History was made this week when the Solar Impulse, an airplane designed to circumnavigate the globe, successfully completed the first ever manned overnight flight by a solar-powered aircraft. The plane and its sole pilot, Andre Borschberg, landed safely at 9 a.m. on Thursday morning, securing a place in the annals of aviation history, despite the [...]
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Green Building Element’s Weekend Wrap Up
Posted in July 9th, 2010
The weekend is finally here; albeit a short four day week for most. Starting this month, Green Building Elements will do a weekly round up of our favorite posts from various design resources on the web. Every Friday, it is the weekend wrap up that hopefully will inspire, encourage, and bring more Eco sensibility into your end of the work week.
The Ctrl + Alt + Del Pillow Set [photo above] is a set of three pillows made from Eco-Felt {via Freshome}
Prefab in Paradise: Modern Green Concrete Orchard Home {via dornob}
Whiskey Barrel Gardening – A Vacant Lot is Transformed into an Edible Garden in the Niftiest of Ways. {via ShelterPop}
NREL’s Zero-Energy Research Building, Largest in Nation, Generates as Much Power as it Uses
{via Popular Science}
Should David Always Defeat Goliath?–Individual Rights vs. Collective Good In Developing Sustainable Projects
Drinking Water Dispenser / Kitchen Faucet by Deca {via Trendir}
Made in Brooklyn: The borough plays host to a manufacturing revival that combines high tech with a decidedly green sensibility. {via Metropolis Magazine}
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Feel free to leave a comment if you have an awesome sustainable and design oriented gem or find.
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Hydrogen-Aided Solar Powered Biofuel Production Process Greatly Reduces Costs
Posted in July 9th, 2010
by Mike in Uncategorized
A team of researchers at Purdue University found a new way to expand the biofuel industry by creating a concept for a new production process. Until today, one of the main obstacles has been the cost of transporting large quantities of heavy plant matter to centralized refineries. But thanks to the new process, this problem is now history.
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