Mangoes have delighted your taste buds for ages, this time they will light up your life. No, I am not kidding, a solar lamp deriving inspiration from a mango is here to illuminate your living space. Hailed as ‘Mango Solar Lamp’, this innovative...

Researchers at the University of San Diego have found a way of bringing defective carbon nanotubes into effective use. According to the team of UCSD Professor Prabhakar Bandaru and graduate student Mark Hoefer, the flawed carbon nanotubes are capable...

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson announced the official opening of a new commercial office and retail building situated adjacent to the mid 19th century rail station. Dubbed as ‘The Peak’, the 11,280 sq m structure designed by Sheppard Robson has...

It’s the best time to take a look back at the best of the best things that happened this year. A number of green competitions were held this year and a number of entries managed to make an impression. Designers and companies from around the world...

Not until Divya Murthy and Nicola Parente attended the Systems of Sustainability: Art, Innovation, Action (SOS) conference held at University of Houston, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts last spring, did they realize that their idea of...

For those of you who think that renewable energy is nothing more than wind power and solar energy here is an interesting piece of information. A group of people have come together to produce green energy from animal fats. Employees of the Electrawinds...

Here is a beautiful installation that will give new life to your dwelling. Designed by Patrick Nadeau, the interesting fixing called the “Rainforest” consists of hanging domes enclosed in living plants. The French designer who has exhibited his...

The Merton Council’s maintenance contractor FM Conway Ltd., kicked off a five-week project under which a road suffered from edge defects and fretting was repaired using 95% recycled material. The 765-yard section of the Cannizaro Road in...

Camenzind Evolution has designed an exquisite and extraordinary structure on a beautiful hillside in Zurich’s Seefeld district. Dubbed as the “Cocoon”, the elliptical building enjoys a unique relationship with nature. Surrounded with age-old...

An environment-saving initiative at the University of Georgia made a big statement yesterday. The University Housing sustainability committee hosted a “Dumpster Dive,” which showed the amount of recyclable material that is wasted by...