Like other metropolitan cities, Green architecture is taking Montréal by storm. In fact, by 2010 the city will be home to Canada’s greenest building: the Maison du développement durable (Sustainable Development House).
Designed to serve as headquarters for local environmental organizations, the structure will be one of the most sustainable buildings on the planet. The 28.5 [...]

Back in September, we posted Bike dispensers, an article about convenient and easy to use bike rental services. Citywide bike rental services promote eco-friendly initiatives while providing practical and cost effective transportation to citizens. Bicing is another company we found located in Barcelona that allows residents to access bikes for inner city transportation from over [...]

Although not conceptually new, vertical farming has been receiving a lot of attention recently. Understandably so, as countries like China surpass one billion in population and pack themselves into urban centers like sardines. The way we produce and distribute food around the globe is in need of re-evaluation since burning fossil fuels and relying on [...]

Ben Missler from Mass Tram America envisions this large-scale elevated monorail as the future of public transportation. The tramcars are fabricated from salvaged airplane fuselages, and once attached to the rail system are propelled by motorized wheels that draw their power from solar panels or wind turbines attached to support towers.
Does this seem unrealistic? Missler [...]

The PUYO is Honda’s latest environmentally friendly concept car. Groundbreaking in efficiency and powered by hydrogen fuel cell technology, this aesthetically unique vehicle will officially debut this month at the Tokyo Motor Show.

Swiss design duo Cédric Decroux and Yves Fidalgo realize the importance of not wasting a single drop of rainwater that could be used for your home, garden, or planters. Their ingenious product, the reLEAF rain collector, is manufactured from thermo-lacquered aluminum and designed to function exactly how a leaf would in nature. By inserting it [...]