Articles with TAG: eco

Pro Patrimonio Foundation and ARA Association (Architecture. Restoration. Archaeology), Alburnus Maior Association, Rosia Montana Unitarian Parish, The Romanian Chamber of Architects anounce:
Rosia Montana is on the final list of Europe’s 7 most endangered sites and monuments

Izhar Gafni, an Israeli expert in the design of automated mass production lines discovered after years of research an opportunity to increase the structural performance of corrugated banal cardboard (usually used only in packaging) to make bicycles.

We turned used laptops and other electronic devices into independent reporters that document their “second life”, sending us images and GPS coordinates from remote places. The information they report back offers first-hand perspectives – glimpses into e-waste recycling villages, local thrift stores, public schools and libraries – that prompt a reflection on our society’s relationship with our electronic devices.

Imagine a future where immense amounts of trash didn’t pile up on the peripheries of our cities: a future where we understand the “removal-chain” as we do the “supply-chain”, and where we can use this knowledge to not only build more efficient and sustainable infrastructures but to promote behavioral change. In this future city, the invisible infrastructures of trash removal will become visible and the final journey of our trash will no longer be “out of sight, out of mind”.

„The Cophenhagen Wheel” is project realized for Kobenhavns Kommune and financed by Ministry for the Environment in Denmark. Controlled through your smart phone, a bicycle wheel becomes a natural extension of your everyday life. You can use your phone to unlock and lock your bike, change gears and select how much the motor assists you. As you cycle, the wheel’s sensing unit is also capturing your effort level and information about your surroundings. Access this data through your phone or the web and use it to plan healthier bike routes, to achieve your exercise goals or to meet up with friends on the go. You can also share your data with friends, or with your city – anonymously  if you wish – thereby contributing to a fine-grained database of environmental information from which we can all benefit.