carbon neutrality? | architecture, design and technology news and projects https://www.designboom.com/tag/carbon/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Fri, 02 Feb 2024 09:41:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 zaha hadid architects designs hydrogen fuel stations for italian marinas https://www.designboom.com/architecture/zaha-hadid-architects-natpowerh-hydrogen-refueling-stations-italy-02-01-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/zaha-hadid-architects-natpowerh-hydrogen-refueling-stations-italy-02-01-2024/#respond Thu, 01 Feb 2024 19:15:00 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1044595

starting in summer 2024, zaha hadid architects will bring twenty-five hydrogen fueling stations to marinas and ports across italy.

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drax gets approval to build energy stations that can capture and store carbon dioxide https://www.designboom.com/technology/drax-approval-uk-bioenergy-carbon-capture-storage-beccs-01-24-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/drax-approval-uk-bioenergy-carbon-capture-storage-beccs-01-24-2024/#respond Wed, 24 Jan 2024 11:40:17 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1042629

the UK’s secretary of state for energy is satisfied with drax’s proposal of employing bioenergy with carbon capture and storage technology to its biomass plant.

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new york city’s first all-electric skyscraper nears completion in brooklyn https://www.designboom.com/architecture/electric-skyscraper-brooklyn-new-york-alloy-505-state-street-01-22-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/electric-skyscraper-brooklyn-new-york-alloy-505-state-street-01-22-2024/#respond Mon, 22 Jan 2024 18:01:11 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1042324

rising 44 stories in brooklyn, an all-electric skyscraper at 505 state street symbolizes future-forward innovation in new york.

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BIG’s mindfulness city in bhutan envisions the world’s first carbon-negative community https://www.designboom.com/architecture/big-mindfulness-city-bhutan-world-first-carbon-negative-country-12-21-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/big-mindfulness-city-bhutan-world-first-carbon-negative-country-12-21-2023/#respond Thu, 21 Dec 2023 10:45:14 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1037819

the masterplan integrates bhutanese culture, the gross national happiness index (GNH) principles, and the country's spiritual heritage.

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from carbon removal to solar reflection, UNESCO reports climate engineering risks at COP28 https://www.designboom.com/technology/ethics-risks-climate-engineering-technologies-unesco-comest-report-cop28-12-12-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/ethics-risks-climate-engineering-technologies-unesco-comest-report-cop28-12-12-2023/#respond Mon, 11 Dec 2023 23:30:22 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1035945

UNESCO’s ethics report on engineering new technologies to control climate change includes specific guidelines on how to remove carbon emission and induce solar reflectivity.

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philippe starck launches hydrogen refueling station in polished steel at dubai’s COP28 https://www.designboom.com/technology/philippe-starck-hrs-hydrogen-refueling-station-steel-dubai-cop28-12-01-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/philippe-starck-hrs-hydrogen-refueling-station-steel-dubai-cop28-12-01-2023/#respond Fri, 01 Dec 2023 21:30:32 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1034124

in time for COP28 in dubai, philippe starck designs HRS’ hydrogen refueling station with reflective steel that mirrors the surroundings.

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biobased walls made from corn cobs are recyclable and biodegradable at their lifetime’s end https://www.designboom.com/design/cornwall-discarded-corn-cobs-upcycle-reusable-walls-carbon-dioxide-stonecycling-circular-matters-11-24-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/cornwall-discarded-corn-cobs-upcycle-reusable-walls-carbon-dioxide-stonecycling-circular-matters-11-24-2023/#respond Fri, 24 Nov 2023 11:10:16 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1032311

stonecycling and circular matters team up to create removable and reusable walls made of bare corn cobs named cornwall using heat.

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ASKET prints receipts that include carbon, water and energy used to produce its clothes https://www.designboom.com/design/asket-impact-receipt-carbon-emissions-water-energy-fashion-11-07-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/asket-impact-receipt-carbon-emissions-water-energy-fashion-11-07-2023/#respond Tue, 07 Nov 2023 10:50:15 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1028195

Swedish brand ASKET now gives customer impact receipts that break down how much carbon emissions, water, and energy was used to make every piece of clothing the client buys.

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coldefy envelops double-sloped hermès factory in ardennes with burnt wood cladding https://www.designboom.com/architecture/coldefy-envelops-double-sloped-hermes-factory-ardennes-burnt-wood-cladding-maroquinerie-de-la-sormonne-11-06-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/coldefy-envelops-double-sloped-hermes-factory-ardennes-burnt-wood-cladding-maroquinerie-de-la-sormonne-11-06-2023/#respond Mon, 06 Nov 2023 16:15:41 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1028002

the maroquinerie de la sormonne is a unique, passive, low-carbon space combining softness, sobriety, and technical sophistication. 

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LEGO discontinues bricks made of recycled plastic bottles due to carbon emissions https://www.designboom.com/technology/lego-bricks-recycled-plastic-bottles-pet-carbon-emissions-09-26-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/lego-bricks-recycled-plastic-bottles-pet-carbon-emissions-09-26-2023/#respond Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:30:49 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1018605

LEGO will no longer create bricks made of recycled plastic bottles as it leads to more carbon emissions than its current oil-based manufacturing process.

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