GM’s EV Sales Skyrocket And Soon We’ll All Be Driving Mushroom Cars
GM is among the automakers celebrating a great year for EV sales, setting the stage for the Cadillac SOLLEI luxury concept EV featuring parts made with mushroom fiber.
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The Electric Vehicle Of The Future Will Also Be More Sustainable
Automakers are trying to clean up their supply chains, as illustrated by the new Volvo EX30 electric vehicle featuring flax-based composites.
With Assist From Sustainable Plastics, EV Sets New Speed Record
This electric race car just broke an indoor speed record, with an assist from sustainable plastics.
A Connected Future Between Nature & Technology
What can we learn and take away from nature that can be put into action with technology?
Design Thinking: Making Sustainability Irresistible
The sustainable lifestyle is a conscious choice for the very few: eco-fans of all sorts and a small proportion of new green technocrats. And this is bad news for us all, because this minority — no matter how vegan, ascetic and carbon-negative they go — won’t save our planet from the climate change disasters.
Ala Kazlova To Speak At Cleantech Revolution Event In Berlin
Ala Kazlova is the head of Marketing and IP at Swedish-based InnoVentum, and she’ll be speaking at our Cleantech Revolution event in Berlin. Learn more about this innovative leader in sustainable design.
Solar Decathlon 2015 Kicks Off
Originally published on Green Building Elements by Dawn Killough Solar Decathlon 2015, a design and build competition involving university teams from around the globe, kicked off today with keynote speaker US Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz. The Decathlon asks teams to design and build homes powered by the sun that are … [continued]
Repurposing London’s Transit Infrastructure: Meet The London Underline
Some visions sound as great as a magnificent aria — take Gensler’s concept for the London Underline to be a foremost example. Gensler’s vision for “disused London Metro lines,” was winner of the London Planning award. This video, produced by Gensler and starting with a campy play on Sherlock Holmes, provides … [continued]
From Soda To Solar, Designers Discuss Sustainablity
Last week, Ford and the Industrial Designers Society of America teamed up to host “Designing Innovation” in San Francisco – a panel featuring Nathan Shedroff of the California College of the Arts, Yves Behar of fuseproject, Jordan Brandt of Autodesk, and Freeman Thomas of Ford Motor Company. The panelists discussed … [continued]
Gray Goes Green: First U.S. Net Zero Senior Community Opens in Texas
Seniors are getting sustainable at the Paisano Green Community in El Paso, Texas – the first net zero energy public housing project for senior citizens in America. […]
