Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
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- A modular classroom for environmental education pops up in a Barcelona park Fri, 22 Feb 19, 4:30amFlexible, transportable and cost-efficient, the modular classrooms created by local design studio Baena Casamor Arquitectes BCQ offer a sustainable new way to activate Barcelona’s public parks...
- An auditorium uses translucent ETFE panels for a surreal look Fri, 15 Feb 19, 5:30amSpanish design firm SelgasCano has completed the surreal Plasencia conference center and auditorium in Spain. Shaped like a giant boulder, the multifaceted building is wrapped in a translucent skin of ETFE panels that floods...
- Testing times for second wave scooter startups Mon, 14 Jan 19, 5:00amInvestors are still pouring millions into scooter startups, albeit sometimes at flat valuations. At the same time a little cash is flowing the other way, in cases where cities have realized the importance of prioritizing...
- Historic apartment is rehabbed into a bright and modern home in Barcelona Fri, 11 Jan 19, 4:30amIn Barcelona, Spain, a historic apartment in a block of flats dating back to the 1900s has been transformed into a minimalist and modern home. Local design studio Alventosa Morell Arquitectes directed the renovation for clients...
- Historic hotels in Spain switch to renewable energy in the new year Tue, 8 Jan 19, 4:30amA state-owned chain of historic hotels in Spain is going green in 2019 and setting an example for the rest of the country (and the world). The Paradores hotel brand — which includes grand hotels housed in ancient castles...
- Solar, thermal… Spain’s historic hotels go green Sun, 30 Dec 18, 4:59pmState-run chain of heritage properties converts to sustainable energy to set wider example to country
- Spain launches plan for 100% renewable electricity by 2050 Fri, 16 Nov 18, 6:30amSpain’s social democratic government has launched an ambitious plan to change the country’s electricity system by 2050. In an effort to completely decarbonize its economy, Spain will be transferring its entire electricity...
- Spain plans switch to 100% renewable electricity by 2050 Wed, 14 Nov 18, 2:13amAmbitious scheme also aims to fully decarbonise country’s economy shortly after
- Former convent in Valencia is reborn as an ornate entertainment hub Wed, 31 Oct 18, 5:30amIn the heart of Valencia, Spain, the old convent of San José has undergone a sensitive transformation that has turned the historic site into a vibrant gathering space for civic events, a food market and a soon-to-be hotel...
- Spain to close most coalmines in €250m transition deal Sat, 27 Oct 18, 1:38amAgreement with unions includes early retirement for miners, re-skilling and environmental restoration
- Spain to close most coal mines in €250m transition deal Sat, 27 Oct 18, 1:38amAgreement with unions includes early retirement for miners, re-skilling and environmental restoration
- Recent figures reveal Spain's human population is now outnumbered by pigs Fri, 24 Aug 18, 7:00amEnvironmentalists are alarmed by recent data that reveals Spain's pig population now outnumbers its human one by 3.5 million. This is the first time the number of pigs in Spain has exceeded that of humans, and the discrepancy...
- A 17th-century Spanish hospital gets transformed into a cozy library Fri, 6 Jul 18, 2:00amWhen Madrid-based design practice Murado & Elvira Architects won a competition to turn the ancient Sancti Spiritus Hospital into the Public Library and Historic Archive for the Spanish city of Baiona, they wanted the...
- Scottish Power owner: ditch 'moonshot' green technologies Mon, 2 Jul 18, 3:00pmHead of Spanish Iberdrola welcomes UK’s scrapping of £1.3bn Swansea tidal project
- Eco-group faces imprisonment after reviving an abandoned Spanish village Sat, 9 Jun 18, 7:00amLike many countries around the world, Spain is struggling to address the problem of rural inhabitants abandoning villages to migrate to urban areas. However, there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel for Fraguas....