Jan
27
2012

Five Eco Friendly Gadgets Designed to make your Bike Commutes Safe & Green

Bicycling is a clean, green and healthy mode of transportation. It keeps you fit, saves money and reduces our fossil fuel consumption. In order to inspire urban commuters to go green and make their biking experience even better, there are a number of eco friendly gadgets on the shelves. Five of them are given after the jump.

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Jan
26
2012

Eco-Friendly Exercise Gear


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If you are trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle there’s no reason you should forgo your eco-consciousness. There are several items made from sustainable materials that also provide impressive alternatives to traditional work out equipment. From shoes to water bottles, there’s always an earth friendly choice.

Here are a few eco-friendly exercise gear to maintain excitement and motivation for healthy living.

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Jan
25
2012

The Home of the Future

In the U.S., green building can mean a lot of things — recycled greywater, roof gardens, solar panels and the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification all come to mind. But in Europe, many green builders focus laser-like on the amount of energy a building consumes, half of which typically comes from heating and cooling. Twenty years ago, German physicists erected a home that demonstrated how little energy a building would need if built with, among other things, thick insulation and airtight walls. The so-called “Passive House” (or “Passivhaus” in German) was soon replicated throughout the continent.

I learned about the concept when I met building scientist Henry Gifford — a persistent critic of LEED certification and noted leader of the New York City “Boiler Tour” — while researching a story on green building in Manhattan’s East Village. In the same way that I feel the ‘organic’ label doesn’t necessarily mean a food was produced in the most sustainable manner, it seemed the term “green” was often misleading when applied to buildings. But Gifford’s Passive House projects seemed like the real deal – no bells and whistles, just slashing energy use with some simple principles.

I embarked on a documentary project to show how far Europeans have taken the concept and to show the pioneering American builders who are bringing the movement across the Atlantic. The result was “Passive Passion,” a documentary selected for the 2011 Architecture and Design Film Festival.

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Jan
24
2012

The Most Interesting Eco Gadgets

 

Everyday household items have been redesigned in order to cut production costs and overall price of these items, while still saving the environment as well. I have put together a list of some of my favourite eco-friendly gadgets.

The USB rechargeable batteries

So every household, no matter where or what size it is, uses batteries somewhere in the house. Batteries have to be used for remote controls, cameras, some kid’s toys and in plenty of other digital equipment around the home. Lots of people have moved to rechargeable batteries, as this saves money for them, instead of having to go out and buy new batteries whenever it is needed. Some people also use one set of batteries across various remote controls in one room. Well now, charging batteries is easier than ever and can save you lots of electricity as well. USBCell have invented USB rechargeable batteries that can be plugged into any USB port and it charges away.

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Jan
23
2012

Best Green Apps

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As part of our effort to promote a more sustainable lifestyle we are assembling a list of the top 100 apps that will help you go green. Apps become an integral part of our life and a valuable tool and we believe we should also take advantage of them when it comes go greening up our lifestyle.

Below you will find our list with apps for iPhone, android and iPad. To get into our list apps need to both green and affordable – we chose only apps that are either free or cost less than $2.

The apps are brought to you in an alpabetical order. We hope you will find these apps useful and enjoyable!

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