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Converting electricity through toilet flushes
DMU Industrial design student, Tom Broadbent’s money and energy-saving brainwave is called the HighDro Power and works by harnessing the energy from falling waste water in the soil pipes of high-rise buildings, converting it to electricity through an ingenious device.
As well as having developed a potentially commercially viable product, Tom is waiting to hear whether he will win accolades from the Institute of Engineering Designers (IED) and the Dyson Awards. He is also entering the Kevin McCloud Green Heroes award to win the opportunity to show HighDro Power at the NEC’s Grand Designs Live show.
The invention was developed in answer to targets set at the G8 Summit by governments to reduce their country’s carbon dioxide emissions and dependency on fossil fuels for energy production by 2050. In HighDro Power, the electricity can either be utilised in the building to save £926-per-year for a seven-storey building or sold back to the national grid on a buy-back tariff.

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Converting electricity through toilet flushes

DMU Industrial design student, Tom Broadbent’s money and energy-saving brainwave is called the HighDro Power and works by harnessing the energy from falling waste water in the soil pipes of high-rise buildings, converting it to electricity through an ingenious device.

As well as having developed a potentially commercially viable product, Tom is waiting to hear whether he will win accolades from the Institute of Engineering Designers (IED) and the Dyson Awards. He is also entering the Kevin McCloud Green Heroes award to win the opportunity to show HighDro Power at the NEC’s Grand Designs Live show.

The invention was developed in answer to targets set at the G8 Summit by governments to reduce their country’s carbon dioxide emissions and dependency on fossil fuels for energy production by 2050. In HighDro Power, the electricity can either be utilised in the building to save £926-per-year for a seven-storey building or sold back to the national grid on a buy-back tariff.

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Paper Pencils

Made from 100% recycled paper, these pencils, with environment protection as the main concept, aims to enlighten the kids to live harmoniously with the nature.

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Domtar: Print those e-mails to your heart’s content - The Globe and Mail

“Domtar Corp. is getting frustrated with those “think before you print” messages at the bottom of so many e-mails. Now the paper giant is planning a North American ad campaign to urge computer users to hit the print button – often.

The campaign – called Put It On Paper – is aimed at countering what Domtar’s top executive says are the more “simplistic messages” about alleged forest destruction, which induce consumer guilt over the use of paper to print out e-mails and web pages.”

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“Made from a remarkable 98% biodegradable material, the DBA 98 Pen has been designed and manufactured with a careful eye for detail, beginning with its simple and elegant design. New York-based DBA are quick to note that apart from the roller ball and nib, everything from the cap, to the reservoir, to even the ink it writes with is completely biodegradable and non-toxic.” (via Eco-Friendly DBA Pens Are 98% Biodegradable | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World)

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“Flower Lamp addresses household energy consumption - and rewards good behavior. The lamp “bursts into blossom” when energy consumption has been low for some time, changing its shape and lit expression. Thus, the key to enjoying the lamp in its most beautiful state is minimizing energy consumption. Flower Lamp was developed in the research project Static! at The Interactive Institute in collaboration with Front Design, a brilliant, all-female, Swedish design trio.” (via 3rings » Front Design’s Flower Lamp at Centre Pompidou)

Image: Front Designs Flower Lamp at Centre Pompidou

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“Each piece is made up of a single sheet of plywood, resulting in only 0.5% waste per piece.” (via 3rings » Instinctive Eco Furniture by Brainstream Design)

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“Bonded Logic Inc. has created a product called UltraTouch Natural Cotton Fiber Insulation, made from 85% post-industrial recycled natural fibers. It contains no harmful chemicals or irritants and is therefore easy to handle and work with. It can help gain up to 4 possible LEED credits on a project because it does not emit VOC’s, and it is made with cotton, a rapidly renewable resource. The cost is comparable to conventional insulation, but it achieves an R-value of 21 in a 6 ½” stud wall, saving energy (and money) in homes.” (via 3rings » Green Jean Insulation by Bonded Logic Inc)

i like how it looks against the bare studs

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Future of technology,Breakthrough Technology, Innovation,The Future Now

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“Matt Robinson in collaboration with Tom Wrigglesworth compared a selection of the most commonly used typefaces for how economical they are with the amount of ink which they use at the same point size. Large scale renditions of the typefaces were drawn out with ballpoint pens, allowing the remaining ink levels to display the ink efficiency of each typeface.” (via swissmiss | Measuring Type)

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