One World – One Environment – One Network
Researchers have developed a highly porous sponge that selectively soaks up oil and resists water. It could be used to inexpensively and efficiently clean up oil spills without harming marine life. A Northwestern University-led...
A passive house designed by students in South Dakota is pioneering 21st-century energy efficiency standards. Passive House 01 is not only 90-per-cent more energy efficient than a similar house, but it is also the...
Following the coronavirus lockdowns across the world, global architects are rethinking the shape of cities to promote shorter commute times, local lifestyles and social distancing green spaces. Concepts include maze-like parks and micromarkets. Architects...
Artificial intelligence is helping researchers upcycle waste carbon. A collaboration between University of Toronto Engineering and Carnegie Mellon University has produced a record-setting catalyst for CO2-to-ethylene conversion. Researchers at University of Toronto Engineering and...
Five billion people are projected to live in cities by 2030, according to the United Nations. Designs for a self-sustainable vertical city with net-zero energy are offering a response to the growing challenge of...
UK researchers have developed a cheap and simple way of creating biofuel and fertiliser from seaweed, whilst removing plastic from the oceans and cleaning up tourist beaches in the Caribbean and Central America. Millions...
A rammed earth hospital is bringing affordable healthcare to Nepal. The structure is built primarily from locally sourced materials and is powered by rooftop solar panels. The new Bayalpata Hospital in Accham, Nepal is...
Scientists are unraveling the properties of electricity-conducting plastics so they can be used in future energy-harvesting devices. The insight could help accelerate the development of wearable power sources for a vast number of Internet-of-things...
Following the third mass bleaching event of the Great Barrier Reef in five years, scientists have trialled a world-first ‘cloud-brightening’ technique to protect valuable reef systems from further such events. A research team led...
The first solar pavement for use on a residential driveway has been installed in Hungary. The system is made from recycled PET plastic bottles. The first solar pavement for use on a residential driveway...
There are plans to build an adaptive neighbourhood in the Netherlands that will benefit both people and the planet. The UNSense project could become an international model for future-proof urban developments. UNSense is developing...
Denmark’s first wooden parking house will help the country to reach its goal to become climate neutral in 2050. The parking house will be made from beams and columns of cross-laminated timber. Danish architecture...
A polluted swamp in Bangladesh is set to be transformed into a green university. BRAC University will showcase sustainable, low-tech solutions, including natural cooling and vertical gardens. The Bangladesh-based nonprofit organization BRAC has plans to transform...
Stellar, a solar-powered commercial building, recently opened in India. It features a rainwater harvesting system and terraces to deflect the sun and mitigate high temperatures. Mumbai-based design studio Sanjay Puri Architects recently unveiled Stellar,...
A building destined for Boston could signal a new way of creating residential structures in cities. The cross-laminated timber structure eliminates most greenhouse-gas emissions associated with standard building materials. Designed by architects from Massachusetts...
A Scottish startup company has created a recycled building brick that is made almost entirely of construction waste. The brick generates less than a tenth of the carbon emissions of a regular brick. Kenoteq,...
Robots could be used to sniff out oil spills and algal blooms in the ice-covered Arctic. One of these so-called long-range autonomous underwater vehicles has now traveled under the ice. In a recent field...
Two tree species native to Northeast America have been found to be structurally sound for use in cross-laminated timber – a new type of building material that is efficient and creates minimal waste. Two...
Technology that could fix some of the world’s biggest environmental pollution problems will soon be available to global markets, thanks to the signing of a new partnership in Australia. Technology developed in Australia to...
Sludge and ashes as paper mill residues can be used as effective fertiliser, according to new research. This involves carbon from organic material returned to the forest and thus closing the cycle. Biochar, or...
