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Credit: University of British Columbia

A toilet that turns human waste into compost

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have developed the MycoToilet, a pioneering device that uses mushrooms, rather than water or chemicals, to transform human waste into compost.

A toilet that turns human waste into compost

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have developed the MycoToilet, a pioneering device that uses mushrooms, rather than water or chemicals, to transform human waste into compost.

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An urban forest blooms in Paris

The redesigned space features 50 large trees and over 20,000 plants, including native species selected for their resilience to climate change. These plants have been integrated with the historic fountains...

An urban forest blooms in Paris

The redesigned space features 50 large trees and over 20,000 plants, including native species selected for their resilience to climate change. These plants have been integrated with the historic fountains...

Vehicles that can power your house?

Vehicles that can power your house?

Bidirectional electric vehicles can act as mobile energy storage units, enhancing building resilience and participating in demand and response programs. These vehicles can both receive and supply energy when paired...

Vehicles that can power your house?

Bidirectional electric vehicles can act as mobile energy storage units, enhancing building resilience and participating in demand and response programs. These vehicles can both receive and supply energy when paired...

Breathing Skin

Buildings that breathe

The “Breathing Skin” is a responsive façade technology that mimics the pores of human skin by using “pneumatic muscles”, air channels embedded between two glass surfaces, that inflate or deflate...

Buildings that breathe

The “Breathing Skin” is a responsive façade technology that mimics the pores of human skin by using “pneumatic muscles”, air channels embedded between two glass surfaces, that inflate or deflate...

Image credit: Michiel De Cleene

Belgium’s breathing pavilion

Curated by landscape architect Bas Smets and neurobiologist Stefano Mancuso, the project explores how plants can be used to produce indoor climates, rather than being treated as decorative elements. 

Belgium’s breathing pavilion

Curated by landscape architect Bas Smets and neurobiologist Stefano Mancuso, the project explores how plants can be used to produce indoor climates, rather than being treated as decorative elements. 

Credit: Yorke & Curtis, Inc.

Portland's tribute to urban connections

The concrete base of the building anchors it to the industrial fabric of the Eastside, while the upper glass façade provides a transparent showcase that reveals the wooden interior. These...

Portland's tribute to urban connections

The concrete base of the building anchors it to the industrial fabric of the Eastside, while the upper glass façade provides a transparent showcase that reveals the wooden interior. These...