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February 3, 2010
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
After 17 years, Bryant Park hosts its last New York Fashion Week.
Come September, all those models will parade down runways at Lincoln
Center, that bastion of high culture. If you think this is an attempt
by the fashion biz to be seen less as a craft and more as an art, well,
you'd be right. The move has some designers fretting -- many Garment
District studios are so close to Bryant Park that they can walk their
collections over -- but Steven Kolb, executive director of the Council
of...
Solar Panels That--Gasp--Aren't Ugly!
It's architecture's Holy Grail, and a R&D team at Rensselaer is one step closer to claiming it.
Let's face it. Solar panels on buildings, though not a bad idea, energy-wise, are pretty hideous. Developers hate them, and cities like Santa Monica even try to keep them out of sight. Which is why this new design from CASE has architects excited.
Nice-looking solar panels are kind of a Holy Grail for architects, because it means green design can become part of the architecture, not just an...
The Coke Challenge: Zero Waste at the Olympics
Coca-Cola's recent sustainable efforts have been admirable, with green vending machines, a partnership with carbon-tracking Hara Software, and its "Commitment 2020" plan. Now the company is putting its abilities to the test by attempting to have a net-zero carbon footprint at the upcoming Winter Olympics. It's a difficult feat for an event that is marked by millions of visitors from around the world continuously consuming food, drink, and other products.
Coke will attempt its zero carbon...
The Coolest Humidifier You've Ever Seen
That's not saying much, I know. But seriously, check out these Italian ceramic models by Patricia Urquiola and other hot-shot designers.
So you're staying warm with one of Karim Rashid's "Totally Rad" radiators? It's easy on the eyes aesthetically, sure. But is it drying them out too? What you need is a humidifier. But not any will do--oh, no. It has to look good.
Thank god for designers. When they grow bored of starting revolutions, they're taking their micron pens to household white...
Switch: Don't Solve Problems--Copy Success
Adapted from Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard.
An exclusive book excerpt by Fast Company columnists Chip Heath and Dan Heath, best-selling authors of Made to Stick.
[image error]Find a bright spot and clone it.
That's the first step to fixing everything from addiction to corporate malaise to malnutrition. A problem may look hopelessly complex. But there's a game plan that can yield movement on even the toughest issues. And it starts with locating a bright spot -- a ray of hope.
When Jerry...
February 2, 2010
Cisco's Big Bet on New Songdo: Creating Cities From Scratch
The world is bracing for an influx of billions of new urbanites in the coming decades, and tech companies are...
February 1, 2010
Best of TreeHugger: Flights the US Should Ban, a Venus Flytrap that Eats Nuclear Waste, and the Long-Awaited High Speed Rail
These seven flights are so short that it's faster to make the trip by bus--whether they're connecting flights or not, they could be banned with only minor inconvenience.
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Scientists have created a new material that cleans up nuclear waste--by mimicking a venus flytrap.
Obama has finally unveiled his high speed rail plans--here's what they look like.
This may be the best example yet of how to make do with a small amount of living space.
The latest advance in spray-on solar cells has come...
January 28, 2010
An In-Depth Look at the Hospital of the Future
Infographic by Golden Section Graphics
The hospital of the future is designed not just to heal the sick but also to help sustain the environment.
Infographic: The Hospital of the Future 
Hospitals have a brutal effect on the earth. They consume twice as much energy as typical office buildings and operate 24/7. Often, they're little better for people: The $41 billion health-care-construction industry habitually neglects design elements such as access to daylight that have been shown to...
January 20, 2010
Hanesbrands' Super Suit: More Perks, Less Puff Than a Puffy Coat
Hanesbrands embarks on an Everest expedition to test its R&D team.
Just 422 people climbed Mount Everest in 2008. That's a blip of a market for a $4 billion sportswear company, so why is Hanesbrands outfitting mountaineer Jamie Clarke for his planned April trek? For the same reason Clarke is hiking Everest: to push the boundaries. Its R&D team has developed a Super Suit that exceeds down's warmth and is just 3 mm thick (versus 40 mm for an Everest-grade down coat). Now comes the challenge...
The Vancouver Olympics by the Numbers
Typography by Julie Teninbaum
Infographic: Let the Games Begin!
More than 80 nations and 5,500 athletes and officials will participate in this year's Winter Games.
NBC paid $820 million for the rights to broadcast Vancouver 2010, 34% more than it paid to air Torino 2006.
The Winter Games were first commercial televised in 1960 when CBS paid $50,000 {$365,000 adjusted for inflation.}
Nine companies, including Coca-Cola, Omega, and Visa, have pledged a total of...
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