Posted By Jop Timmers // 27th February 2012 // 0
Transforming waste into resource. Non profit organisation SOIL is turning human waste into fertile soil in Haiti. The project has many positive effects. People can use clean, good looking toilets, the amount of waste is substantially reduced, valuable fertile soil is created, better and more food can be produced. When production increases, Haiti may even […]
In miscellaneous // Tags: bop, social design, upcycling
Posted By Christiaan Job Nieman // 19th November 2011 // 8
Students from University Javeriana directed by Christiaan Job Nieman, Carlos Hernandez, Cesar Ramirez and Antonio Yemail. Zuloark, Spain are Building a Society in Palomino, Guajira in Colombia. They just finished building a library and eco-toilet with local materials only. A new project has been built as part of the course “New Territories” for architecture and […]
In sustainable innovation // Tags: architecture, bop, social design
Posted By Jop Timmers // 31st October 2011 // 1
Wanting to do something good and reduce the high child mortality rates in Uganda and throughout the world, advertising and design agency Beattie McGuinness Bungay New York (MBM NY) conceived a blanket that is designed to provide safety and warmth to the baby and crucial information on how to nurse a baby the first months […]
In design // Tags: bop, healthcare, social design
Posted By Jop Timmers // 20th September 2011 // 0
The video belowshows how one bright idea can light up the interior of any dark hut during the daytime without using any electricity and at no significant initial costs. This is design for good in ultima forma!The project is carried out by My Shelter Foundation and is called A Liter of Light (Isang Litrong Liwanag). The […]
In sustainable innovation // Tags: bop, lighting, social design, upcycling
Posted By Jop Timmers // 5th July 2011 // 2
As housing is one of the most important necessities and still unavailabe for many, Jovoto, a website for mass collaboration wrote out a contest to come up with innovative designs to build houses that cost under $300 and can be built in a sustainable way. The contest is sponsored by Ingersoll Rand. Out of many […]
In sustainable innovation // Tags: architecture, bop
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