Imagine the freedom of travel made possible by an inflatable house that folds small enough to fit in your pocket. Travel is perfect excuse to question how much stuff we need. When everything from the number of socks to the amount of living space comes up for discussion, we get the opportunity to experience a more simple and sustainable version…
Britain may have an electric railway that this year celebrates its 134th birthday, but electrification of the entire network lags behind other European countries. Forty per cent of the British rail network was electrified by 2006, representing 60% of all rail journeys. However, electrification of remaining lines, particularly with the more-efficient overhead lines, remains slow. While we wring our hands about the financial…
Is it greener to buy a new, fuel-efficient car or run your current motor into the ground? Car salesmen would have you believe that new is best, but older can be less environmentally-damaging overall as well as easier on your pocket. Most car cost calculators are skewed by depreciation; a factor that is significant in the first three years, but inconsequential…
Everybody deserves access to green space, but in our ever-growing cities it competes against a feverish appetite for luxury flats. And while architects drawings always feature greenery, it’s unusual for it to survive the journey from plan to plants. Trust the Scandinavians to come up with a flat-pack solution. The Growroom is a self-assembly spherical garden that takes the benefits…
MyCanoe is an origami-inspired design that folds into a bag that weighs only 23 kg and can be carried over the shoulder. Both body and soul benefit from time spent on the water, but boating is understandably overlooked by urban folk who seldom have enough room to store bicycles, let alone a canoe. It’s unfortunate because a navigable river is rarely far…
20/02/17
