energy efficient
Tiny Leaf House in Youkon is Energy Efficient
Considering the biting cold that strikes Youkon year after year, architect Laid Herbert has built a house with energy efficiency and conservation in mind. Built on 215 sq ft space, the house provides a variety of amenities. It includes a sleeping loft, bathroom with a bathtub/shower, kitchen complete with half sized stainless steel fridge, composting toilet, propane range and shelving, LED ...
Energy Efficient Science Tower to Come Up at University of Copenhagen
An energy efficient science tower designed by C. F. Moller Architects will be constructed within the University of Copenhagen’s Panum Complex. This sustainable design will feature an impressive vertical atrium.
Built from recycled plastic bottles “T25 Supermini Car” turns your head around
Designer Gordon Murray’s micro car instantly reminds one of Mr. Beans’ car of choice, a British Leyland Mini 1000 which was also became a character of sorts for the British television comedy series. All the recollection and resemblance apart, Murray’s lively little car “T25 Supermini Car,” is ready to really turn the heads around by its super cute mini look ...
Mira EV breaks its own Guiness record, travels 1000 Kms on single recharge
Only last month did we talk about Sanyo issuing a press release proclaiming that one of its lithium-ion battery systems helped Mira EV run a distance of 555.6 km on a single recharge. The trial run conducted from Tokyo to Osaka used 8320 cylindrical lithium-ion batteries, normally used in the laptops.
Samsung’s Z6.0 Eco Vacuum Cleaner Uses 50% Less Power
Samsung have just unveiled their latest vacuum cleaner, which was developed with being nature-friendly in mind. The device sucks much better than the company's previous models, which, combined with its energy-efficient design, makes it use 50% less power overall - that's right, more efficiency at half the power consumption!
Blue Sky Homes’ Prototype Prefab Home Ready
The prototype of the prefab home of Blue Sky Homes in Yucca Valley in California, the United States, is now complete, weeks after installing the footings. And the photos of the prototype, released by Dave McAdam, owner of the Yucca Valley, show what one expert described as “an excellent example of clean, efficient, contemporary, desert architecture.” [caption id="attachment_5250" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Blue ...
Fuel Cells for the Home, in Japan
Japan is testing a generator for the home that runs on fuel cells. It started in 2005 at the Prime Minister's residence but now has grown to some 3,000 households. Japan, being the energy-poor nation that it is, is desperate to find energy elsewhere and fuel cells can run on hydrogen extracted from hydrocarbons, natural gas, bio mass, water, even rubbish ...
