Egg Collective's Stump Light
Ah, Egg Collective's Stump lighting makes us wish we had room for a woodworking shop. It's a creative and nature-themed way to illuminate the room using fallen sycamore stumps, while also providing ...
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Wind–up Eco Twinkle Light
The Eco Twinkle Light concept designed by Kenan Wang takes the mechanism of the old fashioned classroom pencil sharpener and connects it to a rechargeable battery and LED light to create a portable an...
Monterey Bay Aquarium's Conservation Restroom
When we were little ones growing up in drought prone California there was a hippy saying when hitting the loo, "If it's yellow, let it mellow. If it's brown, flush it down." We still adhere to that m...
ReVerb: Speaker Powered by Light
We're looking for good quality speakers to incorporate into our home; one of us doesn't care about aesthetics &mdash only quality of sound. The other one cares much more about aesthetics than sound...
Chillchasers Are Eco-Friendly Patio Heaters
With the rapidly plunging temperatures, it's certain that most of us have already abandoned using our patios, unless you're in a warmer state. Let's face it, patios are great for BBQs and hosting part...
Trane's Deluxe Programmable Digital Thermostat
Everyone knows that using a programmable thermostat is a must if you heat during winters. The trouble is that most people don't know how to program them or they just don't do it. Most of the costs of ...
Casa Familia: Eco-Tech Coastal Living
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Name: Casa Familia Location: San Diego, Calif. (Point Loma) Type: 1950 home Kevin wrote in to share this this "reinterpretation of quintessential Southern California courtyard houses", a coastal r...
Moto Designshop Designs a House with an Elevator Garage
One of the worst ways to wake up it to realize that your car isn't parked in the appropriate alternate side parking spot. You rush out, jammies still on, eyes still crusted over, and then drive aroun...
2010 Olympic Gold Made Out of Old Circuit Boards
From Metal to Medal
Vancouver won its bid to host the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and they're rolling out all the punches. It's Ottawa Mint facility has already produced all 615 gold, silver and bronze medals for the Wint...
Cheap & Energy Efficient Ways to Winterize Your Apartment
Winter will soon be upon us and temperatures are starting to plunge for most of us. Unless you're living in California or Florida, you'll soon be getting ready to see some snow, if you haven't already...
Recycling Bin Turns Waste Paper Into Furniture
The whole point of putting your waste paper out to be recycled is for it to be reused in yet another generation of paper products -- toilet paper, printer paper, magazines, etc. But what if you could...
The Mobile Office: A Home Office Made of Discarded Materials
Antoine Morris and David Long of The Practice of Everyday Design wanted to create an all-in-one solution where they could rest, read, work on their laptops in a small, easy to convert space. What th...
How To: Reuse Old Light Bulbs as a Flower Vase
DIY YouTube star, Giannina Lezcano, show us how to reuse old clear-style light bulbs as decorative elements around the house. And don't blame us for what she's wearing......
Pansonic's Eco House of the Future
Yesterday we saw Panasonic's attempt at the first robotic dish washer. Today, we're going to check out Dvice's house tour of their Eco Ideas House over in Japan. You can check out their arsenal of gre...
Bas Van Der Veer: A Drop of Water
Each time we have to fill up a glass of tap water to feed our plants, it makes us cringe a little bit. Not that it's a huge deal, but we're always looking for a way to save money on our water bill ...
EcoSmart Fireplace Lets You Move Your Heat Around
So we're sitting here typing away with a comforter and furry slippers in an attempt to keep warm without turning on the heater. It's currently 38 degrees outside. I guess fall just got its ass kicke...
Eco Alkalines World's First Carbon Neutral Alkaline Batteries
Venom Power's Eco Alkalines batteries are a big fat zero: 0% Mercury, 0% Cadmium, 0% Lead . They're also certified Carbon Neutral by Carbonfund.org, with support going to the Paso Pacifico Return to F...
Rocking Powered Murakami Chair by Rochus Jacob
Why waste valuable kinetic energy created while leisurely rocking when you could power an OLED lamp while doing so? That's probably the question that spurred on this design by Rochus Jacob, resulting ...
Radio Shines With Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
In a perfect world, we would slowly wean ourselves off fossil fuels and embrace green technology. The thing is that it's hard to let go of them when we can't find green alternatives that provide as mu...
Gazelle: Recycle Your Electronics For Cash
When it comes to old electronics, the usual options are: donate it (great idea but we paid a lot of money for this); recycle it (it's only a few years old, and we'd like to get some money for it); or...
Taiwan Crematorium Uses Heat From Dead Bodies to Cool Living Ones
Ok, while we hope none of you are cremating remains as part of a home business venture, the energy plan designed by the Taipei Second Funeral Parlor in Taiwan is something that might be able to be co...
An Environmentally Friendly Update to Acoustical Insulation
When it comes to acoustic-friendly insulation, sound quality tends to overpower eco-friendliness. In the last year or so though, companies have been coming out with alternatives to formaldehyde and p...
A Green and Efficient Way of Raking Leaves
One of the most annoying task in gardening is raking the leaves. We can't count the number of hours that we've spent raking up leaves. What's even more annoying is that when there are more leaves that...
iPhone Recession Case
Times are tough; we know that all too well. Even though this is a very serious time in our economy and lives, why not take a minute to laugh at the whole thing? Products like these are those great...
New Green ESL Bulbs Will Be As Efficient As CFLs and LEDs
In the race to finding the greenest way to illuminate our nights, a new company has come up with a new refinement of old technology to serve our needs. Will it be enough to save you even more money? F...
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