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Nik Hilton  //  www.design4d.co.uk
Young Architect of the Year Nominee 2009, 2010, 2011
Finalist in the British Homes Awards 2009
Finalist in the Design awards 2009

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Nov 30 / 9:07pm

Up-cycling or down-cycling?

The 98% recycled subway mentioned below is an impressive achievement but we need to be careful about the products produced from recycling. Some recycling can result in toxic by-products, excessive energy use and a lower quality recycled end product.

In the book Cradle to Cradle McDonough talks about the idea where we do not consume products but instead every product is leased with the manufacturer then having to deal with the aged product when it is returned. This is an interesting idea which would naturally make manufacturers think more carefully about the end life and environmental implication of the products they produce.

TREEHUGGER | 30 NOVEMBER 2010
http://pulsene.ws/p8PO


Meet the 98% Recyclable Subway Car - Coming in 2012 

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Sep 7 / 7:18pm

The real deal on owning a velomobile @gizmag

Last week I wrote about a car share scheme as a means to reduce cars. Here is another albeit slightly unusual solution! Transportation has a huge impact on the way we design the urban realm. In London an expanding cycle network and new public bike hire scheme is expanding the use of a sustainable and healthy form of transport around the city. The velomobile may not be the answer to city transportation but we do need to plan cities better with consideration for new sustainable methods of transportation.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine/~3/ixzdAwkWsCk/
Filed under  //  Architecture   Sustainability   transport