Autogrill's Green Roof Stations

Description

Italian Autogrill opens three service stations in Orte-Ravenna eco road building designed by Giulio Ceppi from Total Tool, Milano. The green roof, watered with rainwater, makes a high level of insulation and reduces impact on the landscape.

The building construction used are fully recyclable polystyrene and insulation, which are then covered by a layer of concrete. Air conditioning is based on a special system low enthalpy geothermal energy production.

All-in-all helping to reduce CO2 emissions by 75% while energy consumption is reduced to 35% compared with the traditional cafes of this type. Artificial lighting comes from LED technology and interior materials such as resin floor, are all natural and recyclable, too. It is a truly unique sustainable project that now develops further. This Sustainable architecture is a great example of how design can affect our everyday life!
References: and totaltool.it.

The Glass House Made Of 500,000 Embalming Fluid Bottles

Before the emphasis on sustainable architecture became fashionable to use foreign materials to the construction of homes, people did just to be different. Like the Glass House, for example, is made of 500,000 embalming fluid bottles. David Brown retired after 35 years of drawing blood from the bodies and replacing the liquid proper burial. He built his house on a whim and with the support of bottles donated by friends in the business. The Glass House is a physical reminder to recycle, which represents 250 tonnes of glass fell out of landfills. References: kootenayrockies and dinosaursandrobots.