10 Inspiring Green Office Blocks

Posted by Queuebot in Architecture on April 23, 2009 at 7:48 am


If you’re going to spend 8 hours a day at work in the office, it might as well be somewhere healthy and inspiring. Unfortunately the characterless and insipid glass edifices that so blight our inner cities are far removed from being either attractive or motivating, never mind sustainable. But there is a distinct wind of change breathing fresh life into the workplace with a new breed of elegantly designed sustainable offices. It may sound inconceivable, but these are the sort of places you actually might not mind spending the best part of your week in. StaoilHydro headquarters (pictured) is just one.

The futuristic new HQ of Norway’s StaoilHydro features five separate wings piled on top of one another in a seemingly haphazard manner. It saves energy by utilising renewable geothermal heat in its district heating and cooling system. Hot water (or cold depending on the depth from which it is extracted) is pumped out of a nearby disused coal mine straight into the offices’ radiators. Once the water in the radiators has cooled, it is pumped back into the mine to be naturally reheated by the Earth.

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Moss Carpet

Posted by Queuebot in Architecture, Arts & Crafts, Home & Garden on February 12, 2009 at 12:09 am


If you love being outdoors and the feeling of grass under your toes you’ll be pleased to know that you can bring that feeling into your home. Nguyen La Chanh’s Moss Carpet is a miniature lawn that thrives in humid conditions, making it the perfect addition to your bathroom. The carpet’s base is made from plastezone, a decay-free foam and is landscaped with ball, island and forest moss.

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Watercone

Posted by Queuebot in Everything Else, Food & Drinks, Gadget on February 3, 2009 at 12:29 pm

Watercone is a polycarbonate cone with the capacity to purify up to 1.5 liters of water a day with just a little solar energy.

All users have to do to create drinkable water is pour dirty or salt water into the cone’s black base, place the cone atop it in the sun. As the water evaporates upwards it condenses on the cone’s inner wall and tricles down into a seperate trough. To access the clean water simply lift the cone and pour.



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Electric Cars Invasion

Posted by Robert Birming in Car & Vehicle on January 11, 2008 at 3:55 am

The demand for electric and hybrid cars is constantly increasing and a lot of new companies producing these vehicles have popped up. The people over at VentureBeat has compiled a nice list of 27 startups.

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