Prizes totalling £45,000 have just been allocted to innovators from commonwealth member countries who suggest forward-looking solutions, which advance their values. Nobel should follow in these footsteps for sure – sustainable development wasn’t even a thing when the prize was set up.
Secretary-General opens innovation awards for sustainable development
A Commonwealth prize recognising the most impactful innovations in sustainable development has been launched by the Secretary-General. Prizes totalling £45,000 will be awarded to innovators from member countries who suggest forward-looking solutions, which advance the values of the Commonwealth Cha... Read more
Agreed, would be a good idea to have a specific Nobel Prize category just for sustainable development. As far as I can see on their site one one winner has been “for contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace.”
I can recommend the book by John Vacca that came out a while back, but it lacks biology and chemistry problems to some extent. A website would serve as an online bank.
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Yeah if anyone knows a site that just lists categorised problems with the biggest first, add the link. Biology has lots to answer, starting with the life universe and everything else.
Always wondered why the world didn’t simply list unsolved problems somewhere. Universities should have a poster in each departments lecture hall and toilets, listing that subject’s 10 top problems to solve to remind students to think big. Here’s Wikipedia’s list of unsolved problems in different subjects.
AN architect may have found a solution to the UK’s housing shortage – flat-pack home. Renato Vidal, from Italy, has created an affordable flat pack folding home which could be yours for…
Hmmm, still not sure if they fixed this…. “Only 5,000 of the 15,000 shelters that UNHCR bought in 2015 have been deployed, meaning that two thirds of all shelters manufactured, worth a total of $12.5 million, have yet to be used.
The rest have remained in depots while it carried out an investigation into fire safety and other problems, UNCHR told Dezeen.”
Ten thousand IKEA refugee shelters left unused over fire fears, United Nations admits
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You just need a scaled-down cut-out image of the building from above, then use a guide to follow the shape of the jig – to allow the material to fall in the right place, you could even sell lots of 1-metre square jigs of different shapes of a building, for example, the castle.
Man 3D-Prints Castle In Back Garden Using Concrete Printer He Invented
INTRODUCING BOD2
BOD2 is an upgraded and improved version of the printer which
was used to 3D print the first building in Europe, The BOD.
Based on the experience obtained with the BOD printer, the BOD2 incorporates improved functionality and stability compared to the first version. It is ... Read more
Prizes totalling £45,000 have just been allocted to innovators from commonwealth member countries who suggest forward-looking solutions, which advance their values. Nobel should follow in these footsteps for sure – sustainable development wasn’t even a thing when the prize was set up.
Agreed, would be a good idea to have a specific Nobel Prize category just for sustainable development. As far as I can see on their site one one winner has been “for contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace.”
I can recommend the book by John Vacca that came out a while back, but it lacks biology and chemistry problems to some extent. A website would serve as an online bank.
Yeah if anyone knows a site that just lists categorised problems with the biggest first, add the link. Biology has lots to answer, starting with the life universe and everything else.
Always wondered why the world didn’t simply list unsolved problems somewhere. Universities should have a poster in each departments lecture hall and toilets, listing that subject’s 10 top problems to solve to remind students to think big. Here’s Wikipedia’s list of unsolved problems in different subjects.
Saw this too, how they are making refugee camps better.
installed in London to show people how the ikea one is helping people elsewhere.
here’s ikea’s
These prefabs are being called flatpacks. I guess they are then.
I would live in one of those. Amazing.
Looks like they are getting better all the time. Love this idea and glad it turned into a reality, Bet lots of others are too.
This does a better job of explaining the difference.
Had to look this up, so here is a handy link http://www.justmeans.com/blogs/what-is-equitrade-and-how-does-it-differ-from-fair-trade#:~:text=But%20what%20is%20equitrade%20and,their%20crops%20into%20finished%20goods.
not just for refugees either. 45k for a house in the uk
Hmmm, still not sure if they fixed this…. “Only 5,000 of the 15,000 shelters that UNHCR bought in 2015 have been deployed, meaning that two thirds of all shelters manufactured, worth a total of $12.5 million, have yet to be used.
The rest have remained in depots while it carried out an investigation into fire safety and other problems, UNCHR told Dezeen.”
IKEA are doing a great job here – good example of organizations helping people out when they can.
These guys could do with this, or donations to make the idea real in the UK.
Looks like the king of flat pack nailed this idea and won awards for it.
You just need a scaled-down cut-out image of the building from above, then use a guide to follow the shape of the jig – to allow the material to fall in the right place, you could even sell lots of 1-metre square jigs of different shapes of a building, for example, the castle.
Think big – this is huge, could work for building schools and hospitals in unlucky countries…
This can print a house for 4 grand. But the machine is so expensive that its no use to those who need housing the most.
Or just a plan image and hot glue gun
Found this online, great idea…