All Articles Tagged With: green

Interview with Harriet Compton Richards

Principal of Young + Richards Ltd and judge of the NZ Wood Timber Design Awards for the last two years, Harriet Compton Richards is passionately committed to innovative design and construction with timber, a material she believes New Zealand has the capacity to lead in contemporary construction methods. I spoke to her about the Awards, and working with wood in New Zealand.

10 Dec, 2009 By Byron comment icon

[0] Tags: design, green, industry

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