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EcoTopia: New Concepts in Green Product Design

Opening Monday, March 15th in Long Beach, CA, EcoTopia is a competition and exhibition highlighting new concepts in green product design. The show will feature a variety of eco-products from designers that are all focused on fostering a healthy ecosystem and more sustainable society. The 20 products included in the juried exhibition will be available [...]Opening Monday, March 15th in Long Beach, CA, EcoTopia is a competition and exhibition highlighting new concepts in green product design. T...

Will London 2012 be ‘The Green Olympics’?

The Winter Olympics are over and amongst the medals and trouncing the US at hockey, Vancouver was praised for hosting the “greenest Olympics ever” with LEED certified buildings, the use of recaptured gas and the construction of a hydrogen highway. However, London looks set to raise the bar even higher with plans to blow Vancouver’s [...]The Winter Olympics are over and amongst the medals and trouncing the US at hockey, Vancouver was praised for hosting the “greenest Olympics ever” with LEED c...

Pay as you save explained

Spring is here. Time to get over our post-Copenhagen hangovers and kick back into action. Ecobuild starts today and, more significantly we have the introduction of the Pay as You Save policy by the Government. I’ve only seen early new reports on this, such as in the Telegraph, so we’ll have to see the detail. [...]Spring is here. Time to get over our post-Copenhagen hangovers and kick back into action. Ecobuild starts today and, more significantly we have the introduction of the Pay as You Sa...

Yves Béhar Unveils New Hackable Solar Electric Car!

Yesterday, at the Greener Gadgets conference in NYC, prolific industrial designer Yves Béhar unveiled never before seen plans for his “hackable” solar powered electric car. While Béhar and his design studio Fuse Project are not new to transportation design, this next project will be very different from the Mission One electric motorcycle in that it [...]Yesterday, at the Greener Gadgets conference in NYC, prolific industrial designer Yves Béhar unveiled never before seen plans for his “hackab...

Inhabitat Reports LIVE From Greener Gadgets Today!

Today team Inhabitat is reporting LIVE from the Greener Gadgets Conference to bring you the latest as design and technology luminaries from around the world discuss the state-of-the-art in green electronics. We’re excited to bring you today’s stellar lineup of speakers and can’t wait to kick things off with this year’s opening keynote by celebrity [...]Today team Inhabitat is reporting LIVE from the Greener Gadgets Conference to bring you the latest as design and technology luminaries from ar...

GREENER GADGETS SNEAK PEEK: We Interview Keynote Speaker Yves Béhar

We’re psyched about the Greener Gadgets Conference coming up in just 2 days, and are thrilled to be able to give all of you a sneak peek by interviewing industrial designer extraordinaire and keynote speaker at the event, Yves Béhar. We’ve been long-time fans of Béhar’s innovative projects, which range from the Herman Miller LED [...]We’re psyched about the Greener Gadgets Conference coming up in just 2 days, and are thrilled to be able to give all of you a sneak peek by interviewing industri...

Hybrid events

After a relatively quiet month or so we’re now firmly in events season. There’s two of them to kick the year off , BSEC, the schools exhibition and conference run by my company, this week followed swiftly by the behemoth that is Ecobuild thre working days later. A chance then for something of a [...]After a relatively quiet month or so we’re now firmly in events season. There’s two of them to kick the year off , BSEC, the schools exhibition and conference run by my company, this week follow...

PechaKucha to Join AfH in Haiti Relief Efforts

Sarah Kuck This weekend, the PechaKucha network is joining with Architecture for Humanity to collectively rethink relief efforts and raise $1 million for rebuilding Haiti. On... This weekend, the PechaKucha network is joining with Architecture for Humanity to collectively rethink relief efforts and raise $1 million for rebuilding Haiti. On February 20, each presenter will have 20 seconds to share their ideas with 200,000 physical and virtual attendees. Architecture for Humanity is pre...

Gary Harvey Brings “Dumpster-Chic” Couture to New York Fashion Week

  Gary Harvey is redefining haute-couture with his impressive use of unconventional materials. With the expert craft of the finest couturier, Harvey assembled 22 stunning gowns out of repurposed resouces found in places ranging from Goodwill, to oddly enough, the corner newsstand. Just clicking through the images of his gorgeous, reconstructed pieces, you know you’ll never [...] Gary Harvey is redefining haute-couture with his impressive use of unconventional materials. With the expert craft ...

Don’t Miss Your Chance to See Yves Béhar Speak at Greener Gadgets!

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GREEN BUSINESS PROFILE: Unplugged on a Rug

5 Lessons About Small Business You Can Learn From Your Kids If you own your own business and have small kids, you probably know that it ain’t easy to find a balance between the two. But for two moms in New York City who run a small company that organizes ‘Great Green Playdates’ for parents and [...]5 Lessons About Small Business You Can Learn From Your KidsIf you own your own business and have small kids, you probably know that it ain’t easy to find a balance between the two. But for two moms...

Heredity Pour Art Opening featuring Work by Felicity Nove

If you’re in the greater Los Angeles area , we invite you to check out artist Felicity Nove’s striking eco-art created by pouring paint on sustainably farmed wood panels. Her latest solo show, Heredity Pour, opens tomorrow, Saturday, February 13th at the Los Angeles Art Association/Gallery 825. Read the rest of Heredity Pour Art Opening [...]If you’re in the greater Los Angeles area , we invite you to check out artist Felicity Nove’s striking eco-art created by pouring paint on sustainably f...

“Living Goods” Barcode App Makes Buying Local a Breeze

How many miles did your lunch travel to get to your plate? Even if we eat organic and fresh, most of us don’t know the origin of our produce, meats and dairy, and we often fail to realize that our food probably spends more hours in transit than we do getting to work. One of [...]How many miles did your lunch travel to get to your plate? Even if we eat organic and fresh, most of us don’t know the origin of our produce, meats and dairy, and we often fail to realize that our food probably spends...

GREEN BUSINESS PROFILE: Unplugged on a Rug

5 Lessons About Small Business You Can Learn From Your Kids If you own your own business and have small kids, you probably know that it ain’t easy to find a balance between the two. But for two moms in New York City who run a small company that organizes ‘Great Green Playdates’ for parents and [...]5 Lessons About Small Business You Can Learn From Your KidsIf you own your own business and have small kids, you probably know that it ain’t easy to find a balance between the two. But for two moms...

"Inflection Points" Presentation

For those folks who are interested, here's the Slideshare version of the presentation I gave last week at the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute annual meeting. I was asked to talk about foresight thinking, as the event theme was "The Big...For those folks who are interested, here's the Slideshare version of the presentation I gave last week at the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute annual meeting. I was asked to talk about foresight thinking, as the event theme was "The Big One...