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Monday, June 9th, 2008
Enthusiast Fuels his Ecoboat with Human Fat
Vehicles that draw their energy from green sources have created an exciting new frontier in the travel industry! At least, that’s what most people think. When it comes to boats, though, alternative energy crafts are nothing new. Back in the day (1902 in fact!), Mary Gordon was an electric-powered boat sporting stained glass [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Energy and Power, Sustainable Innovation, Transport Technologies, Various Ecobles by ecoble
Sunday, June 1st, 2008
How to Live in a Shipping Container
This ain’t your mama’s prefab.
Mobile homes, step aside-shipping containers and other modern techniques and architectures are here.
This spring, Brio 54 introduces a new set of prefab residential prototypes. Brio54’s mission is to provide sustainable, affordable design while delivering high quality construction. Each Brio54 home comes complete with green features such as centralized efficient heating and [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Design and Architecture, Sustainable Innovation, Various Ecobles by ecoble
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Ten Clever Furniture Designs from Recycled Materials
We all have seen quirky one-off sculptures made from recycled materials but it is a decent bet that most designers don’t think about the possibilities of creating lines of recycled furniture. With so many materials going to waste in droves it seems a shame not to think big about how to give these a new [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Design and Architecture, Earth-Friendly Products, Sustainable Innovation, Various Ecobles by ecoble
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
5 Extremely Strange Alternative Fuel Sources for Your Car
Who dreams up a car that runs on wood or coffee grounds or a way to turn road traffic into energy? Technology is always unpredictable and no one knows for sure what the future holds. Some of these ideas are brilliant and some are bizarre but at least these folks are thinking way outside of [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Earth-Friendly Products, Energy and Power, Sustainable Innovation, Transport Technologies by ecoble
Monday, May 12th, 2008
Update: New Floating Man-Made Island About to be Open to the Public
The original Spiral Island was the talk of the world: a man-made floating island constructed from 250,000 plastic bottles that could drift and relocate as needed until it was destroyed by disaster. Now the new Spiral Island is slated to open to the public within the next few months in Laguna Makax near Isla Mujeres. [...]
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