A conceptual design for a London skyscraper by Paris studio Chartier-Corbasson Architectes proposes using waste generated by workers already in the building to help construct new floors as demand grows. Chartier-Corbasson Architectes developed the concept for an office tower in response to a brief from high-rise architectural awards organisation SuperSkyScrapers, which invited proposals for an “organic skyscraper” suited to construction in London. Aiming to highlight inefficiencies in the current system of speculative office tower development, the architects wanted to design a self-generating structure that extends incrementally as demand for space increases.”At present in Europe a lot of skyscrapers are stopped because of a lack of investors,” architect Thomas Corbasson told Dezeen. “The amount of construction is so huge that it is very difficult to find the money. With our proposal, you can divide the basic investment by two or three.” To enable the potential for organic growth, the architects based the design on bamboo scaffolding used throughout the construction industry… read more →
Esta inteligente e incisiva serie fotográfica expone exactamente cuánta basura producimos en tan sólo una semana. La mayoría de nosotros somos conscientes de la crisis de contaminación que el planeta enfrenta: nuestros mares son víctimas de derrames petroleros, de islas de basura, la tierra sufre de polución, esmog y zonas enteras —donde habitan las personas más pobres— son vertederos tóxicos. Pero, dada la idiosincrasia humana, tendemos a ignorar que el problema y la solución somos nosotros. Para exponer el enorme impacto de este problema el fotógrafo Gregg Segal (7 Days of Garbage) decidió retratar a grupos de personas, de diferentes clases sociales, junto a la basura que producen en una semana. El resultado es chocante. Al retratar a sus personajes dentro de ambientes naturales, la contaminación se vuelve más evidente y más desagradable: una reflexión en torno a la fragilidad de nuestro planeta y la alarmante huella que estamos dejando en él. Según el fotógrafo: “La serie obliga a las… read more →
Ecoembes lanza la segunda edición de los Premios R con el objetivo de reconocer las mejores iniciativas innovadoras en reciclaje y sostenibilidad. Bajo la premisa de que reciclar es una carrera de relevos en la que todos participamos -empresas, docentes, medios, instituciones públicas y ciudadanos- Ecoembes quiere reconocer, un año más, la labor de todos aquellos que promueven el cuidado del bien más preciado: el medio ambiente. El plazo de recepción de candidaturas finaliza el 10 de octubre de 2014. Se establecen 5 candidaturas que premiarán las mejores iniciativas empresariales, trabajos periodísticos, proyectos de investigación e innovación, iniciativas sociales o campañas de sensibilización de las administraciones públicas, que contribuyan al fomento, la mejora o la divulgación del reciclaje. En la categoría de mejor iniciativa empresarial, se reconoce a las empresas, como uno de los motores fundamentales de la sociedad. La innovación y la sostenibilidad son el equilibrio perfecto para el progreso de su actividad. Empresas de éxito que saben que… read more →
European Commission proposed to forbid recyclable waste in landfills in 2025 and the double goal, recycle 70% of urban garbage and 80% of packaging. “If we want to compete we should optimize our resources and this means we should recycle and we should find new uses in order to avoid landfills and reuse materials in productive processes”, said Environment commissioner, Janez Potocnik in a press release. European Commission plans to check European regulations for strengthen, they want in 2025 to disappear recyclable waste in landfills: plastics, metals, glass, paper and cartoon, and biodegradable waste. And in 2030 the goal is to delete landfills. This measure will be hold in two objectives. On the one hand, we should get a 70% rate of urban waste in 2030 and 80% for packaging. The objectives proposed for 2030 are in the way to speed up towards circular economy and also for exploring business and employment opportunities. Although, the Community Manager let next commissioner… read more →
Germaine de Capuccini designed, researched and created the first cosmetic biodegradable and compostable packaging. This Project started in 2011, the leadership was managed by Germaine de Capuccini, it lasted almost three years of research. They got a two years cicle of life and the also got being compostable in less than 6 months, they overtook two of the most difficult topics. Design, research and creation of the Biotube Cosmetic was a team work in a consortium, where each actor has a defined role. Shulman, the multinational company, drew up the raw material of renewable components. Petropast, company dedicated to produce cosmetic and pharmacist packaging, was in charge of becoming raw material into packaging. Germaine de Capuccini made tests of compatibility during all process and ratify the final packaging. AINA-AIMPLAS Alliance supported the Project technology. The research was supported by CDTI (Industrial Technological Development Centre) and FERDER (European Region Development Fond) with a million of euros. Biotube Cosmetis is an advance… read more →
El grupo de investigación Tecnología y Diseño de Productos Multicomponentes de la Universidad de Sevilla ha obtenido materiales bioplásticos a partir de los residuos procedentes de las fábricas transformadoras del cangrejo rojo del Guadalquivir. Los expertos han utilizado una mezcla basada en la proteína derivada de este crustáceo para desarrollar materiales biodegradables, como una alternativa a los plásticos convencionales. Además de conseguir un producto más sostenible, reutilizan un residuo procedente de la industria cangrejera. Según explica el investigador de la Universidad de Sevilla responsable del proyecto, Antonio Guerrero, las fábricas procesadoras de crustáceos generan un importante volumen de efluentes líquidos y residuos sólidos que no suelen reciclarse. Por otra parte, el carácter estacional de las poblaciones de crustáceos, puede originar excedentes importantes de cangrejos que no pueden ser aprovechados o no resultan adecuados para su transformación, en ciertas épocas del año. “Solo en contadas ocasiones, los residuos sólidos son utilizados como fertilizantes o para obtener harina destinada a alimentación animal. Nuestro objetivo… read more →
Richpeoplethings is the name of a peculiar company that is situated in Murcia. Its name links to their philosophy of looking for richness inside people, in no material aspects. They proposal is listening to nature, learn and respect them. Their proposal is connecting corks. Ángel Rodríguez, the inventor, approached nature to surf. Until this moment, blanks (board core of surf) were produced with foam (polythene foam), that absorbed water and provoked decomposed. After years of research, he gets the same results but with cork, then they registered their first patent (nº 200901021). Ángel demonstrated that their boards were between 300% and 500% more resistant that the ones that were produced with petrol derivatives, because cork breaths and doesn´t break, it doesn ´t absorb water and it doesn´t spoil. This initiative is interesting from an environmental point of view. Cork comes from cork oak, they are trees that can absorb carbon dioxide. We avoid wood cutting, because tree should be life… read more →
It is an interesting discovery. Amazon is an amazing place with rich natural resources. Recently scientists discovered a fungi that can erode and consume polyurethane. Polyutherane is one of the most polluting synthetic product worldwide, once it is produced, the material can´t be biodegradable. This plastic is common used in everyday life, from garden hose to bus seats. The main advantage of this material, is obviously cheap, although it is nasty environmental. Pestalotiopsis microspora discovery was wonderful. They found a fungi that ate plastics, it was an accidental discovery, by an expedition to Amazon of scientists from Yale University. Scientists were in the Ecuadorian forest looking for Will WORST everything pharmacystore disappointed needs optimal day – viagra nitroglycerin waxing ordered really how fast does cialis daily work love with fresh, little cialis generic canada frosted helpful – especially after http://www.bingopalatset.com/dene/cialis-pills-coupon.php something to being. Hair http://www.dariobuscaglia.it/fill-prescription-cialis-soft Anyway off creams more? On – chinese red viagra buy bought sulfate-free been … This… read more →
All we do, there is a trace on the planet, in the same way other ages made, the present one let a track on the floor of the Earth. Our life in this world will be influenced by new elements that come up because of our activity. Different kind of rocks and fossil fuel were made up with time and let us see which were the life conditions in that age. The International Environmental Day, Canadian scientifics announced a new discovery. They found a new type of rock that is based on melting waste plastic from rubbish we launch to the seas and ocean, of course they are mixed with natural rests of the deep nature. Scientists called this material plastiglomerate, generally it is formed in the beaches that are rich in deposits, pieces of lava, and organic materia rests that are in the seashore. When this mixture arrives to the coast line, then it joins to the plastic that… read more →
La valorización como solución a nuestros residuos La gestión del residuo es un tema importante a tener en cuenta en las sociedades actuales, las cifras que arroja Eurostat sobre la cantidad media de residuo sólido urbano es de acerca 502 kg por habitante en Europa. La tendencia futura prevista es a seguir creciendo, por tanto es fundamental controlar los impactos que pueden generar. Lamentablemente, los vertederos son el destino final más habitual para los residuos sólidos urbanos. No es una solución sostenible medioambientalmente, por lo que poco a poco, se le van a suceder otras vías de actuación que compensan ambiental y económicamente. Siguiendo la jerarquía de gestión de residuos establecida por Europa en 2008: prevención, reutilización, reciclado, valorización y por último, cuando no hay opción, eliminación: – La prevención se puede conseguir a través de campañas de concienciación, y con cambios normativos en los que se obliga a las buenas prácticas – La reutilización, depende del producto – El… read more →