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Category Archives: Design
How a home-built wind turbine can create usable electrical power
An engineering student explains how a home-built wind turbine can create usable electrical power.
Posted in Clean Energy, Design, Video, Wind Energy, Wind Power
Tagged Clean Energy, Topping, Video, Wind Turbine
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e2 Design – First Season Trailer
The e2 series introduces the inventive leaders and technologies driving sustainable practices in the buildings where we live, work, and play. e2 demonstrates that living in harmony with nature is not only a matter of progress; it’s a matter of … Continue reading
Posted in Clean Energy, Design, Energy Efficiency, Green Building, Renewable Energy, Video
Tagged Energy Efficiency, Green Jobs, Inspiration, Video
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Freeing energy from the grid – Justin Hall-Tipping
What would happen if we could generate power from our windowpanes? In this moving talk, entrepreneur Justin Hall-Tipping shows the materials that could make that possible, and how questioning our notion of ‘normal’ can lead to extraordinary breakthroughs.
Posted in Clean Energy, Design, Energy Efficiency, Environment, Green Building, Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Video
Tagged Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency, Inspiration, Solar Power, Video
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Creative houses from reclaimed stuff – Dan Phillips
In this funny and insightful talk from TEDxHouston, builder Dan Phillips tours us through a dozen homes he’s built in Texas using recycled and reclaimed materials in wildly creative ways. Brilliant, low-tech design details will refresh your own creative drive.
Design Rule #1
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Maya Lin’s 'What is Missing'
Maya Lin describes her project “What is Missing” at the California Academy of Sciences.
Bill Gross: Great ideas for finding new energy
Bill Gross, the founder of Idealab, talks about his life as an inventor, starting with his high-school company selling solar energy plans and kits. Learn here about a groundbreaking system for solar cells — and some questions we haven’t yet … Continue reading
Design Question #1
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William McDonough on cradle to cradle design
Green-minded architect and designer William McDonough asks what our buildings and products would look like if designers took into account “all children, all species, for all time.” Architect William McDonough believes that green design can prevent environmental disaster — while … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Document, Green Building, Video, William McDonough, Wind Energy
Tagged Cradle to Cradle, William McDonough
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