All Shades of Green

The Plastiki Expedition

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 comment icon [1] Tags: boats, green, technology

For Future Urban Getarounds

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 comment icon [1] Tags: design, green, transport

Freerange Volume 2: Gardening and Violence

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 comment icon [0] Tags: blog, book, gardening

Ekokooking NZ Sustainable Habitats

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 comment icon [0] Tags: design, ecology, ideas

6 Green Stars

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 comment icon [0] Tags: architecture, sustainable

Rybakker Remaking Daylight

Swedish designer Daniel Rybakken crafts a carefully developed daylighting solution to the dark Scandanavian winters.

11 May, 2010 By Byron comment icon [1] Tags: design, object, space

Sustainable Habitat Challenge 2010

Proposals for this years' SHAC '10 Competition are due July 29, so its time to get the team and your ideas together.

24 May, 2010 By Byron comment icon [0] Tags: architecture, competition, sustainable

And the Nominees Are...

NZ Wood have launched the 2010 Timber Design Award nominations, link through to vote for your favourite for the People's Choice Award.

28 Sep, 2010 By Byron comment icon [0] Tags: architecture, sustainable, technology

NZIA Sustainable Design Series - Supported by NZ Wood - March 21-24

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 comment icon [0] Tags: architecture, event, sustainable

Vertical Gardens, Green Spaces

The perfect combination (literally) between architecture and landscape could just be the green/living wall.

28 Apr, 2011 By jon comment icon [1] Tags: gardening, green

NZ Wood Timber Design Awards 2011

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 comment icon [0] Tags: architecture, awards, engineering
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