Latest Stories in Sustainable Product Design - Page 10
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Smart Windows Fix Dumb Problem of Too Much Noise, Too Much Light: Sage Electrochromic Glass Changes With Flick Of Switch
Open terrace in Kimmel Center was too hot or too noisy; now it's fixed.
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Is Kitchen Design Getting "Too Precious", Too Refined?
The bloggers at Build think they have, and create their own set of principles worth noting.
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Lola, a Non-Light-Polluting LED Street Lamp, Wins the Delta'12 Spanish Design Award (Photos)
Congratulations for winning the Silver Delta'12 Award with this non-light-polluting, energy-efficient and recyclable LED street light. To avoid vandalism such as graffiti-tags and stickers, the base of the lamp is textured.
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Brass Birdhouse Made From 2,500 Reclaimed Bullets
Hundreds of pieces of spent ammunition are reclaimed for this striking birdhouse that bristles with bullets.
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Amron Experimental Turns Your Toothbrush Into A Drinking Fountain
Scott Amron's latest is a response to a problem that shouldn't exist.
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Clever Design Uses Newspaper to Make a Real Umbrella
The Eco-Brolly is a handle and a frame, add some newspaper and you've got an umbrella.
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Innovative 8-Wheeled Skateboard Glides Over Stairs, No Problem (Video)
Stairs are no longer an obstacle with this "stair-roving" skateboard which uses extra wheels to move easily down steps.
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Mobile Pizzeria is Built Out Of A 20' Shipping Container
Like no other food truck you ever saw
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Simple Cutter Gives Glass Bottles New Life
A low-tech bottle cutter lets you convert glass bottles into useful items.
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Cardboard Packaging Comes With Instructions For Upcycling Into Useful Stuff
Buy A Joolz Stroller and get what you need to turn it into a chair or a birdhouse.
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Barbecue Is Designed For Sharing With Your Neighbour
In a sharing economy, there's room for two on this barbecue
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Rebuild Your Old Electrical Appliances and Make Them Last
Designer Gaspard Tiné-Berès shows how to turn junk into something beautiful and long-lasting.
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Make Your Air Conditioner Green With A Faux Shrub Cover
Nobody will know that you are cool when you hide the evidence with this.
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Insect Sushi and Copper Recycling Machines at the Royal College of Art Graduate Show
The Royal College of Art graduate students show their (environmental) stuff at the year-end show.
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Water Bottle Keeps Cool by "Sweating"
A clever water bottle uses condensation to keep its contents cool.
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The Air Conditioned Nightmare Revisited: Refrigerants Have 2,100 Times The Warming Effect Than CO2
Air conditioner sales are exploding across India and China; so is the impact of the HCFCs inside them.
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Lessons From The Past: Joey Roth Designs Planter Using 4,000 Year Old Tech
It doesn't get lower tech than this, yet Joey's new planter is a looker as well as a worker.
