Ford looks to geckos to boost the recyclability of its cars
Technology and innovation
Public art projects that double as renewable energy sources
May 2015
Water in development
The rural Kenyan school that collects water for the community
A new school in Kenya’s central highlands harvests rain for pupils, teachers and their families, but can the project be repeated in other arid regions?
September 2014
Bijoy Jain: building architecture that 'contains the life' of its environs
The founder of Studio Mumbai takes a collaborative approach to sustainable building within the limitations of an environment
Redesigning transportation: can drivers end their love affair with cars?
Graduate programs in transportation design in Los Angeles and London aim to envision the future of cars – and beyond
San Francisco 49ers v Minnesota Vikings: a tale of two football stadiums
It was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness. Two new football stadiums, one in San Francisco and one in Minnesota, have taken radically different approaches to sustainability
August 2014
Stephen Burks on DIY-meets-luxury and sustainable design
Are tiny houses and micro-apartments the future of urban homes?
Five sustainable boondoggles: greenwashing all the way to the bank
Homes for refugees: eight new designs for conflict housing
July 2014
Sustainable design
Sustainable packaging: there's no such thing as 'waste'
Rethinking packaging design could be a powerful tool to solve the sustainability challenges faced by brands
Good product, bad package: top sustainable packaging mistakes
Making packaging more sustainable is more complicated than it may appear. Here are some challenges exemplified by common household products
Sustainable design
How old paper can be transformed into a material strong enough to build walls
Rethinking the materials that make your house: mixing shredded paper with a gluing agent, can create a new material as strong as MDF
June 2014
The strange science behind design: materials from unusual sources
From clothing made from crab compounds to recycled blue jeans worked into your Ford Focus, innovation in textile manufacture and design is getting weirder – and more sustainable
One woman's quest to bring sustainable furniture design to Brazil
Sustainable design is a cruel business in Brazil with laws and bureaucracy hindering production, but Etel Carmona wants to make her entire design chain sustainable
Innovative sustainable parking designs - in pictures
Designing a sustainable toilet: to the victor goes the throne
Sustainable design
How to make water from air: repurposing old fridges
May 2014
Sustainable design
Designers design for the 1% – it's time to start designing for the 99%
Nille Juul-Sørensen
Sustainable design
New adhesive system makes a circuit board that is 90% recyclable
