[Advertorial] In the Circular Design Guidebook, polymer manufacturer Covestro presents approaches and strategies on how the transformation to a circular economy can succeed. Von Martina Metzner Covestro is one of […]
Green City, Part 2: In times of climate crisis, sustainable forms of propulsion, comprehensive charging infrastructure for electromobility and safe route concepts for cyclists are needed to advance the transport […]
The building sector is considered one of the biggest polluters worldwide. But how can architecture become more sustainable? With her projects, Dorte Mandrup wants to encourage greater awareness of the […]
Circular products conserve resources and reduce emissions. Young designers in particular are facing up to the challenges of our time with designs that leave linear economic activity behind and focus […]
Start of our Green City series: In Frankfurt am Main, „Making Frankfurt“ wants to make the city more liveable, mobility-friendly and climate-friendly – an example for urban development initiatives worldwide. […]
On 26 and 27 September, the jury will decide who will be nominated for the German Ecodesign Award 2022. Afterwards, the exhibition will also be open to the public. All […]
Plastic bags, PET bottles and much more floating in the water pollute rivers and oceans. According to estimates, 2.4 to 4 million tonnes of plastic enter the sea via rivers […]
Energy is currently in short supply. As varied as the reasons for this may be, one thing is certain: until now, the resources needed to generate energy had to be […]
When it comes to turning the tide of the energy and climate crisis, at the top of the wish list are buildings that can produce the energy they consume themselves, […]
Our cities are dominated by buildings made of mineral building materials such as concrete and steel, whose raw materials endanger ecosystems during extraction and are very CO2-intensive in production. Low-tech […]
Inspired by the composition of coral and shellfish, Prometheus Materials, a Colorado-based company founded in 2021, has developed masonry blocks made from a cement-like and low-carbon material grown from microalgae. […]
Global warming and climate change are progressing more or less unchecked. The further the average temperature on earth rises, the more urgent becomes the question of how to counteract it. […]
The Carlsberg Group has announced the testing of a new “Fibre Bottle” in an extensive pilot project. This will see the bio-based and fully recyclable beer bottle reach the hands […]
How will we use resources responsibly in the future? What contribution can visionary design make to this? More and more start-ups, up-and-coming designers and product developers around the world are […]
Raw materials are becoming scarce and climate change continues to progress. In this situation, bio-composite materials open up great opportunities for the construction industry. By means of such materials, the […]
BASF’s Coatings division develops, produces and markets not only coatings for buildings and various surface technologies, but above all innovative automotive and automotive refinish coatings. In 2021, the division achieved […]
Cooling consumes up a lot of electricity and generates high CO2 emissions. Young designers have tackled the question of how energy consumption in design can be reduced right from the […]
50 years ago, the study “The Limits to Growth”, commissioned by the “Club of Rome”, was published. It became the founding document of the environmental movement and called for a […]
Anyone who drives a car with a combustion engine causes CO2 emissions. In principle, half of the kilometres currently travelled by car in Germany could also be covered by light […]
Under the heading “Hands on! Sustainability in Practice”, the Design Talk Conference 2021 addressed the central question of how companies can successfully master the many challenges surrounding the topics of […]