📑 Pollution
This modular smog tower filters air without any outsourced power
The sustainable design filters air through the vortex effect created in the chimneys...
A bicycle wheel that can filter outdoor air pollution
The solution does not require additional energy to operate as it uses the kinetic energy of moving vehicles.
This telepresence robot aims to reduce CO2 emissions, support work from home
The remote-controlled, climate-friendly telepresence robot enables communication through a 21.5-inch screen that reproduces the user's face in natural size.
A curved roadside barrier that can mitigate air pollution
Researchers are using airflow modeling techniques to study the effects of unique roadside structures to deflect particulates away from pedestrians.
These tiny urban forests could boost cities’ biodiversity, help fight climate change
Urban forests, as small as tennis courts, are planted using a method invented by a Japanese botanist in the 1970s.
Using waste carbon dioxide for more sustainable concrete
The company behind this hot-new technology attracted investments from Amazon and Microsoft.
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.
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.
This grocery retail chain paved parking lot with post-consumer plastic
The amount of recycled plastics used in the mixture to pave the lot at one store in Canada is equivalent to more than six million plastic checkout bags.