How much innovation can one building handle? A new showroom in Bensalem is home to state-of-the-art, gigantic touchscreens, a hydroponic farm, and a cutting-edge energy system.
Every year, this four-acre plot in Southwest Philadelphia produces 12,000 pounds of food, welcomes 10,000 school kids, employs 22 high school interns, hosts 45 families in a community garden, distributes 80,000 seedlings, supplies 50 farmstands and welcomes 1500 volunteers. And that's only the beginning.
The screech of a braking subway car now signifies more than just an upcoming station thanks to an innovative project that harnesses, stores and sells the energy generated.
No industry or economy can exist without clean, plentiful H2O. Since 2010, Altoona's EcoIslands has been building and installing wetlands-in-a-box to remove metals and other pollutants from water, solving a major ecological challenge.
This Radnor company has become a recognized leader in developing and building utility scale solar power projects, including several of the largest on the East Coast.
State College restaurateurs Duke and Monica Gastiger are planning RE Farm Cafe where, among other innovations, cooks will work in nearby fields, growing the restaurant's seasonal produce.
When Indego launches, it aims to be one of the most inclusive, progressive and well thought-out bike share programs in the world.
Philadelphia's EnviroKure is a growing maker of organic fertilizers.
Virterras, a company that develops sustainable technologies in the energy, food and water industries, is planning a large state-of-the-art hydroponic greenhouse in northeastern Pennsylvania.
A diverse group of Philadelphia students, from artists to foodies to business majors, have launched an innovative food co-op and cafe in the heart of the campus.