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BIG presents a sustainable living laboratory town in Japan for Toyota at CES

AGreenLiving

As part of CES 2020, Bjarke Ingels Group has unveiled exciting designs for its first project in Japan — the Toyota Woven City, a sustainable “living laboratory” at the foothills of Mt. Then, there will be a recreational promenade open to pedestrians and low-speed, micro-mobility types such as bicycles, scooters and Toyota’s i-Walk.

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Innovative biophilic design planned for new village in Portugal

AGreenLiving

A new development is in the works, designed to sit on a Portuguese hillside and provide a community with unique characteristics and a focus on sustainable design, function, well-being and innovation. The duo brought in notable sustainability-focused architectural firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) to design the plan for the site.

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From bladder-powered energy storage to a green dishwasher called Bob: The best of clean tech at CES 2022

Business Green

On offer were a raft of clean tech innovations, from the latest smart home gizmos through to the world's most powerful e-bikes and e-scooters. The company claims the technology is more sustainable than battery energy storage systems because it does not rely on finite rare earth minerals, such as lithium or cobalt.

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Community Engagement in Clean Transportation • 6/16/22

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Shared transportation has also expanded across the US and other countries, from bikes to scooters to electric shuttles to autonomous closed loop systems, but is it enough? She works with smart cities and innovative communities to increase mobility and reduce congestion in the first / last mile space. Caroline Trowbridge.