Around 3 billion people around the world depend on burning solid fuels or kerosene for household energy, which can have serious negative health impacts when burned indoors. Women and children, primarily in lower income countries, are most at risk from this threat. Switching to cleaner fuels can not only improve air quality and health, but also help reduce gender inequality.
Monish Siripurapu, an architect based in New Delhi, created a biomimicry cooling system inspired by the structure of a beehive and customized through advanced computational analysis and modern calibration techniques. The device passes water through earthen cones that facilitate evaporative cooling, using little energy and zero ozone depleting or carbon-intensive refrigerants.
Seymour Airport in the Galapagos Islands is the world’s first ecological airport, designed to encourage tourism while protecting the environment of one of the world’s most iconic ecosystems.
