Can tech skip overlords? Additive manufacturing & small shops by Nicolás Boullosa on November 17, 2022 As of today, it takes more energy and resources to make a battery-powered electric vehicle (BEV) than its internal combustion …
SimCity-like arcologies as self-sustaining living ecosystems by Nicolás Boullosa on January 19, 2022 When we recently visited the courtyard of 25 Verde, the condominium of 63 wooden-shingle-clad apartments on a five-story, corten steel …
Contenedores logísticos habitables: pros y contras de su uso by Nicolás Boullosa on January 30, 2013 Los contenedores de logística simbolizan la economía globalizada, en la que todo tipo de bienes -desde minúsculos componentes electrónicos hasta …
Hackers on happiness & tiny houses, plus The Story of Stuff by Kirsten Dirksen on November 13, 2009 Last week, my husband posted to Hacker News a link to my video about a guy who lives in a …
Productos ayer y hoy: ¿un nuevo diseño industrial? by Nicolás Boullosa on September 21, 2009 Diversas empresas e instituciones buscan el modo más adecuado de medir el impacto ambiental (o huella ecológica) de los productos …
The ultimate earth-friendly building material: mud by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 When homebuilder Graeme Ellis decided to build a home for himself and his family 30 years ago, he looked to …
Green Box: una propuesta de vivienda-jardín para el futuro by faircompanies on April 5, 2009 El arquitecto Luis de Garrido presenta su último prototipo de vivienda sostenible, Green Box, en la ciudad de Nueva York …
AMEE, Google y Tendril quieren medir nuestro impacto by Nicolás Boullosa on March 31, 2009 Por primera vez, varias empresas tecnológicas relacionan las innovaciones de la llamada Web 2.0 -sistemas que aumentan su valor e …
AMEE, Tendril i Google PowerMeter amiden el nostre impacte by Nicolás Boullosa on March 24, 2009 Per primer cop, empreses tecnològiques relacionen innovacions esdevingudes a l’anomenada Web 2.0 -sistemes que augmenten el seu valor i “intel·ligència …
Why we all need to become environmental vegetarians by Kirsten Dirksen on May 22, 2008 I’ve become a vegetarian (or a flexitarian) and have only just realized it. Some of my best friends have been …