Sustainability 99% Invisible Podcast: Lights for the Energy Poor Illuminate Academic Success by Erin Hanson To be energy poor is to be unable to function at night without electricity, and this poverty affects 850 million people worldwide. In this 99% Invisible podcast, learn about an Australian charity fighting that statistic.
Architecture New Ways of Naturally Bending Wood Are All About Curve Appeal by Friederike Voigt Bending wood typically requires heavy machinery and huge amounts of energy, but scientists are refining natural ways to guide wood to shape itself.
Sustainability Recycled Plastic Roads Pave the Way to More Sustainable Infrastructure by Friederike Voigt Could future roads be made out of recycled plastic yogurt containers? PlasticRoad says “yes” as it builds the next generation of infrastructure.
Sustainability Could Skis Created From Biobased Material Mean a Cleaner Future for Snow Sports? by Redshift Video Salt Lake City ski maker WNDR Alpine is hoping to disrupt the industry with its new ski, which is designed and made using a novel biobased material: microalgae oil. Watch the video.
Construction If Recycling Building Materials Is a Construction Priority, Leave It to BIM by Mark de Wolf Recycling building materials is a manual, time-consuming process. The ReCapture service from Sweden’s White Arkitekter promises to change that.
Construction Swedish Architects Use Cloud-Based Construction to Create China’s New Tech Hub by Mark de Wolf Thanks to cloud-based construction, 100-plus Swedish architects are designing a sustainable tech city in “China’s Hawaii”—all while working from home.
Sustainability 99% Invisible Podcast: Why Design for Circularity Can Finally Make the World Less Wasteful by Erin Hanson The definition of circularity is to use a product at its highest value for as long as possible. In this 99% Invisible podcast, learn why design for circularity is now more pressing than ever.
Sustainability Designing for Impact: How Innovators Are Exploring Emerging Technologies [E-book] by Missy Roback Solving the world’s social, environmental, and economic problems is an urgent need. Learn how residents of the Autodesk Technology Centers are designing for impact.
Sustainability Solving the Plastic Problem Is More Than a Global Mandate—It’s an Opportunity by Zoé Bezpalko Plastic is ubiquitous in daily life, but plastic waste is a huge problem: It’s leeching into the ocean—and the human body. How can manufacturers and consumers help curb the plastic problem?
