Cities
From Nanjing to Nairobi to New York City, implementable, investment-grade transportation invention for large and growing cities is needed. This is not new. Throughout history great cities have been...
View ArticleOff-Grid in Costa Rica
Casa Torcida, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica SPG Architects Examples of technologies that can be deployed in towns large and small are found it a highly successful residential project on the Osa Peninsula...
View ArticleEnergy Think-Tank @ Harvard
Field Notes from a Think-Tank This past April, Harvard hosted a think tank on Innovation in Electricity: Challenges and Opportunities. Speakers included Ray Rothrock of Venrock, Anthony Malkin of...
View ArticleFred Wilson @ Start-up City
At a recent event called Start-up City, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer introduced Fred Wilson, co-founder of Union Square Ventures, a New York City-based venture capital firm with...
View ArticleForest City, Modular Construction
Its not just pie in the sky anymore. On May 22, 2013 at the Harvard Club in New York City, Forest City Ratner’s CEO MaryAnne Gilmartin explained the rationale for her company’s activities with large...
View ArticleRapid Rebuild Notes
Field Notes from a Charrette. E3Think participated in a think-tank focused on rebuilding areas outside of Port au Prince following the devastating 2010 earthquake. Port au Prince has a population of...
View ArticleГорячие России
Hot Russia (from 2008) “An increase of two or three degrees wouldn’t be so bad for a northern country like Russia. We could spend less on fur coats, and the grain harvest would go up.” ~ Vladimir...
View ArticleTesla + Plugless Power = Winning Niche
The demise of Coda, Fisker and Better Place are all positive steps toward the consolidation of the electric vehicle (“EV”) market. Even with the dramatic growth of natural gas, the EV offers...
View ArticleBikeshare’s Technological Shift
E3Think is at the Forefront of Bikeshare Evolution. E3Think’s Tom Glendening captained two Harvard Alumni studies for Transportation Alternatives prior to the New York City bikeshare RFP. The first...
View ArticleThe World Bike
www.theworldbike.com Addresses Unadressed Demand Urban populations are expected to double over the next forty years. Most of that growth will most likely be in developing cities. Already resource...
View ArticleBBC on #Nextbike in #Dubai
Nextbike, arguably the most logical answer to #Citibike technology challenges, is covered by the BBC. Nextbike is the world’s leader in bike share software. In addition to recently winning the North...
View ArticleSS United States Sails into #WaterWeek
The SS United States launched in 1952 to worldwide acclaim, this legendary American ocean liner broke the east- and west-bound transatlantic speed records on her maiden voyage from Manhattan’s Luxury...
View ArticleMore Ferries
Water offers many cities more flexible, lower capital expensive transportation solutions. Using both sides of the Hudson River as the case study, WaterWeek 2014 will develop a plan of action for...
View ArticleSouth North Diversion
China is not only the world’s most populous country, it is also the world’s second largest economy. Northern China’s thirst for water is virtually unquenchable. With a long history of water-oriented...
View ArticlePacific Garbage Gyres
Plastic was once the wonder material. Today plastic is damaging the oceans at an unprecedented rate. A major problem is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the gyre in the middle of the Pacific Ocean....
View ArticleWater Issues
Water covers 70% of the planet…but less than 3% of all water is freshwater. Furthermore, water resources are being stretched to the max. To deal with demand innovation is needed. Sixty percent of the...
View ArticleG-Bike
While many municipalities use exorbitant amounts of taxpayer money on infrastructure-laden bike-share programs, many companies are installing much lower cost ones. One example is Google. While...
View ArticleExploratorium
Exploration is a critical part of invention. San Francisco’s Exploratorium reopened on Pier 15 this past spring. It provides visitors with a hands on way to learn about the world around us including...
View ArticleAmerica’s Cup Cargo Village
Americas Cup Village in San Francisco during this past Americas Cup race was constructed from a series of cargo containers. With an over-supply of containers in many US ports, containers offer an...
View ArticleWater is BIG Business
Water is Big Business, and Getting Bigger Big Players Water has become big business. Inventropolis will outline the existing global water industry, as well as identify conflicts between corporations...
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