Green

Two scientists have presented a volleyball-shaped wind turbine that enables city dwellers to generate electricity on their balconies.

London-based startup Pavegen created a triangular-shaped tile that turns footfall into electricity when walked on. The off-the-grid energy can then be used to power light bulbs or charge phones.

During Beirut Design Week, Nathalie Harb demonstrated how parking spaces can be used more efficiently. By adding a second storey, this elevated space provides a green refuge just above your car.

Dutch architect Ramon Knoester has built a series of small floating parks and gardens in the city of Rotterdam in order to tackle the issue of plastic pollution in the New Meuse delta.

A greenhouse goes mobile to bring your houseplants curbside in Brooklyn, NY.

Citizens of The Hague have the opportunity to swap their parking space for extra public space. Will this make urbanites reconsider car use?

Looking for your next urban getaway? Wellness startup, Slow Cabins, hides sustainable, furnished cabins in nature locations on the outskirts of cities in Belgium.

Ten years ago, who would have thought that in 2018 hotels would employ full time rooftop farmers? It’s happening at the newly-opened QO Amsterdam, that has a rooftop greenhouse to produce food and educate guests on urban agriculture.

Sneakers made of chewing gum? They exist, created by Gumshoe Amsterdam with the sole purpose to solve the city’s gum litter problem.