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Saving money one sunbeam at a time
The problem could not have been more standard: how can ABC’s department store in Ashrafieh reduce overhead to maximize profits? In 2012, the company began doing some research on electricity consumption...
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Working with and against financial sanctions
It has never been easier to be branded a financial pariah. You wake up one morning and when you check your correspondence you find that you have been given the ominous title of “specially designated...
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Family heirlooms
Jewelry making has long been an artisanal tradition in Beirut’s working class suburb of Bourj Hammoud. Clustered together near the Beirut River, many of these businesses stretch back generations. After...
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Number crunching the first quarter
At a time when the observation of global banking remains as interesting as ever, the first quarter of 2015 has seen Lebanese banks stay their course, at least as far as growth of profits of the...
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The Jewelry design for the 21st century
Tucked away in one of the many narrow alleyways in Bourj Hammoud is Ralph Rizk’s jewelry prototype 3D printing store. While the 3D Matrix and Diamond office space appears small and unimpressive, the...
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Turning a passion into a business
Beirutis often think that Gemmayze is solely a place to relax or catch a late night drink after a long day at the office. But if revellers walked around this affluent Achrafieh residential district...
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Amatoury’s Design for the Future
Zig zagging through the gentrified neighborhood of Furn el Hayek under a glaring Beirut sun, Executive found itself on a quest for furniture design nirvana, and maybe a cold glass of water. Searching...
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ACID pushes forward in a stumbling market
If wayfinding alone were any indication of architectural and industrial design prowess, then Karim Chaya would definitely top the list of Lebanon’s finest. Navigating Lebanon’s chaotic thoroughfares...
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Waste [mis]management
If there was a prize for bungling the award of state contracts, Lebanon’s solid waste management tender would win hands down. Lack of bidder interest pushed the round’s closure date back several times....
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Lebanon at a crossroads
There is nothing more humiliating than watching our political class continue with its usual dirty business while young people are being beaten and shot at in the street. The complete disrespect for our...
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Ten steps to a smart future
1 Natural resource management Our reservoirs have nearly been pumped dry by lack of foresight while pollutants threaten to contaminate our drinking water. In order to properly manage our water...
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The garbage revolution
Disaster looms. The natural beauty of our country is under attack by the criminally negligent handling of our trash. The damages already done to our environment and health are terrible, and the...
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Criminal negligence
Every minister deserves to be in jail. By closing the Naameh sanitary landfill without an alternative in place, our politicians committed a crime that will continue damaging this country for years to...
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Five human rights priorities for Lebanon
1 Torture victims Torture and ill-treatment remain a serious problem in Lebanese detention facilities and jails. Documented cases range from security forces beating a janitor suspected of theft during...
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The world of waste
Imagine following your trash. On Twitter. “Hello, this is container 100406100067629 in Le Roy, USA. I am 20% full.” You’ve heard of smartphones and smart homes. Meet smart trash. Or, to be less...
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In photos: People take their frustrations to the streets
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Renewing the Source
It was at the Copenhagen Climate Summit in 2009 that Lebanon committed itself to generate 12% of total energy from renewables by the year 2020. An electricity whitepaper from 2010 laid out the plan,...
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Beirut River Solar Snake turned on
Last month’s heat wave saw near record highs in temperature and heat indices across Lebanon, causing rolling blackouts on top of the regular scheduled electricity cuts in Beirut. Amid the power...
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Drawing production power from the sun
For any manufacturer, a reliable and affordable source of electricity is a necessity. This summer, Technica, a regional leader in the building of automated end of line solutions – machines that prepare...
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Police brutality in Lebanon
The images of police and soldiers violently repressing demonstrators gathered in downtown Beirut on August 22 to protest the garbage crisis and political corruption sent shock waves through Lebanese...
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