Eco Design Today

We have issued a TSUNAMI WARNING for New Zealand coastal areas following the magnitude 7.3 earthquake near EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND NEW ZEALAND. There is a LAND and MARINE TSUNAMI THREAT. An EMA will be issued to areas under land and marine tsunami threat.

Youth for #FarmersProtests! The youth #StandWithFarmers who are protesting for their rights! @LicypriyaK #FarmersProstest #IStandWithFarmers

#Packaging needs be a top priority for brands and retailers insideretail.com.au/business/packa… insideretail.com.au/business/packa…

#AuReus is named from aurora borealis and is inspired by the physics that power the northern lights. Luminescent particles in the atmosphere absorb high energy particles like ultraviolet or gamma rays before degrading and reemitting them as visible light dezeen.com/2020/11/27/aur…

New bioinspired material could overtake petroleum-based plastics. A team at University of Science and Technology of China reports a method to manufacture materials from wood-derived fiber and mica, with adaption to mass production, good processability scitechdaily.com/tough-new-bioi…

The #Housing 2.0 program will empower building professionals to design and construct higher performance, healthier, more #sustainable homes at a fraction of the cost. greenbuildermedia.com/housing-2.0

Urban macro farm specializes in creating environments for growing rare and unique #mushrooms for local restaurants and grocers. The team cultivates varieties like lion’s mane, pink oysters, and royal trumpets using mini farms in buildings across #NYC eater.com/2020/11/21/215…

Wu believes there is finally an opening to conserve the last of BC.’s unprotected old-growth forests which are essential to Indigenous cultures, supply clean water and carbon storage, and support wild salmon and major tourism and recreation industries. thenarwhal.ca/bc-first-natio…

Helen, like many others, enjoys the social camaraderie and Stuart-Smith’s ever-morphing planting progression. “It’s just marvellous,” she says. “Nothing is ever the same as the previous month – it’s always different and always interesting.”

Many volunteers signed up when the garden was installed last year. David Taylor, who comes for the zen atmosphere and the opportunity to develop new skills. For Emily, it is an escape from the office desk; theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

He has produced enough veg from the patch outside his flat that he hasn't bought a single fruit or veg from the supermarket since lockdown began in March bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-…

Investors appear convinced that electric vehicles are the future. With #EV penetration expected to explode, it’s worth asking: Is there as enough electricity generating capacity around the globe to meet growing demand? barrons.com/articles/there…

Biking went mainstream virtually overnight and cities like Paris and Milan pushed the notion of “the 15-minute city” All of life’s necessities are within 15-min reach by foot or bike. The concept will trigger economic and social change if it catches on. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Compared to traditional air compressor using rotating screws side by side to generate compressed air, the Vert places one conical rotor inside another at different speeds delivering low noise low vibration compressed air capable of high pressures. scotsman.com/business/edinb…

Just beacause...

Hempcrete is nothing new. The first known use of it was roughly 1,500 years ago, when, in India, it was used to create Buddhist places of worship, and the Romans built a mortar bridge from a 6th-century version of the material greenstate.com/business/hemp-…

A large-scale free-range meat chicken farm has invested in extensive solar and battery systems It is also turning straw and manure from chicken sheds into profitable compost. abc.net.au/news/rural/202…

China's biggest online retailer to become the first company in the world to deploy an autonomous delivery vehicle program at scale, operating an autonomous delivery robot project and plans to have 100 autonomous delivery robots in operation by year end fool.com/investing/2020…

The products here show the best of healthcare we can provide to make this world a better place yankodesign.com/2020/10/30/med…

"Eleven months after the European Parliament declared a climate emergency, the very same parliament voted to go ahead with an agricultural policy that - in summary - fuels ecological destruction with almost 400 billion euros" barrons.com/news/eu-farm-b…