The Natural Protector Eco Roof Made Of Pots

I'm no good with the Greens, but i always smile when i stumble across a new idea that helps us to guys in green thumb. Designer Ha Kyoungho came with this idea for Eco Roof Made of Pots. The natural Protector is a modular system of pots which can be installed on a rooftop and combined like a jigsaw puzzle. Each pot is opened on all four sides to form an impermeable base design for the cultivation of plants. In summer, the plants in the gardens of lower ceiling temperature of the building, while in winter to maintain warm structure. This system is an energy saving and also helps the environment. I like it! It's simple and green.

Dr. Hakan Gürsu's Naturwall

Naturwall is a vertical green wall that reuses disposable coffee and tea cups as pots for plant. The wall has 10 or more pieces of glasses of used plastic were collected and put in a very simple system owner of flexible metal. Naturwall can be used as a decorative wall or a separator placed or hung on the inside. This carbon free system aims to reuse plastic waste while allowing decoration DIY in a sustainable manner. Everyone can easily create unlimited variations of green eco sensitive manners vertical walls to improve the quality of the environment. With the help of these systems, customers can create more green walls to reduce the rates of carbon. Naturwall was designed by Dr. Hakan Gürsu and Designnobis and has a prize of construction for the 2008 Green Dot.

Ergonomic Stephen Reon Francisco's The Eco Bin

Despite my intentions are good, i'm guilty of being one of those people which takes reusable supermarket bag only to never use it! It usually ends stuffed under the sink or in a closet. This design is intended to ensure that the bag is reused in a totally different way. It is rigid enough to take their groceries home, and then use it as a garbage bin. Stackable and available in several different colors, is an easy way to reduce plastic consumption.

Designer: Stephen Reon Francisco

Artistic Outdoor For Importance Of Health

As society has be flooded with messages about the importance of health and the environment, this information still not tanked completely in and so the Natural Systems Domination are extremely useful. What is essentially a field office invaded by nature, this facility encourages workers to connect with their surroundings and be active during breaks. Created by Tres Birds Workshop for KEEN’s Recess Revolution Tour, which was designed in response to the digital and sedentary lifestyle of many Americans, the Natural Systems Domination embraced the interaction of passers by and the participants providing activities such as tether ball. Fun and original, this artistic office outdoor lies at the heart of Denver, Colorado and is safe to promote healthy living.

References: tresbirds and contemporist.

Green Plants Of Stainless Steel Tubes - Tour Vegetale de Nantes

There are more and more concepts of architecture and projects which are incorporated outside full vertical Gardens along its exterior or just more visible plants from abroad; for example, the Tour Vegetale de Nantes. An impressive structure, each floor has an organic presence even without the trees lining.

Tour Vegetale de Nantes designed by Edouard François, ensures that residents breathe in nothing but fresh air. Bearing in mind that the forests are declining rapidly, these facts by the man who also serve as a great apartment alternatives are the perfect solution. Each floor is surrounded by stainless steel tubes, acting as green plants and surround the outer facade of forestlike look.

Tour Vegetale de Nantes mainly used plants chasmophites of Nantes, which normally grow in rocky areas and therefore do not need much water. References: dezeen and designbuzz.

$135 Million Green Portland ‘Vegetated Fins’ The Wyatt Federal Building

Although I have found my fair share of vertical gardens, none of them can compare to the the Wyatt Federal Building in Portland, Oregon. It has a unique design, is an impressive 18 storeys high. Designed by SERA Architects, the Wyatt Federal Building is undergoing a a $135 million green reconstruction, thanks to federal stimulus funds. Oh and the 'folds'? You can Call them ‘vegetated fins.’ . References: serapdx and theenvironmentalblog.org.

Patrick Nadeau Reims Green Affordable Housing ‘La Maison-Vague’

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Architect Patrick Nadeau made ‘La Maison-Vague’, is a very interesting affordable housing that is currently under construction in Reims, France. The House is shaped like a huge hump covered with plants.

The benefits of a House like this, both for the environment and your wallet [think the low cost of cooling in the summer!] there are many. If I was a child living in this neighborhood, could be riding my bike right on La Maison-Vague the first chance I have.References: patricknadeau and dezeen.

150 Vertical Farms Of New York City By Dr. Dickson Despommier

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Dr. Dickson Despommier, Professor of environmental sciences at Columbia University and microbiology, proposed to build urban skyscrapers cultivation farms could provide food on land poor populations and protect the environment. In a recent article in New York Magazine, Despommier explains how 150 vertical farms could feed the entire population of New York City.

Sky farms are as enormous greenhouses, crops and weather protection and contaminated runoff. Dr. Despommier even predicts a reduction in global warming because it could be re-forested land overfarmed.

Because a farm of skyscrapers is an element includes, an idea is still five to ten years out. With populations of displacement of rural communities to large cities, Dr. Despommier could be something. References: and nymag.

The Oxygen Of Green Coffee Table - Natural Air Plants Provides For Houses

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As natural outdoor air becomes more polluted, many are directed toward oxygen clean air purifiers. The concept of green oxygen is a coffee table that grows on air plants [which don't need soil] and produces oxygen during the night, so it can wake up every morning to clean and fresh air.

Designed by Mingling Wang, the Oxygen of Green coffee table is intended to be placed in the center of the House, which tends to be the living room. References: and ecofriend.org.

Edward James's Surrealistic Fantasy Las Pozas

Edward James was a man of very rich upper class English and had the world's largest collection of Surrealist art. His dream was to build his own surrealistic fantasy in the rainforest of central Mexico.

This is how Las Pozas [the "pools"] came to life. It is a maze with no signs indicating the way forward. Architecture and sculpture are full of fantasy, connected by winding stone paths, built into its natural surroundings. Most buildings are unfinished and now covered with moss and vegetation.

"Edward James took Las Pozas of the jungle, and now the forest is taking it back," James once said in the interview that "one should never finish building his house" should always be in the process of creation.

It is a treasure trove of surreal visions, a truly unique place, like a secret garden. References: and eyeconart.net