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INTERSECTIONAL IDEASFOR A GREENER EARTH

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PAPER

TRANSPORTATION

The

CardboardBike

#1

Israeli inventorIzhar Gafnicreated a bikemade entirely ofreinforcedcardboard.

Made fromrecycled

materials, itis green in

bothproduction

and use.

Perhaps the most sustainable aspect ofthe cardboard bike is that its production

costs come out to approximately

$9

SHIPPINGCONTAINERSCarrots

THE

CROPBOX

A FARM IN ASHIPPING

CONTAINER

#2

Combining vertical farming with

hydroponic growing technology,

the Cropbox can grow an acre’s

worth of crops in just 30 square

meters.

It uses 90% less water use than

conventional and greenhouse

cultivation, and 80% less

fertilizer than conventional

cultivation.

LEGO

CORAL REEFS

Modular

Structure

ARTIFICIAL

REEF

(M.A.R.S)

#3

Locking and clamping

mechanisms on the arms of

each MARS unit allow them to

snap together easily,

like LEGOs.

MARS is a system of porous

ceramic modules that clamp

together to form structures

which mimic the calcium

skeletons of dead coral.

The system is used to

restore coral reefs damaged

by water pollution.

"Coral reefs are some of the most bio-diverse and uniquely

fragile ecosystems on the planet. What may have taken 100

years to restore naturally can be reduced to an estimated

eight to 15 years using the MARS system."

-Alex Goad,

Inventor of theMARS system

The

AMAGERRESOURCECENTRE

#4

I K E A

CanadaGoose

POP-UPHOUSE

The

The Affordable Passive House

#5

TAKING IKEA TO THE NEXT LEVEL

Pop-Up houses are compactliving spaces assembled byfitting together insulated blocksseparated by wooden boards.The houses are held togetherentirely by screws andrequires minimal tools.

The benefits of these houses are that they are easy to build, low cost,

recyclable, and passive.

W h a t i s a P A S S I V E H O U S E ?

Passive houses are called so because their energy consumption persquare meter is extremely low. The heating requirement does notexceed 15 kWh/m²/year.

Showers

Spray Paint

Showerhead

Futureof the

#6

The Nebia showerhead is

designed to get more

water onto your body

while reducing the actual

amount you're using.

Using atomization technology,the showerhead increases

surface area of shower waterby a factor of 10, while cutting

water usage by a whopping

70%

SMOGFine

Jewelry

SMOG-FREETOWER

#7 The

The tower,

designed by

Dutch innovator

Daan Roosegaarde,

is the largest

air purifier

in the world.

When fully implemented,

the upcoming project will

create smog free air zones

in Earth's largest and

most polluted cities.

The coolest part? The compressed smog that gets

collected by the tower then gets turned into fine jewelry.

Anyone can step in...it could be you.

S T E P P I N G I N T O T H E I N T E R S E C T I O NR E P R E S E N T S O U R B E S T C H A N C E T O

C R E A T E M E A N I N G F U L ,W O R L D -C H A N G I N G D I S C O V E R I E S .