Eco-Trek Episode 4: Poem Paved Bike Path, Cardboard Furniture and Stone House

Eco-Trek is a new weekly video news magazine developed by CCM News, and dedicated to documenting the coolest green stories from around the world.

The fourth episode in Portugal features:

• Bike paths around the Tejo River in Lisbon displaying the poetry of Portuguese writer Fernando Pessoa
• Designer Pedro Campos Costa and his glue-free cardboard creation, which acts as a seating unit, a shelving unit and is a remarkable work of art
• Stone House in Portugal, which is wedged between four large boulders in the mountains of Fafe, Portugal

Eco-Trek Episode 3: Beach Garbage Hotel, Solar Pergola and Robotic Fish

Eco-Trek is a new weekly video news magazine developed by CCM News, and dedicated to documenting the coolest green stories from around the world.

The third episode in Spain features:

• The Beach Garbage Hotel in Madrid’s city center, made entirely of waste
• The Forum’s photovoltaic pergola, one of the most popular symbols of Barcelona’s new urban architecture and an emblem of the city’s commitment to renewable energies and sustainability
• Eco-Architect Enric Ruiz Geli and how he incorporates green engineering into his modern buildings such as the Media-TIC building
• The Robotic Fish

Eco-Trek Episode 2: Vertical Garden, Eco-Artist and FedEx Bicycle Fleet

Eco-Trek is a new weekly video news magazine developed by CCM News, and dedicated to documenting the coolest green stories from around the world.

The second episode features:

• The spectacular living wall on the Musée du Quai Branly
• French eco-artist Mathilde Roussel-Giraudy
• Paris’s FedEx bike powered fleet

[Event] 2nd Annual Green Buildings Asia

Conference name: 2nd Annual Green Buildings Asia

Dates: 22 – 25 February 2011

Location: Grand Hyatt Hotel, SINGAPORE

Website: www.greenbuildingsapac.com

Stay abreast of critical issues and learn about leading-edge solutions and global trends associated with green buildings and sustainable architecture in Asia at the 2nd Annual Green Buildings Asia in Singapore from 22 – 25 February 2011.

Do not be left behind in Asia’s green building movement! Are you updated on the government policies and initiatives that drive the growing green building industry in Asia? Do you know the latest in sustainability products, technologies and practices in green roofing, mobility systems, energy-efficient building systems that you can incorporate into your design? Are you aware of the massive commercial opportunities in green building and retrofit projects around Asia?

Meet regional authorities, industry leaders as well as experts who will share their sustainability strategies and award-winning designs that contribute to the betterment of the built environment at the 2nd Annual Green Buildings Asia – your essential and strategic platform for learning, sharing and networking!

Special Offer: 10% off normal rates for Green Business Times and AsiaIsGreen subscribers

Contact Name: Eileen David

Contact Email: Eileen.david@ibcasia.com.sg

Contact Tel: +65 – 6508 2458 / +65 – 6508 2400

Contact Fax: +65 – 6508 2407

Organiser Name: IBC Asia (S) Pte Ltd

Organiser URL: www.ibc-asia.com

Cradle to Cradle: Eco-Efficiency and Eco-Effectiveness (Public Lecture by Dr Michael Braungart)

Dr Michael Braungart, co-author of the internationally renowned book Cradle to Cradle, will be speaking in Singapore next Monday. He will introduce the Cradle to Cradle design framework, and “point out an innovative pathway for industrialised economies to move beyond just reducing negative impacts (eco-efficiency), to providing comprehensive strategies for creating a wholly positive footprint on the planet – environmental, social and economic (eco-effectiveness).” Read more

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