For most of us, Legos bring back fond childhood memories (or slightly less fond memories of walking barefoot through our kids’ rooms). Whatever we think of, it usually isn’t energy efficiency. Early this spring, the building block giant received the Arburg Energy Efficiency award for outstanding commitment to energy efficiency.

The 80 year old injection molded plastic toy company introduced its energy and environmental management system in 2007. In the first three years, the company increased energy efficiency by 35% and aims to improve efficiency by an additional 5% each year according to shareholder reports.

Shooting for 100% operation from energy renewable sources by 2020, Lego made significant strides reducing energy and water consumption. The company, more profitable than ever before, recently announced a switch to FSC certified packaging to further reduce its carbon footprint.

In celebration of the toymaker’s inspiring attitude and actions towards energy efficiency – and because we think they’re just too cool not to share – we’ve gathered some of our favorite industrial Lego goodies from around the web. [Read more…]