The R3project on TV, "Medi Ambient" Program by TV3

Here is the video and interview Xavier Duran and his team did for their program "Medi Ambient" (environment) for TV3. Thank you for the visit!

The R3project in the NYTimes

Last week the NYTimes did a report on the R3project.
Some weeks ago, writer Penelope Green visited us for a 3-hour interview, the result of which you can read in her article "Carbon Neutral on a Shoestring" in the NYTimes. Here you can also see the photos Stefano Buonamici took of our home.

A big thank you to both for this fantastic report!

Visit of the Cabaret Elèctric, an interview with CatRadio

Last week I visited the Cabaret Elèctric of CatRadio, which was a whole new experience with microphones, huge headphones, and a live web cam in the glass cube of the studio on Diagonal. We had a nice chat Txell Bonet and I, which you can listen to here (in Catalan and Spanish).

R3project on TV3 Silenci?

Silenci? from TV3 visited us, now that our apartment is (almost) done. You can see the flat with its worms and everything after the interview in the episode eco designer Petz Scholtus (in Catalan and Spanish). Thank you Ramón and Oscar, and congratulations for the program and the book about Silenci?. Let's see what you will do next, now that Silenci? is no more...

R3project in Silenci? Part 1 (January 2007)
R3project in Silenci? Part 2 (December 2008)

The Canary Project Visited Barcelona

It was a pleasure to meet Ed and Susannah here in Barcelona a few weeks ago. They are the founders of the Canary Project, a US-born organisation that creates a better public understanding of climate change and motivates solutions towards the same by producing visual media, events, and artwork.

Canary has nothing to do with the islands but rather with the birds that were used to warn miners of deadly methane levels. The Canary Project works similar: it warns us of the severe changes to come by for example photographing changing landscapes. Another of their projects is the Green Patriot Poster campaign, that motivates individuals to act against climate change, with posters inspired buy the imagery of World War II.

Read here what the Canary Project has to say about the R3project, and watch the video to get another glimpse into our eco-flat Lab.

Thank you Susannah and Ed, it was nice meeting you. Come back soon.

R3project video report by Tendenciastv

Tendenciastv visited us last week. Have a look at the video (in Spanish) to see what the R3project really feels like. Thank you Francesca for a great report!

Petz & R3project at Renacer, powered by Infonomía

Infonomía, the Spanish network of innovative people and businesses, is hosting their third Renacer (Reborn in Castilian) event on the 5th and 6th of July in Barcelona.

And guess who they invited to stand up in front of 250 (very special) people to prove that ‘eco is possible’? – me! You will be able to try eco products at the event and get quick solutions to live a sustainable lifestyle. I will have the honour to share my slot with Eloïsa Mattheu with whom you can experience the sounds of the forests of the world and, the sustainable experts from Arup and their project of building the first ecocity ever.

But that’s only one part of this unique event that is all about connecting and being up-to-date with what is coming. Alfons Cornella, founder and president of Infonomía is convinced to think of a Rebirth in the organisation; ‘a mix of business, science and art to define a new economic value’. Other speakers include Silvia Langa, a graphic designer who talks about how to be touched by the history of beauty, Sergi Jordà will give a session on his crazy new instrument the reacTable (check out a video here) and Jordi Llompart who observes the diversity of citizens across the planet, to only name a few.

The event is aimed at professionals from the business, science and art sector. If you want to bring new energy into your life and work, come to the Renacer and listen, connect, learn, imagine and discover new ideas and people. All you have to do is sign up at the Infonomía web site to book your place. But please note that the event as well as the web site are so far only in Castilian. The price is €950 for 2 days and includes lunches, a dinner and coffee breaks at the Hesperia Tower in Barcelona. Oh, and Infonomía will compensate all the CO2 emissions of both speakers and audience created for the event with the collaboration of the company ceroCO2. See you there!

July 23rd: You can now see the conference online! (in Castillian)

Our Interview in 'if...', Spain's Leading Innovation Magazine

Thanks Epi Amiguet from the Spanish magazine 'if...' by the company Infonomía for a fantastic interview! For all of you Spanish reading folk, check out 'if...', the Innovation Magazine, and find us here, in the 'eager/restless people' (Gente Inquieta) section.

R3project on Greenbuildingworldwide.com

This month we found ourselves as a case study on Greenbuildingworldwide.com, a web site that, as the name suggests, is home to 'case studies of buildings displaying elements of sustainability that can be applied to your next project'. A great resource for architects, developers, planners with eco-solutions from many different countries. Have a look here.
Thank you Joe Karten for visiting our project and best of luck with yours.

Silenci? Interior Design on TV3

The guys from Silenci?, a weekly program about artistic and cultural tendencies on Catalan TV3, did a report on new trend jobs and found the eco interior designer a good example. So here we are, on TV again... Thanks Jotha, Xavi and the whole Silenci? crew for a great documentation of our work in progress. (the clip is in Catalan & Castilian)

We’re in Barcelona Metropolitan Magazine

The guys from Barcelona Metropolitan Magazine have written a great article about the R3project in this month’s edition. You can read the full article here. Thanks Alice Ross for telling our story.

TV3 Ecomove Video online now!

Dear all,
We were on TV! Last Saturday we featured in A Ritme de Pedal (to the rhythm of the pedal) with our Ecomove we did in June. To see the video click here.
Thank you again to the team of A Ritme de Pedal and all our beautiful friends why came to help!