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A pavement paint that reduces the urban heat island effect
Heat islands can affect communities by increasing summertime peak energy demand, air conditioning costs, air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
A behavioral-change program for recycling
A French initiative applies some of the same principles of organizations like Alcoholics Anonymous to entice people to recycle more.
Mental health ambulance is like a therapy room on wheels
During its first year on the road, the Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PAM) ambulance in Stockholm responded to over 1,000 individuals in need of help.
Company using recycled plastic milk bottles to repave roads
Whereas regular recycling of plastic is expensive, the company called Shisalanga Construction is using recycled plastic milk bottles to repave roads in South Africa.
Farm-in-a-box provides locally produced food in urban environments
Called EkoFARMER, it comprises a renovated container where ecological local food can be cultivated efficiently.
Electric bikes used for sustainable urban delivery
Innovative "depot-to-door" system reduces traffic congestion and carbon emissions
Waste-to-energy plant in Denmark doubles as a ski slope
CopenHill, also known as Amager Bakke or Amager Slope, is a ski slope and a combined heat and power waste-to-energy plant in Amager, Copenhagen.
Smart green walls clean urban air
The CityTree is a biological air filter, an innovative communication space and an economic sustainability measure, all in one.
LED lights embedded in the road warn cars of approaching cyclists
Bikescout constantly monitors the speed and distance of oncoming cyclists, calculating their arrival time and notifying motorists via LED indicators in the road surface.