Industrial designer David Veldkamp sure has a green-conscious, his Peugeot 1008 Lean concept vehicle was really a revolutionary idea and his Lawn PC goes on to show us how environmentally friendly designers seem to be getting. This PC reduced the use of natural resources in several ways. It does not require fossil fuels to power it. The construction of the grass blades is such that the metals can be recovered after the product lifecycle is over. The metal has been printed on to a natural cotton fiber that can be decomposed and the metal recovered. The blades also feature circuits and solar cells that help harness power. Besides the visual appeal, the PC will help save 876 KWh a year per CPU, because at an average, a single computer uses 876 KWh of power a year. In 2008 the world is expected to reach over 1billion computers worldwide. 800 billion KWh could be saved per year if all computers created their own power.

The Lawn PC also protects the environment by not emitting harmful greenhouse gases. The PC is uniquely upgradeable. The power providing lawn is a modular system, made of 3" by 3"squares. The CPU is a separate unit that hooks up with the lawn. When new technology obsoletes the CPU, it can be sent back in for recycling and decomposition. A new CPU can be ordered that works with your existing lawn. The modular lawn squares are removable therefore you can easily switch it from the computer to the printer for a quick print. They could be used with monitors, iPod docking stations, laptops and other small electronics.

Thanks David