Floating Garden uses two techniques for eliminating nitrate wastes voided by fish: 1/ Gravel-bed filtration: tank water moves over a tray where it seeps thru a 5cm layer of river-sand. The sand bed traps suspended waste particles and forms a host environment for the aerobic and anaerobic bacteria that transform azote into nitrates.
The design for the Olympic House and Park sought to achieve an architectural composition that would give the fullest possible expression to the Olympic ideal.
Architect: Armon Choros Architects / Eleftheria Serghidou, Vasilis Pashiourtides
Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
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Designed by Hwang Jin Wook, Jeon You Ho, Han Kuk II and Kim Ji Myung, Seedbombs are a way to dispense direct aid to areas of impending desertification. Each carrier shell fans out in flight to disperse multiple clear plant capsules containing both soil and seeds. Mission Seedbomb involves a bomber aircraft and charges full of the Seed Capsules. Essentially the project involves artificial dispersal of seeds over arid areas where natural vegetation has lapsed due to man-made follies like deforestation leading to desertification. Each capsule contains artificial soil and seeds, and are air-dropped over the selected regions.
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Peapod neighborhood electric vehicles use no gasoline and emit no pollutants. So, whether it’s a trip around the neighborhood or a drive to school or work, the Peapod is the ideal way to contribute to a greener planet and a healthy lifestyle.
Free and environmentally friendly energy forever and ever. The Soil Lamp runs on mud. The metabolism of biological life produces enough electricity to keep a LED lamp burning. Amazing!
David Gallaugher, a student at the Dalhousie School of Architecture in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has created a grass-lined wheel to simulate an eternal lawn environment.
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The WorldFirst F3 race car is developed at the University of Warwick’s Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre. It is the first Formula 3 racing car designed and made from sustainable and renewable materials, putting the world first by effectively managing the planet’s resources.
Fibonacci-Inspired British National Wildflower Center was the public’s favorite design — a tribute to its ability to appeal to the public’s sensibility of beauty while also drawing from basic mathematical principles.
Boxed Water Is Better, is a boxed water company. Started with the simple idea of creating a new bottled water brand that is kinder to the environment and gives back a bit – they found that it shouldn’t be bottled at all, but instead, boxed.
The Lap Counter is a plastic tray and a neat kitchen facility, which gives you the mobility to peel, chop, slice fruits and vegetables almost anywhere in the house.
Arclinea Kitchen is a Eco-compatible, fully professional kitchen with an indoor miniature greenhouse, for healthy and fresh herbs all year around. Thanks to Arclinea’s great reliability, products are covered with a 5-year guarantee for manufacturing defects. Quality development starts at the design stage with careful choice of materials and finished products and continues thanks to physical/mechanical tests carried out by the company’s laboratory staff and by external certified laboratories.
The BAGGLER was created to help people to carry and manage their bags. This sturdy compact device will enable you to carry more with less pain and with out aggravation.
