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With a 38,000 square foot green roof on city hall, Chicago is leading the way in being a genuinely eco-aware city. An active green business community combined with a progressive environmental department has led to a platform for leadership in...
Shoeaholics of the world may feel a little bit better in the coming months as Payless ShoeSource has just announced plans to launch a new line of eco-friendly, sustainable shoes. The shoes will utilize materials such as organic cottons, linen and...
Pli Design Ltd, a sustainable furniture firm based in London, U.K., has come up with a practical solution to the increasingly common question of what to do with plastics from discarded consumer products.
Just in time for the Summer Olympics, China’s capital is moving forward to improve air quality and help preserve the Earth. This year’s Olympics have been branded as the “Green Olympics†and China...
Solé Power Tiles are electricity-generating “barrel-style” tiles which can be installed in an integrated way with US Tile’s traditional clay tile roofing. The Solé Power Tiles install like a standard tile with no penetrations into the tile...
This is NASA’s new, inexpensive device which uses the iPhone to sense chemicals with 16 nanosensors. The phone can send this information to other devices and also the government over the internet. Turns out that there are numerous uses for chemical...
A team of recent MIT graduates has developed roof tiles that change color based on the temperature. The the tiles are white when the temperature is hot, allowing them to reflect away most of the sun’s heat. The reverse happens when the temperature is...
How the time flies. Our friends at Connect officially opened their doors exactly one year ago! As a thank you to all friends and supporters they have put together an event to embody everything Connect and celebrate this milestone.
If you’re in Chicago...
Photo: Fabrizio Esposito
Venezuelan designer Enrique Luis Sardi has teamed up with Italian coffee company Lavazza to create a master piece of green design: Cookie cup.
First you drink the coffee, then you eat the cup! Brilliant. And perhaps many of us...
