cleaning products, Equinox is adding new ways to keep their gyms (and members) healthy.
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Design Indaba is an organization that brings creative minds together to inspire innovative change in South Africa. For their Protofarm 2050 project, they commissioned a range of designers to imagine the ways in which farming will adapt in the future.
These designs [...]
It’s no surprise that shoe- enthusiasts have been scratching their heads lately as to what the future of women’s shoe’s will be. While most footwear purveyors have been veering towards creating Americana and heritage pieces, there’s still a strong [...]
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