Multi-functional centers are great – same complex, different uses, minimal infrastructure. The

Dell is doing it again, this time on-site, with a series of solar trees that will not only help power it’s headquarters in Round Rock, Texas, but also serve to charge electric vehicles parked there. Of course, there aren’t currently any electric vehicles parking in the Dell lot, but hopefully that will change in the next few years.

The solar trees were put in

We’re giving away two tickets to see ‘Radical Nature‘ at the Barbican in London. It’s the first exhibition to bring together key figures across different generations who have created utopian works and inspiring solutions for our ever-changing planet.

Radical Nature draws on ideas that have emerged out of Land Art, environmental

Eco Factor: Sustainable house made from natural materials.

While most architects are envisioning futuristic structures that with the addition of nature-based materials are termed green, a home in rural Portugal makes us believe that nature itself has everything in it to be used as your next green home.

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We don’t often write about using less cars and trucks in wars; somehow nature and the environment don’t come up in those debates. But NATO is switching from using high-tech vehicles to mules in the Balkans because the mules do a better job.

When it comes to navigating the treacherous mountain

Leonardo DiCaprio took his Inception

We’ve already covered cotton bobbins – they were one of the first things we featured on the site – but how about ones that are quite a bit bigger?

John threw this one-piece plastic reel at me the other day after he finished wiring up some speakers.

The potential of small-scale wind power is starting to be discussed more.  Soon, like small-scale solar installations, wind turbines will be springing up in backyards and on rooftops.  If you’re thinking that you’d like to be one of the people with a turbine out back, you’ll need to assess the wind speeds around your

We’re giving away two tickets to see ‘Radical Nature‘ at the Barbican in London. It’s the first exhibition to bring together key figures across different generations who have created utopian works and inspiring solutions for our ever-changing planet.

Radical Nature draws on ideas that have emerged out of Land Art, environmental