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Eco Tents to change the face of tourism industry in South Australia
Who wouldn’t want to enjoy lavish comfort in the lap of nature? BIG4 Adelaide Shores Caravan Park could give you just that. Offering innovative and sustainable accommodation, the park is nearing the completion of six Eco Tents that will boost Sou...
Extraordinary designs displayed at Green Life competition
A competition to encourage green design and lifestyle was conducted by designboom in partnership with Incheon metropolitan city, Korea recently. Dubbed as the Green Life competition, the contest saw nearly 3709 participants from 96 countries. Among...
South Region High School #15 set to be America’s greenest school ever
Soaring high on hopes, the South Region High School #15 in the City of Angels will soon be generating 100 percent of its own electricity, and almost certainly will register itself to be America’s greenest school ever. Soon you’ll see its roof l...
Louisiana Pavilion designed by 3XN utilizes cork and bio-resin
Danish architectural firm 3XN will design a pavilion for the Green Architecture for the Future exhibition to explore how cork, bio-resin and flexible solar strips can be utilized in creating eco-responsible structures. The resultant Moebius strip t...
Unique Solar curtain wall by Konarka and Arch Aluminum Glass
Konarka Technologies, Inc., a company that develops and commercializes Konarka Power Plastic, a material that converts light to energy, today announced that it has collaborated with Arch Aluminum & Glass Co. to launch the first curtain wall pi...
Green Tomorrow: New energy self-sufficient house by Samsung CT
Samsung C&T Corporation unveiled its new eco-friendly residential construction that flaunts net zero fossil fuel consumption. Dubbed as “Green Tomorrow,” the 4,311-square-foot structure located in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province incorporates 68 ...
Laser-powered lifts compete for Space Elevator Games
The Space Elevator Games, a part of NASA’s Centennial Challenges program, which awards monetary prizes in the attempt to spur new technologies, saw three teams participating this year. In order to win the $1.1 million prize, the teams must pr...
EarthSure announces AirRay, a solar and wind powered electric car
Here comes an eco car that is said to be destined to be the new “Car of the Future.” EarthSure, a renewable energy company and innovator in alternative energy, has officially announced the AirRay, a concept car that will produce energy through ...
LOL! e-Bikes for an affordable green ride
Toronto will ‘laugh out loud’ at the 2009 Zoomer Show. The city’s only consumer show will exhibit three distinctive electric bicycle designs by LOL! e-Bikes. The cool bike from the Canadian company amalgamates unique, innovative features with...
Go greener with \'90 degrees\' vertical car parking
Have you ever heard of a vertical parking system that generates solar energy? I believe you have not, not me either before I stumbled upon the one and only 90 degrees vertical parking system by Baita Bueno. While you tuck your vehicles into the par...
Regan offers its solar-powered ReVerb iPod dock
Looks like the ReVerb iPod dock from Regen is here to make a mark. The ReVerb will breathe new life into your living space with its exquisite design. To flaunt its green credentials, it comes equipped with solar panels that charge the battery, givi...
Rooftop solar panels give green makeover to Chirk Castle
Chirk Castle, built back in the late 13th century near Llangollen, has recently got its roof decked with solar panels. Now, with the sleek panels installed, the Castle will save 8,000 kw of energy a year. Especially during summers, the solar therma...
Charge your gadgets with Neuber\'s sun bags
Germany-based Neuber has joined hands with Konarka Technologies, the U.S. based manufacturer of Power Plastic solar panels, to offer its latest series of solar charging bags. These bags are outfitted with low cost, lightweight, flexible and scalab...
Solar-powered truck prototype unveiled in Tokyo
Solar power is taking the world by storm. We have already witnessed numerous novel and pioneering solar-powered creations and hope to see some more in the future. Let me introduce you to one such creation. Tokyo has lately unveiled the prototype ...
Historic Minturn Saloon - First solar-powered restaurant in Eagle County
Minturn Saloon, the popular Vail Valley restaurant, has recently installed solar panels to become the first eatery in Eagle County to be solar powered. The century old building, which came into existence in 1901, got a new solar power system that w...
Eco-building design for Leadville Avenue demands city council’s approval
If things go well, we will soon see an eco-friendly building at the southwest corner of Leadville Avenue and Sixth Street. A team of efficient designers came together to create a brilliant design that was presented in front of the Ketchum City Coun...
Zero Energy Idea House to get Helix wind turbine and monitoring system
Helix Wind Corp. has extended sponsorship to the 1,630-square-foot Zero Energy Idea House (ZEH) project. It will set up its S322 small wind turbine and the company`s proprietary Wind Turbine Monitoring System (WTMS) to make the house a literal zero.....
A farmhouse to go carbon neutral with sheep wool insulation
A new carbon neutral farmhouse will soon shape up in the beautiful Cairn Valley near Moniaive. The green farmhouse scheme that has recently received approval in southern Scotland has been a dream for Neil Gourlay, who will become the proud owner of...
