Eco Factor: Modular home generates solar and wind electricity, harvests rainwater.
Designed by Michael Jantzen, the Homestead House is a design for alternative housing that explores the potential use of renewable energy generating systems and recyclable materials to reduce the carbon footprint of its owners. The modular house is to be made from recyclable steel sheets, which are to be bolted together for easy disassembly. This allows the homeowner to construct it with ease and in minimum time and minimum cost.
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We’ve had an email from Matt asking:
I have bags of unused scraps of upholstery vinyl, I’m trying to find out if these can be recycled and if so how?
At the moment they are just being thrown away but if they can be turned into something else then that’s great!
I suspect Matt is producing these scraps on a commercial scale so
Piper and I have been sowing seeds for winter vegetables this afternoon. It’s fun to do with children of any age when outside is stormy and wet, and inside is a much nicer prospect. Northern hemisphere folks sow summer veg for a school holiday activity.
Learning to grow vegetables is a valuable and important
(Screenshot of the YouTube video showing the protest in “thongs” in Tel Aviv).
Hot bodies alert! You heard it right. Clothing was optional as Tel Aviv cyclists and roller bladers protested against lack of bike legislation in thongs, and other
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The U.N. has launched a social media site to inspire international leaders to create a meaningful climate treaty in Copenhagen this December. The site called Hopenhagen, allows people around the world to create a Twitter-like post (45 characters max) answering the question “What gives you hope for a better planet?”
The
I know we’ve been covering a great deal on Michael Jackson news these past few days, but the news is absolutely saturated with the sad passing of the King Of Pop. Celebrities all over have been sharing their memories — and last night, Corey Feldman dedicated a concert in memory of the
The U.N. has launched a social media site to inspire international leaders to create a meaningful climate treaty in Copenhagen this December. The site called Hopenhagen, allows people around the world to create a Twitter-like post (45 characters max) answering the question “What gives you hope for a better planet?”
The
Have you ever heard of Michael Jackson’s “Earth Song”? We keep mentioning it here on the site, but chances are there are a few of you that have no idea what we’re talking about. That’s because the single was never released in the United States —
Eco Factor: Solar-powered bicycle pod with change rooms, showers and self-cleaning device.
Normal excuses for not riding a bike to office range from arriving to work laden with sweat to arriving wet during rainy season. All these excuses won’t be much relevant if your office houses the solar-powered bike parking pods that do much more than keeping your bike safe from harsh climate. Designed by Penny Farthings Pushbikes, the solar-powered bicycle parking pod comes with change rooms, showers, a self-cleaning system and the use of recycled water.
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