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A Case For Recycled Tire Bags & Chic New Models By Cyclus

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photos: Cyclus-col.com If you’ve been around the green scene for some time, you may feel some ideas get a little tired over time. That could have been the case for bags from recycled tires , but ever since I got one (not from this brand, of course) I’ve felt quite in love with it: it doesn’t need any cleaning and looks exactly the same every time, resembles leather nicely (which as a vegetarian I don’t use or buy) but you can … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Rising From the Ashes: Books Repurposed Into Library Counter

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Images by Ellen Forsyth via Inhabitat and Recylart Two years ago a fire started in a coffee machine on the sixth floor of the school of architecture at the Delft University of Technology . Now the school has risen from the ashes, and built its front desk out of books salvaged from the library. Just don’t… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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HP Competition Winner Has Rooftop Farms, Plugin Units

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

images from Bustler The HP Skyline 2020 competition “outlined fresh visual imaginations for the skyline discarding preconceived notions” and “allowed students and professionals to partner and elucidate their visions and designs that would change the skyline thereby transforming the city itself.” … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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TYIN Tengestue – Rustic Yet Sleekly Modern Humanitarian Architecture (Photos)

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image by author A few weeks ago I was walking around the WOMAD festival munching on Riverford Organic brownies and sipping from a Frank Water refillable bottle when I stumbled across the Roots Architecture camp and was immediately struck by the beauty of this sleek angular structure. Designed and built by Norwegian architecture practice TYIN Tegnestue this was one of four stages b… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Sheds Grow On Pompidou Centre in Paris

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Hervé Véronèse at Centre Pompidou The Pompidou Centre is one of the most remarkable buildings of the 20th century, with extraordinary engineering. But what would you expect from Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers in partnership? This spring it sprouted some interesting temporary additions: 6 little structures that have been described as huts, wasp nests, and architectural haikus. They are designed by Tadashi Kawamata, known for his use of recycled and waste materials like cardboard and old timber. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Jellyfish Theatre is a New Form of Junkitechture

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Images from Oikos Project Some are calling it ” junkitechture “, a new way of building and designing using only recycled and reclaimed materials. The Jellyfish Theatre, which is under construction right now, is a prime example of this new architecture. It will be the first UK theatre made completely of old materials from all sources: junked theatre sets, building sites, 800market pallets, old kitchen units that the public bring along. There will ev… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Biogas From Waste, Direct to the Consumer: It’s Vegan Too!

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image credit: Ecotricity As I wrote last week, just because bio-gas is made from biodegradable sources doesn’t mean it has no impact —and some activists are increasingly worried that demand for biogas will eventually lead to deforestation and other resource depletion issues. So they’ll be pleased to know that Ecotricity, the folks who are now selling biogas direct to British consumers , have made a public commitment to only buy gas made from resources that… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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"Traditional" Design Meets Passive House Efficiency In Oregon

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Images via owners’ website Most Passivhaus or Passive House designs we have shown on TreeHugger have tended to be modern, but Sarah Evans and Stuart Rue tell Green Building Advisor that “We wanted our house to fit in with the surrounding neighbourhood.” At Jetson Green, a commenter make… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Motorists Versus Cyclists: A False War Based on a False Premise

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image credit: StreetsBlog From a cyclist getting shot for riding with their child in a busy street to a motorist laughing about the “gay frenchman” he killed , there’s no doubt that cyclists and car drivers do not always see eye-to-eye. Nevertheless, when I wrote about a campaign to end truck blind spots , I was (rightly) chastised by comme… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Lance Hosey on the Shape of Green Architecture (Podcast)

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

To assemble its A-List of the world’s best buildings, Vanity Fair magazine called on the elites of the architecture world to pick their favorite structures. Shocked at the distinct absence of green buildings, architect Lance Hosey immediately set out to create his own G-List , tapping the leaders in the sustainable design community. Lance discusses what he found, as well as his upcoming book on how space and form may trump technology and gizmos when it comes to future-friendly archi… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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