(very cool) Bio-fuel Eco Pods Rejuvenate Stalled Boston Project: Halted in November 2008, mid-construction, the Filene development in downtown Boston is currently barely even a shell of a building. The bones of the building are up, but sub street level a giant hole leaves a gouge in the city’s plan. Undaunted, Höweler + Yoon Architecture and Squared Design Lab teamed up to design a vertical tower of prefabricated “eco pods” filled with bio-fuel producing algae for the space. The new tower would act as a center to test new algae species and different growing methods. (more from inhabitat)
Very *very* cool.
Environment, Real Estate The fact that algae can produce oils as in diesel, and other chemicals including methane gas is...