London-based architect Elena Larriba is trying to push human-machine interaction and sustainability in buildings to the next level, literally. She ...
Google funds tech hub for marginalized communities
Blue1647, a nonprofit that acts as a key hub for the Chicago Tech Plan, has received $500,000 in funds from Google.org, the philanthropy arm of Google. ...
Treepedia measures urban vegetation improvement in cities
Tree canopies contribute to lowering urban temperatures by blocking shortwave radiation and increasing water evaporation, mitigate air pollution and their ...
Der Deutsche Nachbarschaftspreis 2017 der nebenan.de Stiftung
Um Engagement für starke und lebendige Nachbarschaften zu fördern, hat die nebenan.de Stiftung den Deutschen Nachbarschaftspreis ins Leben gerufen, ein ...
Crowdsourcing project uses satellite images to identify slavery sites
In the framework of a crowdsourcing project, online volunteers use machine learning algorithms to identify slavery sites such as brick kilns in South Asia ...
WRI, Development Seed and OpenAQ collaborate to make air quality data availabale to everybody
The World Resources Institute (WRI) recently announced that a partnership with OpenAQ and Development Seed will work to grant more users access air ...
BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2017
Yesterday, the winners of the UK’s most prestigious green business awards were announced. At the seventh annual BusinessGreen Leaders Awards in ...
Startup aims to plant a billion trees per year with drones
To reverse the deforestation trend of past years, startup BioCarbon has designed a platform that first maps a specific area to pinpoint arable locations ...
Safe lighting technology greatly reduces energy consumption
Tarek Shaaban, an Egyptian inventor, has successfully tested his Safe Electrical Connection in Buildings system to demonstrate that it eliminates the ...
Massachusetts might put a price on carbon to pioneer new standards
The Campaign for a Clean Energy Future, a coalition of community groups, environmental organizations, business leaders, and faith communities in ...
