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The Clean Tech Revolution: The Next Big Growth and Investment Opportunity by Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder is an excellent book for all individuals and investors who are interested in clean […]

Pan Jiahua, the vice-principal of the Center for Urban Development and Environment, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, explains in ChinaDialogue how China can build a frugal society through sustainable architecture and buildings.
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Building a frugal society
Pan Jiahua
November 05, 2007
Adopting sustainable architecture will bring China great environmental gains with little effort, writes Pan Jiahua. If the country […]

We love MUJI products for their simplicity - Simple is Beautiful. The design of MUJI products is natural and simple. The manufacturing processes of MUJI products are simplified and unnecessary steps are eliminated. MUJI product packaging are also simple, plain and uniform. All these steps help to reduce waste and costs, giving consumers good quality products at […]

e2 is an ongoing PBS documentary series that presents environmental issues and solutions ranging from design to energy. At the e2 homepage, Morgan Freeman narrates:
Was it a conscious decision or a momentarily lapse of reason? How did progress take priority over humankind? Could harnessing the world’s energy that allowed our ascent now be the linchpin […]

This video shows a talk presented at the annual TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference by Janine Benyus, the author of the influential book, Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature. The book explains how we can learn from nature’s successes and develop products, materials and processes that are less harmful to the environment. Her talk shares various examples […]

There are currently several projects in China to build ecocities. An ecocity is a city that balances social, economic and environmental factors to achieve sustainable development.
Arup is building an ecocity at Dongtan, near Shanghai. Some features include 100% renewable energy generation, electric and hydrogen-powered cars, organic farming, etc. Read more at the Arup website or at the Wired […]

Channel NewsAsia reported that local players in the property sector can play a bigger role in setting the trend for green buildings.
There is a growing trend for property developers and owners to have green buildings, and this is mainly due to some help from the government. The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) launched the Green Mark Scheme in January 2005 […]

This video shows a talk presented at the annual TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference by architect William McDonough, the co-author of the influential book, Cradle to Cradle. The book calls for a rethinking of waste by turning waste into nutrients that can be reused, thus creating a closed loop. His talk explains the idea and […]