Day: May 13, 2021

here are a lot of ways to build a home sustainably, including many creative ways to maximize natural heat from the sun and collect your own rainwater. If you’re interested in building an off-grid home, it might be worth it to stay in one before you get started to help inspire the design.
These on- and off-grid houses around the U.S. all feature sustainable design and blend well with their natural surroundings. Even if you’re not trying to build your own home, any one of them would be an amazingly scenic getaway from city life.

The introduction of congestion charges in cities can act as encouragement for motorists to opt for smaller, more efficient cars, a study has concluded.
Experts from Washington State University found that drivers who often encounter traffic jams are drawn to larger cars, which they see as safer and more comfortable.
However, modelling suggests that congestion charges can reverse this effect — freeing up drivers to feel comfortable buying more fuel efficient vehicles.

By forging meaningful partnerships that address root causes, airlines will give themselves the opportunity of becoming environmental leaders within their industry. Reducing plastic usage and adopting environmentally friendly materials is not enough to tackle sustainability issues, and more must be done, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

Involving the use of natural products and energy at your wedding in a way that does not harm the environment is crucial. A sustainable lifestyle is the call of the hour and as millennial couples tie the knot, they are starting to bring this awareness to their wedding plans as well. Here are some tips to turn your wedding into a sustainable one.

Designing sustainable, nurturing school environments presents many challenges. One of those challenges involves designing for safety and security. How do you design a beautiful, sustainable school that is both welcoming and secure, without the trappings of a “hardened” approach to school safety? In the case of the new Sandy Hook School in Newtown, Connecticut, answering this question involved listening to and engaging the school community throughout the design process.

With every small businesses page we publish, we always focus on including as many sustainable and eco-friendly businesses as possible. To make it easier for anyone looking to shop more sustainably and/or looking to replace their every day items with eco-friendly alternatives, we compiled all the businesses we love on this page. Do it for the planet!

Scientists from Hiroshima University and AIST in Japan engineered the bacterium Moorella thermoacetica to produce a volatile chemical from gaseous substrates at high temperature. It will realize economical thermophilic syngas fermentation process to produce bulk chemical from organic matters and wastes.
Acetone, a volatile solvent used for everything from removing nail polish and cleaning textiles to manufacturing plastics, could get a sustainability boost from a new strain of bacteria engineered by a research team based in Japan.

ndian Institute of Technology, Ropar has developed a prototype of a moveable electric cremation system which claims to be using first of its kind technology that involves smokeless cremation despite using wood, the Ministry of Education said on Thursday. As per an official release, the moveable electric cremation uses half of the wood otherwise required for the cremation and is still eco-friendly because of the technology that uses combustion air system.

Sustainability should be top of mind for everyone. And while it’s a topic most of us are generally familiar with, the details may be less transparent. We’ve highlighted 20 things we think are of particular importance when it comes to sustainability and commercial real estate.