Australia takes stand on single-use plastic bags

Single-use plastic bags are going out of style in Australia, but shoppers aren't thrilled by the reduction. Two major retailers, Big W and Coles, ended the use of plastic shopping bags from their stores. The move effectively outlaws their use in nearly every Australian state. After Tasmania and South Australia started by installing a plastic bag ban, national retailers voluntarily began relying on them in stores. On June 20, 2018, Woolworths stopped offering single-use bags, instead charging...

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Natural light floods this energy-efficient Dublin home from all sides

London and Dublin-based design practice Anthro Architecture recently completed a light-filled dwelling that takes cues from the region’s breezy seaside vernacular. Located in Dakley, South County Dublin, the two-story Villa 9010 was completed for a young family in the side garden of the client’s redbrick childhood home. Triple-glazed windows combined with underfloor heating, highly efficient insulation, an air-to-air heat pump and mechanical heat recovery ventilation ensure a low-energy footprint...

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Award-winning Hungarian home combines old-world charm with modern style

Hungarian architects András Varsányi, Péter Pozsár and Norbert Vas have given the traditional Hungarian farmstead a modern refresh with their design of the Wooden House, a contemporary country house completed for approximately 500,000 Euros ($585,300 USD). Located in the small village of Algyő in the Great Hungarian Plain, the tranquil family retreat was conceived as an antidote to city living. Although the new home is undoubtedly modern, it also shares the same footprint as the old farmhouse...

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Renzo Piano-designed condo to become first high-end residential Zero Waste Building in NYC

Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano’s first residential building at 565 Broome Soho is nearing completion in New York City—and it’s expected to become the city’s first high-end residential Zero Waste Building. That eco-friendly distinction—achieved through the diversion of over 90 percent of waste from landfills, incinerators and the environment—will be complemented by other green features such as ample daylighting, electric vehicle charging stations, and refillable water bottle...

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Trading specimens for science? Theres a website for that

Scientists looking for rare research specimens, like the Smoothtooth blacktip shark or Antarctic skates, now have a website to request or trade biological odds and ends. Built by scientists and backed by startup accelerators, Otlet.io allows researchers to list their surplus research samples and request those currently not available through other means. The website is a product of frustration: founders Lauren Meyer and Madi Green had trouble finding specimens to complete projects. After completing...

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Congo could open its national parks to oil drilling

Two national parks in the Democratic Republic of Congo could soon face pollution threats after oil drilling is given the green light. The national government announced on Friday, June 29, 2018, they would permit oil wells in parts of the Salonga and Virunga National Parks.   Salonga National Park contains over 13,000 square miles of rainforest in the Congo Basin, making it the second largest in the world. The dense jungles are home to approximately half of the world’s mountain gorillas,...

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Architect turns four shipping containers into an affordable and eco-friendly home

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