Infrastructure

Downtown Sydney is Now Powered By 100% Renewable Energy Thanks to Historic Deal

07/08/2020

In the middle of Australia’s largest city the downtown business borough is now officially powered by 100% green energy thanks to the “largest standalone renewables agreement [...]

How an Indian Architect is Sucking Carbon Emissions Out of the Air and Turning it into Stylish Tiles

07/07/2020

An Indian architect has developed a revolutionary new way to serve the housing needs of a population, while also fighting air pollution. Tejas Sidnal is the mastermind behind [...]

Hundreds of Cities Worldwide Make Streets into Cycling and Pedestrian Walkways—With Plans to Stay That Way

05/16/2020

With greenhouse gas emissions set to decline a record-breaking 8% this year, a happy accident of the novel coronavirus pandemic has been its positive impact on cities. The World [...]

These New Solar-Pavement Driveways Made of Plastic Bottles Can Power the Average Household

04/09/2020

Photo by Platio Solar Solar panel driveways may soon be powering all our households with clean electricity thanks to this Budapest-based startup. For the last five years, Platio [...]

Amsterdam is Enjoying Quieter Canals as Boats Go Electric Years Ahead of Diesel Ban

03/09/2020

The buzz and rumble of boats passing through Amsterdam’s famous canal system is one of the most iconic traits of the Dutch city. However, a newly-elected Green Party mayor is [...]

Designer Works to Erect First Modern Village to Generate its Own Electricity–and Food–in 100% Sustainable Loop

02/19/2020

An American architect has put his own money and years of struggle on the line to begin building a modern neighborhood that would generate its own power using a closed loop system [...]

British Carbon Tax Leads to Whopping 93% Drop in Coal-Fired Electricity

01/29/2020

A tax on carbon dioxide emissions in Great Britain, introduced in 2013, has led to the proportion of electricity generated from coal falling from 40% to 3% over six years, [...]

Students Are Returning to Indian School After It Transformed Two Old Train Cars into Vibrant Classrooms

01/24/2020

SWNS This school is being hailed as one of the first in the world to start improving attendance rates by transforming old train cars into classrooms. SWNS The government-run [...]

Disaster Breeds Invention: Philippine Residents Use Volcanic Ash to Repair Damaged Buildings

01/22/2020

While a volcanic eruption doesn’t conjure many reasons for celebration, residents of Binan, Philippines have utilized the immense destructive power of nature and turned it into [...]

Company Collects 80% of City’s Recyclable Plastics and Turns It All into Lumber

01/15/2020

Photos by Mike Chassie This trailblazing Canadian company is building a new standard for sustainability since they started recycling the bulk of their municipal plastic waste into [...]

Oil-Dependent Canadian Province Launching New Solar Farm Next Year—One of the Largest in the World

01/03/2020

Canada will soon be welcoming the largest operating solar energy project in the country—and it is also being hailed as “one of the largest in the world”. Back in August, [...]