Creating a City-Wide Energy Internet – A joint report from Philips and Cisco for “an intelligent, networked public lighting infrastructure” involves moving from fluorescent city lighting to an interconnected system based on LED technology. “An independent, global trial of LED technology in 12 of the world’s largest cities found …
Post on the Blog of the Long now, India’s Living Bridges, is about traditional bridges grown from roots in Northeast India. Check out the 4:30-min clip and the link to more images on Atlas Obscura’s website (a site that’s definitely worth a look). The root bridges, some of which are …
What if Your Footsteps Could Power Your City Sustainably? – Post on UrbanTimes about Pavegen Tiles, made from recycled rubber, that generate electricity when you walk on them. Here’s a quote from Pavegen‘s CEO: “When you stand on a tile it flexes just 5mm in the centre, which is actually imperceptible …
World-Class Buildings For The Underserved, At Under $10k – Co.Design post about the work of Norwegian firm TYIN tegnestue Architects, winners of this year’s European Prize for Architecture. “The four-year-old firm’s principals, Andreas G. Gjertsen and Yashar Hanstad, work from a simple prerogative: Architecture is pragmatic, and should help people …
National Geothermal Data System (NGDS) from the U.S. Dept of Energy allows you to “search for data from 50 state geological surveys and a number of geothermal research centers and build mashups of maps or search through thousands of scanned reports.” Read more about it on Arizona Geology. Via ResearchBuzz.
Want To Work From Home? Calculate How Much You’ll Save Your Company And Yourself – new telework calculator from Govloop and HP tells you how much you’re saving in commuter costs by working from home. See the sidebar for more links.