A heads up on an ambitious and beautiful project, about to embark on a Pan-Pacific journey sailing an incredibly high-tech super-Catamaran which gets its buoyancy from over 12,000 plastic bottles.
9 Dec, 2009
By Byron
Tags: boats, green, technology
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Speculative green vehicles get flexible, with this recent concept design from Thierry Dumaine, which adapts to traffic conditions by offering a quick-change between Four, Three and Two wheel modes.
16 Dec, 2009
By Byron
Tags: design, green, transport
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Dig into the latest edition of Freerange, a digital publication loosely grounded in our home shores, with contributions from around the globe.
8 Jan, 2010
By Byron
Tags: blog, book, gardening
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An eco-kitchen concept from the Faltazi Lab, which is actually amazing, stirs up new practices for the home, and loops in wonderfully with recent local design initiatives.
8 Feb, 2010
By Byron
Tags: design, ecology, ideas
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A new building downtown Christchurch gets a record 6 Green Star rating from the NZ Green Building Council, check out some impressive specs...
26 Feb, 2010
By Byron
Tags: architecture, sustainable
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Swedish designer Daniel Rybakken crafts a carefully developed daylighting solution to the dark Scandanavian winters.
11 May, 2010
By Byron
Tags: design, object, space
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Proposals for this years' SHAC '10 Competition are due July 29, so its time to get the team and your ideas together.
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NZ Wood have launched the 2010 Timber Design Award nominations, link through to vote for your favourite for the People's Choice Award.
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Touring the country later this month, this years' series will present sustainable practices specifically in relation to light, heat, and water.
2 Mar, 2011
By Byron
Tags: architecture, event, sustainable
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The perfect combination (literally) between architecture and landscape could just be the green/living wall.
28 Apr, 2011
By jon
Tags: gardening, green
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Submissions are now open for entries to the Timber Design Awards for 2011, with a warm extended invitation to enter the Trans-Tasman Awards while you're at it.
10 May, 2011
By Byron
Tags: architecture, awards, engineering
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