Four Ways To Keep Your Staff Motivated

These days, many business owners are looking for strategies and techniques they can utilize for the purpose of moving their companies forward. If this is one of your business objectives for the year, you should note that keeping your staff operating at a high level of motivation is a great way to realize it. With that idea in mind, consider […]

Brewie Automated Beer Brewing Machine

Brewie is a fully automated beer brewing machine that takes out the hassle of brewing and gives you the opportunity to brew your own beer right at your home. Until now, making your own craft beer has been difficult, cumbersome and expensive. That’s all about to change — thanks to Brewie. With an award-winning design, Brewie lets you make your own craft […]

Urinal Powered Prototype

Not only is this prototype an ingenious way of providing electricity by using a set of microbial fuel cell (MFC) convertor stacks powered by urine, but it may also help to harness and reduce the vast amounts of waste liquid generated in refugee camps that often house many tens of thousands of people. This could help in reducing pollution and […]

Gift Economics

Mark Boyle, better known as the “Moneyless man“, is bringing his message of unconditional giving to a permaculture project in Ireland called An Teach Saor; Gaeilge for “the free house.” When it’s complete, Boyle’s community center will offer workshops and lectures; food from the on-site orchards, gardens, and greenhouses; performances; accommodation; and a pub called The Happy Pig—the majority of which […]

Sustainable Travel Rewards App

Changers is a free tracking app that rewards users for choosing sustainable transport options. When users take a journey on foot, or by public transport, the app compares the carbon imprint of the journey to that of the same journey made by car. Any emission savings are converted into Recoin units, which can be used to purchase CO2 certificates to […]

Build From Retired Materials

Seattle-based design/build firm Dwell Development LLC partnered with architect Julian Weber to realize this net-zero house in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood. The eco-friendly digs combine modern design with consciously chosen, local materials, that are either natural, recycled, or repurposed. Concrete from the public sidewalk that was dug up during construction was used for the pathway leading up to the house. […]

Communicative NFC Business Cards

PhoneHome Project presents the first communicative, customizable, and convenient NFC Business cards. On a date, at the bar, or just networking? Add your contact info to another person’s phone instantly. Your name, phone number, email, address, title, and much more can be stored. The NFC Cards are easy to scan with a circuit large enough for users to succeed in […]

Breezeworks Brings Big Company Tools to Independent Service Pros

Breezeworks is a smartphone-based, all-in-one business manager for on-site service pros – the plumbers, electricians, maid services, dog groomers, etc., that make up 1-in-8 of all US businesses. Breezeworks brings the CRM/business management tools that big companies have had for years down to the 1-20 person independent on-site service professional business. The thinking behind Breezeworks is that the tech industry […]