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Acoustic ceiling baffles made with recycled shoes
US-based acoustic solutions company Kirei launched acoustic baffles made of recycled PET with a centre of ground down Nike shoes. The U-shaped baffles are made of 12mm EchoPanel, panels made from recycled PET bottles, a ...
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Electricity-generating and CO2-absorbing bio-panels
Mexican start-up Greenfluidics developed a solar bio-panel that integrates CO2 capturing, the production of oxygen, and the production of energy through the use of micro-algae. Photosynthesis is a natural process by which plants and algae ...
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3D printed soil structures that can grow plants
Researchers at the University of Virginia developed a method to 3D print soil structures with embedded seeds that sprout into plants. 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is becoming more and more popular in architectural design ...
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3D printed lamps made from recycled fishnets
A subdivision of Signify, Philips MyCreation are small regional 3D printing hubs that 3D print lamps from filament made of recycled fishing nets. Fishing nets are made of very tough nylon, but have a short ...
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The world’s first biobased 3D printed house
Researchers at University of Maine in the US have revealed a 3D printed house made of recycled materials and wood waste and is intended to soothe the state’s housing shortage. Constructed on the world’s largest ...
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A wooden multifunctional and adaptative building
Located in Meerstad near Groningen in the Netherlands, design agency De Zwarte Hond designed a multifunctional and adaptative central building, its entire supportive structure made of wood. Called SuperHub, the building “represents a revitalized circular ...
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