The matierals such as plastic bottles, carrots and potato starch, and other materials used are usually found in recycle or compost bins. The car runs on biodiesel derived from chocolate fat which is usually considered waste product in food industry. The car was tested and it is able to travel at 238 kilometers per hour (km/h).
| Part | Material |
| Front Wing End Plate | Potato Starch core and flax fiber shell |
| Damper Hatch | Recycled Carbon Fiber |
| Barge Board | 3 Dimensionally woven natural fiber composite |
| Radiators | Coated with a catalyst which converts ozone to Oxygen |
| Side Pod | Glass fiber with resin from recycled bottles |
| Brakes | Non-carbon disks with low embodied energy |
| Lubricants | Plant based oil lubricant |
| Engine | 2 liter turbo diesel biodiesel calibration |
| Seat | Flax fiber shell, soy bean oil foam, and recycled polyester fabric |
| Wind mirrors | Potato Starch core and flax fiber shell |
| Steering wheel | Polymer derived from carrots and other root vegetables. |
Here are some pictures of the car:
To learn more about the car and watch the video, visit World First Racing.
Source: World First Racing.
]]>The building architecture is designed and constructed completely with the environment in mind. The advanced roof and wall insulations conserve 30 percent more energy than the national energy saving standard.
The building will be the venue for the 4th World Solar City Congress.
Below are some of the pictures that were released:
Source: china.org.cn
]]>The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 December 1997 and with the effective date of 16 February 2005.
See what one creative person thinks of the current status of the Kyoto Protocol. We all hope that this is just limited to have some fun and not a real life situation.
Photo source: Flickr
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Here is a creative cartoon explaining the urgency to come to an agreement to achieve the set goals for reducing the greenhouse gases through this summit.
Global Climate Deal Urgency
Source: Flickr
Almost 90% of the structural steel contained recycled materials. Polyethylene tubing is embedded under the floor maintains the cooling in the summer and heating in the winter. Even the rain water is recycled. The rain water collected on the roof and stored in a tank in the basement of the building used in the cooling system, to irrigate plants and for the water sculpture in the main lobby. The building is designed to use 26% less energy than the minimum requirements for the city of New York.
All of these environmental considerations helped the building receive a gold designation from the United States Green Building Council’s LEED certification program, making the building first “Green” building in the city.
Here are some of the pictures. Enjoy and go green!
Hearst Tower
Hearst Tower Close-up
Hearst Tower Lobby
Source: wikipedia
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