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Project Icoon Afsluitdijk launched as model for Dutch innovation
The Netherlands, also aptly called the Low Countries, is in constant danger of flooding. The sea is tamed in many places by dunes and dikes, and in 1932, the biggest dike of all was built: ...
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‘Living’ wallpaper has integrated printed solar panel
Solar panels come in all shapes and sizes, whether they are printed, sprayable, flexible, or integrated in the pavement, roof tiles or windows. Generally, however, they are made of inorganic and non-biodegradable materials, just like ...
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Tormenta collection consists of soluble clothing and 3D printed shoes
Last month, Dutch fashion designer Jef Montes had a debut in Paris with his Tormenta collection, which balances on the borders of fashion and art. In the fashion show during the Paris Fashion Week, Montes ...
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Zero House has a zero carbon footprint, zero toxins and zero net energy
Creating a building that has a zero carbon footprint, uses zero toxins or uses zero net energy can be a challenge each on their own, but Zero House tackles all three of them at once, ...
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Energy-generating pavement turns footsteps in electricity
Usually when we’re talking about sustainable energy sources, we think about the sun, wind or perhaps waves. But we tend to forget that we can generate our own energy. Not by hooking up our lamps ...
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A sustainable green roof made from sewage waste
When you hear sewage waste, green roofs is probably not the first thing you think about. Yet it seem that compressed non-recyclable sewage waste, such as used tampons, sanitary pads, and wet wipes, provides an ...
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