Over the last twenty years, a Canadian family have assembled a floating home made up of living quarters fortified by greenhouses. >

The pages of The Drinkable Book, developed by Dr Theresa Dankovitch, work as safe water filters and provide the vital information on waterborne diseases. >

“It may be an unfashionable and elitist mindset,” says Chris Clarke, CCO of DigitasLBI in London, “but brands can and should take control in shaping culture.” >

Wasted is a community laboratory in Amsterdam Noord, where plastic waste is turned into building blocks and rubbish becomes a valuable currency. >

The largest producer of aviation biofuels, Fulcrum BioEnergy aims to provide an alternative to petroleum by converting household garbage into jet fuel. >

Charlotte Slingsby’s wind-energy generator doesn’t need hectares of land and costly turbines: it only uses a sheet of plastic and clever design and engineering. >

The Museum of African Design (MOAD) has turned the idea of the "expert curator" on its head with its new exhibition, which is curated by a novice. >

Design students in Sao Paulo, Brazil have designed a milk container that radically reduces the costs of recycling traditional milk cartons. >

MOVE Systems have designed a food cart that aims to cut harmful emissions by 95 per cent, and they'll be populating the streets of New York soon. >