Inhabitat’s Week in Green: serpentine solar, sustainable studios and shape-shifting shade

Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green. This week we warmed up for cool days ahead by taking a look inside an incredible igloo made from 322 recycled refrigerators . We also showcased several feats of architecture that harness high-tech systems to achieve exceptional levels of efficiency – the ultra-modern world’s most sustainable broadcasting studio , and Santiago Calatrava’s shape-shifting pavilion for the Milwaukee Art Museum . We also saw transportation get a solar-powered supercharge as designer Mans Tham unveiled plans for a serpentine photovoltaic skin for the Santa Monica Freeway . If that seems a bit ostentatious for your taste, then check out this award-winning plan to create roads using sand and bacteria instead of oil . And speaking of eco infrastructure, this week we were thrilled to see the launch of the world’s first wireless electric vehicle charger in the UK . We also showcased several new horizons for ultra-efficient lighting as we shared our top ten picks for stylish LED desk lamps , and took a look at a new interactive night light adorned with fun illuminated Glo balls . Finally, we were blown away by Levi’s new WaterLess jeans , which can be produced using up to 96% less water than de rigeur dungarees. Inhabitat’s Week in Green: serpentine solar, sustainable studios and shape-shifting shade originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 07 Nov 2010 22:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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