Banksy in Detriot

Shipping Container Art Studio

Really cool studio in the woods somewhere made from reclaimed shipping containers.

Aerogel Skylights

Aerogel is the lightest and least solid material on the planet. It was developed by NASA to catch space dust for research and is basically solid smoke. Because it is mostly air, it is also a great insulator. It allows about 20-30% of light transmission while maintaining a high insulation value, a perfect application in skylights.

Good read: How Bad Are Bananas

Really easy to read book on the small measurements we all incrementally add to the atmosphere in our everyday lives. Puts an interesting insight into daily life that hopefully will help to change habits and behaviors.

Solar Water Heater

Solar water heaters are a great way to increase efficiencies in warmer climates by harnessing the sun to create warm water. This technology can be very cost effective depending on your location. Many homes in developing countries use this to meet most of their hot water needs.

Kirei Board

Made from reclaimed post-harvest stocks of the sorghum plant and no-added formaldehyde adhesive, this particleboard veneer is great looking and really exotic as well as sustainable. It is being used in a lot of green interiors these days.

Drain Water Heat Recovery Plumbing

If you're like most people in the developed world, you start the morning with a hot shower. Think of all the thermal energy that we spend so much energy to produce, just to let it wash away down the drain and warm our sewers. An innovative way of arranging the physical structure of the plumbing will allow the shower to capture the thermal energy of the hot grey water in a process known as counter-flow heat exchange. Essentially this will take less new hot water to create the same effect as the old shower by incorporating the heat from the drain water into the cold water supply of the shower.