Portuguese Architects develop new concept of sustainable penthouse

The Portuguese Architects Michele Maika and Tiago Barros developed a new concept of sustainable penthouse, a project that visualizes a new solution to live on top of the buildings, in an urban environment. "There's top floors which are forgotten in the cities, and can be rethought and readpatados," explained Green Savers Tiago Barros.

The architects propose an apartment with slanted Windows and which form a perfect angle, offering 360-degree views over the city. The Windows are connected by a green roof slightly curved.

The terrace has multiple functions: it can absorb rainwater, providing insulation to the apartment, reduce urban air temperature and create a habitat for birds in the city. It consists of precast concrete slabs, waterproof membrane, a drainage layer and a auto-irrigação system and live plants.

Inside the penthouse for three different spaces, one for relaxation, a dining area and a bedroom. All have the same size and the partition walls have all necessary equipment to life on a day-to-day basis, since machines for the kitchen, storage and cables. Access to the apartment is through the pre-existing building.

"These urban typologies can be instsaladas on various terraces across town. The sustainable penthouses can be essential to animal life in the city and help improve the environment and conditions for the well-being of its citizens ", Tiago Barros concluded.

Tiago Barros is already a well-known architect in Green Savers. Record your 2011 interview and other of his projects. The Lofty Corner, the Digital Revolution, the Passing Cloud and Sky Network.

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Friendships more unsuspected of nature

We have long known that there are animals that coexist daily, as the Heron-Buckaroo and the cattle, but we don't always have examples of these mixtures, a perspective that is wrong. In fact, it can be a jungle out there, but many of the animals that compose it live peacefully. This series of photographs that we published in the photo gallery below are proof of that friendship doesn't choose species: cats and mice, dogs and cats, crocodiles and butterflies, all coexist peacefully.

The photos have several sources but were compiled by the Daily Mail to prove that wildlife is not a world of dog, literally, and that the scenarios more Dantesque turn out to be created by being smarter on the planet, the man â€" but that we knew a long time ago.

Got any pictures of two animals in perfect communion? Send it to info@greensavers.pt. We would like to add your photo to our art news.

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A belt that turns into a scooter

If he thinks he has seen it all when it comes to sustainable mobility, then watch this belt-or scooter-which transforms into a scooter â€" or belt. The invention is the designer Adam Torok, who believes that the future of mobility will be dominated by humans, so I thought of something that could be part of our clothing.

"The more efficient vehicles and crossing two points in a minimum space of time are our legs. But there is something more important, storage, "said Torok the City Lab.

"Various methods that have been developed in recent years will become obsolete if a vehicle is designed to be completely portable, usable and part of our apparel," continued the designer. Vehicles like this.

Torok designed the vehicle for his thesis at the University of West Hungary â€" Institute of Applied Arts. The belt weighs 1.8 pounds â€" Yes, it's heavy, but it's as if we went back to the era of the Wild West, with large belts â€" and the scooter is not the most stylish. But it works and will be on sale soon, ensures the designer.

According to the website, the only problem of this system is, eventually, drop us your pants. And there's a certain amount of reason on this idea, actually.

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The urban jungle of New York City housed unknown frog species since 1937

For almost 80 years, the biologist Carl Kauffeld claimed to have heard a new species of frog croaking on the outskirts of New York. His discovery turned out to fall on deaf ears and the animal has never been sought since 1937. At least until recently.

With the help of genetic testing and bioacústicos, Rutgers University researchers have confirmed the existence of the frog heard by Kauffeld and registered it as a new species.

The search for the frog started in 2009, when the biologist Jeremy Feinberg, Masters student at Rutgers, he heard a strange croaking on Staten Island. As he was scattering the possibility of the existence of a new species of Leopard Frog, were getting reports of the existence of the frog in other places, from North Carolina to Connecticut.

The animal was spotted and proven already as a new species â€" Rana kauffeldi, in honor of Carl Kauffeld, and common name Leopard Frog-Atlantic coast. "The discovery of a new species of frog in the Northwest is a remarkable event," says Feinberg, cites the Dodo.

"After some discussion we agreed that it was fair to baptize the species in honour of Carl Kauffeld. We wanted to recognize their work and perpetuate its discovery ignored for almost 80 years, "adds the biologist.

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Continent is who else collects Stoppers in Portugal (with video)

The Continent is the partner of the Green Cork Stoppers collects more in Portugal, according to the NGOS (non-governmental organization environment) Quercus. In a statement, the entity moves that have already been delivered 200 tons of Cork Stoppers in stores on the Mainland, which enabled to distributing thousands of indigenous trees Quercus for reforestation initiatives.

Only in 2012, with the Stoppers initiative that give leaves, promoted by the Mainland, were delivered more than 45 thousand bags of Stoppers by 854 participants choices. "With the sampling point in every store in the country, the Continent's largest partner in collecting of corks, with more than 90% of total collected annually," explains Quercus.

The project aims at collecting the corks, send them for recycling and thus promoting Cork and finance reforestation, through the Common forest project. On Saturday, was launched a new campaign to collect corks for schools and IPSS.

The campaign runs until June 5 and will reward the four entities that stand out in terms of collection of corkscrews. The premium may vary at the level of the site, but will be always on a visit to a space that respects the natural values and sustainability and constitutes an approach to experience nature and construction of environmentally responsible citizens.

"The economic valuation of Cork in its various applications allows the preservation of one of the Mediterranean's biodiversity hotspots and a rural and traditional Portuguese culture linked to the Cork oak forest. The main application of this noble material is the Cork and the possibility of recycling increases the environmental benefits associated with its use, "explains Quercus.

"The Continent, recognizing the importance of preservation of cork oak forest, he engaged with the Quercus in actions of dissemination, awareness-raising and promotion of recycling of Cork Stoppers," continues the ONGA.

With this initiative, the fate of corks ceases to be waste and shall be a Rolhinhas or the Information Desk of the Mainland stores. From here, and using only the existing logistics without increasing CO2 emissions, the Stoppers are forwarded for recycling.

Remember the episode 30 of the green economy, about this project.

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USA: former Philip Morris cigarette factory turns to renewable energy

A former Philip Morris cigarette factory, in the State of North Carolina, United States, will now produce batteries to store energy from solar and wind plants. The property, with 115.00 square meters, was bought by the company Switzerland, too short, which will now produce batteries are lithium-ion phosphate can be loaded in 30 minutes and last up to 40,000 loads.

In the former factory were produced every year, about 1000 million cigarettes, but the building was already closed for several years, because of the decrease in smoking in the United States. Now, she will employ 500 people in new activity, with 2,500 new jobs provided for others for the next three years.

The property cost €55 million ($ 170 million). "This is going to change [the rules] of the game," explained the President of the company, Jostein Eikeland. The batteries will store 2 megawatts (MW) and reducing inefficiencies that exist today in the power grid.

According to a recent report by Navigant Consulting Research, worldwide revenue of advanced batteries of large capacity will grow from €130 million (US $ 410 million) to more than € 2 billion ($ 6.1 billion) in 2023.

Some experts estimate that the current power grid loses up to 30 percent of its energy, for inefficiency and waste. This is what the too short and competitors want to change, so the battery technology, still face, is changing quickly, says Fortune.

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Farmers take 2,000 sheep in the center of Madrid to celebrate route with 800 years

What do 2,000 sheep in the Puerta del Sol in central Madrid. Celebrate a route with more than 800 years and that for the Spanish tradition, can still be travelled by farmers and their animals.

According to the Daily Mail, the sheep traveled the streets of Madrid yesterday morning, accompanied by farmers, tourists and local artists. According to Spanish tradition, these sheep can roam the lands of their ancestors, which still today Madrid is a great modern European capital â€" and not a rural area.

But tradition is tradition and, at City Hall, paid farmers 25 maravedis â€" 11th century currency â€" to the authorities. It would have done for eight centuries.

In medieval times, Madrid was composed of several agricultural fields and forests â€" pets roamed these routes to feed, until King Philip II selected the site for the capital of his empire, in 1561.

Here are some pictures of the episode parody and see the report of the Huffington Post.

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