Formula 1 engineering firm BERU is currently working on the The Factor001, a pedal-powered speedster that is being touted as the world’s most advanced bicycle. A marvel of modern engineering, the bike features an ultra-light carbon chassis, high-tech ceramic brakes, and a hard-wired system tha...

Eco Factor: Concept vehicle runs on zero emission electric motors and is made of eco-friendly materials. With the advancements in the field of batteries and electric motors, new transportation concepts are popping up, promising high performance and stylish design. The new “Sunbeam Tiger Concept�...

A vintage modern hot spot flush with Art Deco sconces, Danish bars and mid modern finds from France to the US,  Mimo Gallery delivers hard to find vintage style online and in its apt brick and mortar locale, Palm Springs, CA. A look at a few of my favorites from the current collection... A set...

This idea is a home-run: rent storage containers for your next move instead of buying/borrowing/scavanging boxes and save up to 50% on your move. Big claim, true. But have a look at the concept: “Rent-a-Green box is America’s first, comprehensive, zero-waste pack and move solution made entir...

Interior Design finds that the top 100 Giants are making sustainability an important component in their projects. Link: Giants: Green - 6/1/2008 - Interior Design. The design community is on an eco-minded roll, as evidenced by the 2008 top 100 Interior Design Giants. Half the firms on the list have ...

Just heard about the winners of the first phase of the competition. Great work everyone and good luck with the next phase… "Architecture for Humanity New York (AFHny) announces a month-long ideas competition in search of innovative concepts for a new market place for the Red Hook Food Ven...

Daryl Visscher for The New York Times We have shown so many awful projects in Dubai and Abu Dhabi that it was hard to take projects like Masdar seriously; are they real or greenwashing? Now it appears that Lord Foster's Masdar is under construction and they are getting serious. Elisabeth Rosenthal q...

Just ran across this ultra-mod orchid growing system and fell in love. Get one for the James Bond fan in your life. Not so sustainable, but having more plants in our lives is a good start… “Breathe Easy is an aeroponic growing system designed to improve home air quality. It utilizes toxi...

Jim Bryant P-I It's like Lucy in Peanuts, except John Morefield offers architecture, not psychiatry, for a nickel. (sometimes, particularly in residential architecture, they are hard to tell apart). The young architect set up a booth at a farmers market in Seattle and is dispensing advice for a nick...

Check out this bright, contemporary renovation of an old, 1960s nursing building.  The renovation was led by the design team of Lord, Aeck & Sargent and Gould Evans Associates; they’re anticipating LEED Silver certification and did it all with a $6 M budget.  Now complete, it will be...