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Design and cleantech: a winning combination

November 1, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Design and cleantech: a winning combination
Posted by Chris Sherwin, guardian.co.uk

In his third article on sustainability and design, Chris Sherwin makes the case for using design to help clean and green technologies succeed

A few years ago, green start-up Intelligent Energy (IE), the proud owners and developers of a world-cla…

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Denmark Tops First-Of-Its-Kind Global Cleantech Innovation Index (chimalaya.org)
Where the money is in cleantech: oil and gas [GigaOM] (gigaom.com)
Crowdfunding Coming of Age in Cleantech (cleantechies.com)
Cleantech Accelerator Greenstart Evolves into Venture Company (triplepundit.com)
Creating Safer, Brighter and More Energy Efficient Places with Xeralux LED (eco-business.com)
The state of cleantech venture capital: what lies ahead (gigaom.com)
Westly Group raises $160M cleantech fund (sustainablebusinessoregon.com)
Crowdfunding Coming of Age In Cleantech (renewableenergyworld.com)
Breaking Down The Mystery of Cleantech (earthtechling.com)

DNA Pioneer Craig Venter Developing a 3D Printer for Vaccines

October 28, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata

DNA Pioneer Craig Venter Developing a 3D Printer for Vaccines | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
Alyssa Alimurung says:, inhabitat.com

Geneticist J. Craig Venter told attendees at the recent Wired Health Conference in New York City that his scientific team is working on what he calls “a 3D printer for DNA, a 3D printer for life.” Such a device—which Venter also refers…

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J. Craig Venter Institute Researchers Say They Created a “Synthetic Cell” (biospace.com)
2013 Genomics: The Era Beyond the Sequencing Human Genome: Francis Collins, Craig Venter, Eric Lander, et al. (pharmaceuticalintelligence.com)
Life hacking: Craig Venter says he’s close to creating artificial bacterium ‘from scratch’ (venturebeat.com)
6 Crazy Things You Can Make with 3D Printers (mentalfloss.com)
Craig Venter close to creating synthetic life (newscientist.com)
Joshua Harris’ 3D Clothing Printer Recycles Old Garments to Create New Apparel (inhabitat.com)

Teen Finishes 130 Sq. Ft. Mortgage-Free Home

October 22, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Teen Finishes 130 Sq. Ft. Mortgage-Free Home
Sami Grover Design / Green Architecture October 19, 2012, treehugger.com

Next time you hear someone complaining about today’s youth, or moaning about a culture of entitlement, tell them the story of Austin Hay.

We already posted one video of Austin Hay’s project to build a tiny house on wheels that he could t…

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Off-Grid Stamp House is a Cyclone-Proof Home in North Queensland, Australia (inhabitat.com)
Sustaining Urban Ecosystems with Modular Brick Habitats (treehugger.com)
The Best Green Architecture on Earth (solarfeeds.com)
Small is beautiful – are studios losing their bedsit stigma? (zoopla.co.uk)

Peter McFarlane Transforms Old Circuit Boards into Gorgeous, Poignant Fossil Art

October 10, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Digital health, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata

Peter McFarlane Transforms Old Circuit Boards into Gorgeous, Poignant Fossil Art | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
Andrew Michler INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Green Architect & Cradle to Cradle Founder William McDonough INHABITAT: What inspired you to write ‘Cradle to Cradle‘ (the book) and launch the Cradle to Cradle system? William McDonough: From an early age, I was fascinated by differing attitudes towards resources. Growing up in Japan and Hong Kong, I was given my first look at complete material cycles, where waste becomes food, and resources […] READ MORE >, inhabitat.com

Peter McFarlane’s mixed media sculptures may look like fossils, but the detailed installations are really reworked circuit boards! The artist focuses on transforming trash into fine art, believing that waste is just “a lack of…

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TEDTalks: William McDonough – Cradle to Cradle Design (stronghealthycommunity.wordpress.com)
Inside the Cradle to Cradle Institute (greenbiz.com)
Ford Hybrids Go To The Emmys (motortrend.com)
All Together Now – Cradle to Cradle – 02/21/13 (prn.fm)
Inhabitat’s Top 6 Art Stories of 2012 – Vote for Your Favorite! (inhabitat.com)
Sustainable design 2.0: new models and methods (guardian.co.uk)
Loving our Mother, loving our kids (thinklady.typepad.com)

Awesome Oru Origami Kayak

September 19, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Awesome Oru Origami Kayak Folds Into its Own Compact Carrying Case | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
Andrew Michler INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Green Architect & Cradle to Cradle Founder William McDonough INHABITAT: What inspired you to write ‘Cradle to Cradle‘ (the book) and launch the Cradle to Cradle system? William McDonough: From an early age, I was fascinated by differing attitudes towards resources. Growing up in Japan and Hong Kong, I was given my first look at complete material cycles, where waste becomes food, and resources […] READ MORE >, inhabitat.com

The days of having to strap your kayak to the roof of your car are over thanks to the Oru – an Origami Kayak that folds into a compact carrying case with space for life vests, paddles, and accessories. Designed by Anton Willis, The clever…

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TEDTalks: William McDonough – Cradle to Cradle Design (stronghealthycommunity.wordpress.com)
Kira Newman, The Portable Oru Kayak Folds Like Origami When… (stoweboyd.com)
The origami-inspired folding kayak (whatsnext.blogs.cnn.com)
The Portable Oru Kayak Folds Like Origami (tech.co)
The Oru Kayak: The Origami Folding Boat (solidsmack.com)
Ford Hybrids Go To The Emmys (motortrend.com)
Q&A with Desso’s director of sustainability (greenbiz.com)
Connellsville’s first green building back on track (triblive.com)

Tiny House Arc Prefab Home is Now Available for Order

September 8, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Bellomo Architects’ Tiny House Arc Prefab Home is Now Available for Order | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Andrew Michler INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Green Architect & Cradle to Cradle Founder William McDonough INHABITAT: What inspired you to write ‘Cradle to Cradle‘ (the book) and launch the Cradle to Cradle system? William McDonough: From an early age, I was fascinated by differing attitudes towards resources. Growing up in Japan and Hong Kong, I was given my first look at complete material cycles, where waste becomes food, and resources […] READ MORE >, inhabitat.com

Here at Inhabitat we love prefab house designs, and we like it even better when they actually get built! That’s why we are very excited to report that Bellomo Architects’ modular House Arc, which was just a prototype before, is now…

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TEDTalks: William McDonough – Cradle to Cradle Design (stronghealthycommunity.wordpress.com)
Q&A with Desso’s director of sustainability (greenbiz.com)
Cradle to Cradle Makes it Right (sprayfoamdirect.com)
Ford Hybrids Go To The Emmys (motortrend.com)
Prefab modular story additions: an overview of leading suppliers (qualitysmith.com)

In China More Than 30 Million People Live in Eco-Friendly Caves

September 1, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Digital health, Knowledge Management, Systems Science

China's FIRST McDonald's — China’s FIRST McDonald’s (Photo credit: flickr.Marcus)

In China More Than 30 Million People Live in Eco-Friendly Caves | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

In China, calling someone a caveman shouldn’t be taken as an insult – in fact, Mao Zedong lived in a cave before becoming the country’s leader. Today, many Chinese people still live in caves. And we aren’t talking about just one or two…

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TEDTalks: William McDonough – Cradle to Cradle Design (stronghealthycommunity.wordpress.com)
Q&A with Desso’s director of sustainability (greenbiz.com)
Ford Hybrids Go To The Emmys (motortrend.com)
Feeling Pollluted? (designagogo.wordpress.com)
Inhabitat’s Top Transportation Stories of 2012 – Vote for Your Favorite! (inhabitat.com)
Sustainable design 2.0: new models and methods (guardian.co.uk)
Inhabitat’s Top 6 Art Stories of 2012 – Vote for Your Favorite! (inhabitat.com)
Inhabitat Editors’ Top Stories of 2012 – Vote for your Favorite! (inhabitat.com)
Cradle to Cradle Makes it Right (sprayfoamdirect.com)

Cleantech Experts On Romney’s Energy Plan

September 1, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Data Governance, Knowledge Management, Systems Science

Cleantech Experts On Romney’s Energy Plan: ‘A Political Document Not Worth Serious Analysis’

By Climate Guest Blogger on Aug 30, 2012 at 12:21 pm, thinkprogress.org

by Walter Frick, via BostInno

The central energy challenge we face as a nation and a planet is the transition away from fossil fuels, which contribute to climate change, to clean sources of energy. The most important debates …

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Cleantech is not a market category (vivekmohta.com)
When VCs Run Out of Energy: The New Era of Cleantech Investing (xconomy.com)
15 moon shots for energy, food and water, courtesy of Google (gigaom.com)
Breaking Down The Mystery of Cleantech (earthtechling.com)
Kauffman Foundation Partners with Cleantech Open to Help Advance Green Technologies (kauffman.org)
CleanTech Map of the World Launched – Highlights Israeli Technologies (cleantechies.com)
CleanTech Map of the world launched- highlights Israeli technologies (nanowerk.com)
First-Ever Global Cleantech Open Joins Global Entrepreneurship Week (kauffman.org)
How battery improvements will revolutionize the design of the electric car [GigaOM] (gigaom.com)
NY Gov. Cuomo proposes $1B ‘green bank’ to invest in cleantech (sustainablebusinessoregon.com)

The Leaf House is an Energy-Efficient Tiny Home

September 1, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Cover of "Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the ... — Cover via Amazon

The Leaf House is an Energy-Efficient Tiny Home Built for the Cold | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Modernist, minimal, and able to withstand the biting cold of the Yukon, Laird Herbert’s Leaf House is built with energy efficiency and conservation in mind. With just 215 square feet of functional living space, the house boas…

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