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- Prefab holiday home in the Netherlands features transforming rooms Fri, 30 Jul 21, 2:30amLocated on the Dutch island of Texel in the Netherlands, this small holiday home is found just a short walk to the North Sea. Rotterdam-based Orange Architects decided to take a different approach to the villa’s design...
- Oil giant Shell set to appeal against ruling on carbon emissions Wed, 21 Jul 21, 1:42amCompany hopes to get Dutch court ruling overturned which called for it to cut emissions faster
- These custom, igloo-shaped workspaces are 3D-printed with recycled PET Fri, 30 Apr 21, 1:30amArchiTech Company in the Netherlands has designed a 3D-printed, modular pavilion using waste from the local port industry. Known as R-IGLO, the igloo-like workspaces represent a completely circular design made from recycled...
- Daan Roosegaardes GROW is a colorful LED dreamscape Thu, 4 Mar 21, 3:30amAfter more than two years of research and development, Daan Roosegaarde and his team of designers and experts have unveiled GROW, an environmental artwork of “dancing lights” that enhances the growth of leek in a 20,000-square-meter...
- Old military buildings converted into living spaces at The Hinge Tue, 16 Feb 21, 6:30amIn the spirit of making what's old new again, Dutch architect Niels Olivier led a team to transform a disheveled military compound into modern, functional spaces...
- EV charging stations, biofuels, the hydrogen transition and chemicals are pillars of Shell’s climate plan Fri, 12 Feb 21, 12:28amRoyal Dutch Shell Group, one of the largest publicly traded oil producers in the world, just laid out its plan for how the company will survive in a zero-emission, climate conscious world...
- Wadden Sea World Heritage Center promises great views and research opportunities Tue, 9 Feb 21, 3:30amThe Wadden Sea, known for being the largest unbroken system of tidal flats and wetlands on Earth, stretches from Denmark and Germany through the Netherlands...
- Shell in court over claims it hampered fossil fuels phase-out Mon, 30 Nov 20, 10:12pmEnvironmentalists say firm broke Dutch law by expanding its fossil fuel operations
- Shell to cut up to 9,000 jobs as Covid-19 accelerates green drive Wed, 30 Sep 20, 8:00pmAnglo-Dutch oil firm expects to save up to $2.5bn a year through restructuring plan
- Tessa Khan: ‘Litigation is a powerful tool in the environmental crisis’ Sun, 16 Aug 20, 10:00pmWhen a court in the Netherlands ruled its government’s actions unlawful, it inspired others to hold big polluters to account
- Utrecht rooftops to be ‘greened’ with plants and mosses in new plan Sat, 28 Mar 20, 1:02am‘Vertical forest’ tower will have 10,000 plants on its facade in bid to reinvigorate biodiversity
- UNSense to develop a 100-home real-life testing environment for the future of housing Sat, 1 Feb 20, 3:30amUNSense, an arch-tech startup launched by UNStudio, has announced plans to develop an adaptive neighborhood of 100 homes to explore how sustainable, smart technology can revolutionize the future of residential development...
- Breaking the Bank for Climate Emergencies Mon, 13 Jan 20, 5:00amProgressives and climate alarmists have proposed various plans to lower CO2 emissions. These plans are ineffective to lower emissions and associated increases in global warming, are prohibitively expensive and limit individual...
- Toyota testing improved solar roof for electric cars that can charge while driving Sat, 6 Jul 19, 1:13amToyota is testing a new and improved version of the solar power cells it previously launched on the Japan-exclusive Prius PHV, in a pilot along with partners Sharp and Japanese national research organization NEDO...
- Lightyear One debuts as the first long-range solar-powered electric car Tue, 25 Jun 19, 11:19pmElectric cars are better for the environment than fossil fuel-burning vehicles, but they still rely on the grid, which can be variously dirty or clean depending on what sources it uses for its energy...