The London Design Festival always has an exciting show of furniture. Over in London’s edgy east end, Tent London is a huge venue covering 2 floors of a former brewery. It specialises in forward-thinking and often more innovative design.
A collaborative enterprise,
Ever wondered what the future of green looks like? Insider Trends has, and it’s set up an event to find out the answer. It’s called ‘Interesting Things For Interesting People: The Future of Green’, and it’ll be a fast, furious ‘speed presentation’ night.
The
Eco Factor: Energy saving system heats or cools interiors according to climate.
In a normal house, heat is either lost or gained through the most thermally weak points that are windows. An Italian company, VentroVentilato, is trying to make windows regulate interior temperature depending on the climate outside by a system of simple double- or triple-glazed windows that are equipped with a sensor-controlled fan.
We’ve had an email from Jo:
Work was clearing out a stockroom the other day and unearthed a giant box of 10000 toothpicks which must have been there for years. My boss was going to throw them away but I jumped in to save them. Please tell me there is something I can do with them!
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digg_url = ‘http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/09/diy-max-100-mpg-biodiesel-lutos-replica-homemade.php’;There are tons of project cars all around the internet, but my favorites are
At the UN climate talks today in New York, an agreement between airlines, airports and aircraft companies to slash emissions by 50 percent below 2005 levels by 2050 will be presented. If the UN accepts the proposal, it will be added to the Copenhagen agenda.
This would be significant because not only is the aviation industry responsible for two percent of yearly
Eco Factor: Portable solar-powered concept cooker.
Solar-powered cookers are definitely a green solution for all those camping enthusiasts who don’t want to contribute to global warming by burning wood for cooking food. However, present day solar cookers are only good as a secondary choice since they directly use the energy of the sun to cook food, where an overcast day means that you’ll starve.
