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Solar-Powered Refrigerator Uses Bacterial Cellulose Insulation
Xero Cool is an experimental refrigerator that combines solar-powered cooling with insulation made from bacterial cellulose xerogel. Developed by designer Audrey Levy during her MA Biodesign at Central Saint Martins, the project explores how lightweight, ...
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Sand-Filled Dampers Could Improve Structural Resilience
Researchers at the University of Mississippi, Texas State University, Lehigh University and Southern Methodist University have developed a pressurised sand damper that could offer a lower-cost and potentially more sustainable way to protect buildings and ...
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Modular Timber Façade Uses Variation To Shape Light And Shadow
The WA MA façade uses approximately 3,000 suspended solid-wood cubes to create a three-dimensional screen around a private residence in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel. Roni Karsh designed the modular system with stainless-steel supports and a limited ...
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Habitat-Enhancing Concrete Supports Marine Life At Vancouver Port
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has integrated habitat-enhancing concrete blocks by ECOncrete into a new rock revetment at the Port of Vancouver, Canada. The intervention forms part of the Sterling Shipyard Remediation and Infill Project, ...
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Local Materials Shape Climate-Responsive Home In Bangladesh
Architect Xinyun Li has developed an affordable housing concept based on mud, straw, bamboo, clay brick, handmade pottery and reclaimed corrugated metal. Designed for the bamboo-weaving village of Para Dash in Modonpur, Bangladesh, the unbuilt ...
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Wine Residues Used To Make Recycled Paper Postcards
Portuguese designer Dânia Jorge created a series of handmade postcards from residues generated during wine production. Developed for Will Creative, the postcards combine recycled paper with used filtration plates, grape seeds and wine lees. The ...
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