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How a monk and a Hippo joined forces to tackle Bangkok’s plastic pollution
The abbot of a temple in the Thai capital had already built up a recycling facility, but now he has a floating ally in his struggle to clean up the Chao Praya River
bartlett student draws from termite mounds to form 3D printed ceramic cooling solutions
in their thesis project at the bartlett school of architecture, rameshwari aonnalagedda explores 3D printed ceramic cooling solutions.
The great DIY revival: meet the people who’ll try to fix anything
A new repair subculture is flourishing across the UK. Meet the experts and tinkerers sharing lost skills to make do and mend
Colorado’s growing approach to solving chronic homelessness: Permanent housing with few rules
Jefferson Center and WellPower of Denver are building permanent supportive housing complexes modeled after a 2017 Denver building that still has a waitlist.
Rwanda’s homegrown EV leader sets its sights on Kenya
Ampersand hopes to replicate its small-market success in East Africa’s largest economy.
Herd of 170 bison could help store CO2 equivalent of almost 2m cars, researchers say
Free-roaming animals reintroduced in Romania’s Țarcu mountains are stimulating plant growth and securing carbon stored in the soil while grazing
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How rental ‘libraries of things’ have become the new way to save money
From baby clothes to popcorn makers, borrowing items rather than buying them is a growing trend
Loop Biotech - Let's enrich nature
Explore sustainable funeral solutions with Loop Biotech, an innovative provider specializing in mushroom coffins, urns, and carriers.
interview: in a former bread factory in milan, NIKE injects algae and bio ingredients in shoes
with ISPA (improvise, scavenge, protect, adapt), NIKE reforms old shoes with bio materials like algae, a take informed by circularity.
circular and recyclable FREITAG backpack is made of only one material, from fabric to straps
for FREITAG, nylon 6 is versatile and adaptable enough to create all 17 components that make up the first circular and recyclable backpack.
Base Habitation - Let the wild in. Find your Base.
We produce high-performance, compact homes that let you escape the everyday to a space that is good for you and good for the planet.
A possible solution for Australia's tradie shortage? 90,000 migrants
The construction industry's top representative body says Australia needs to consider migrant workers to address chronic tradesperson shortages. Mr Yathavan from CENTEX Homes explains more
Floating factories of artificial leaves could make green fuel for jets and ships
Cambridge University scientists develop a device to ‘defossilise’ the economy using sunlight, water and carbon dioxide
The world's best building? A remote Brazilian school made out of wood
This year’s Royal Institute of British Architects prize goes to the timber and mud-brick Children Village, which doesn’t need air-con even in 45 degree heat
Singaporean restaurant unveils two Solein-based dishes, creating a Mala-flavoured taste of the future - Solar Foods
The Singaporean restaurant Chengdu Bowl is introducing two new vegan dishes on its menu on 2 April. The flavours are familiar, but the novel ingredient Solein® is making the recipes truly unique and futuristic.
Eating light: Finnish startup begins making food ‘from air and solar power’
Maker hopes solein, protein grown with CO2 and electricity, will cut environmental impact of farming
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Clean energy’s dirty secret: the trail of waste left by India’s solar power boom
As vast solar plants multiply, so does the scrap, set to reach 19m tonnes by 2050. But disposing of the waste often falls to informal traders who risk injury when dismantling broken panels
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15-minute city
PUBLIC SPACE DESIGN WEEK: Creating a pedestrian-friendly utopia through the design of 15-minute cities.
‘This is political expediency’: how the Tories turned on 15-minute cities
Party appears to have embraced conspiracy theory that the greener, healthier, more sustainable way of life is a ‘sinister’ attack on freedom
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You can live a healthier, happier life in a 15-minute city | Letters
Letters: Readers respond to an article by Oliver Wainwright on why the concept has got rightwing MPs worried
15-minute cities: how to separate the reality from the conspiracy theory
It’s about designing cities that prioritise people not cars.
In praise of the ‘15-minute city’ – the mundane planning theory terrifying conspiracists | Oliver Wainwright
The frightening prospect of greener, people-friendly streets has sent the online right – and Tory MPs – into a tailspin, says Guardian architecture critic Oliver Wainwright
James Melville 🚜 on Twitter / X
China 🇨🇳 15 minute cities. Urban incarceration.Each neighborhood zone is separated by a barbed wire fence. Anyone who wants to leave their zone requires a QR code/Covid passport and a face recognition scan.A dystopian hell on earth. pic.twitter.com/yJQmH7FkK4— James Melville 🚜 (@JamesMelville) February 17, 2023
David Morgan 🏴 #StayFree on Twitter / X
This is Oxford today.People from across the UK have come together to protest the 15-minute dystopia they have planned for us.Oxford is one of the first cities to announce a new scheme where car owners will be fined for driving outside of their local area. pic.twitter.com/vISFgQZ2k7— David Morgan 🏴 #StayFree (@david_r_morgan) February 18, 2023
