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In China More Than 30 Million People Live in Eco-Friendly Caves

September 1, 2012November 13, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Digital Health, Knowledge Management, Systems Science

China's FIRST McDonald's — China’s FIRST McDonald’s (Photo credit: flickr.Marcus)

In China More Than 30 Million People Live in Eco-Friendly Caves | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Andrew Michler INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Green Architect & Cradle to Cradle Founder William McDonough INHABITAT: What inspired you to write ‘Cradle to Cradle‘ (the book) and launch the Cradle to Cradle system? William McDonough: From an early age, I was fascinated by differing attitudes towards resources. Growing up in Japan and Hong Kong, I was given my first look at complete material cycles, where waste becomes food, and resources […] READ MORE >, inhabitat.com

In China, calling someone a caveman shouldn’t be taken as an insult – in fact, Mao Zedong lived in a cave before becoming the country’s leader. Today, many Chinese people still live in caves. And we aren’t talking about just one or two…

http://flpbd.it/tMN6I

TEDTalks: William McDonough – Cradle to Cradle Design (stronghealthycommunity.wordpress.com)
Q&A with Desso’s director of sustainability (greenbiz.com)
Ford Hybrids Go To The Emmys (motortrend.com)
Feeling Pollluted? (designagogo.wordpress.com)
Inhabitat’s Top Transportation Stories of 2012 – Vote for Your Favorite! (inhabitat.com)
Sustainable design 2.0: new models and methods (guardian.co.uk)
Inhabitat’s Top 6 Art Stories of 2012 – Vote for Your Favorite! (inhabitat.com)
Inhabitat Editors’ Top Stories of 2012 – Vote for your Favorite! (inhabitat.com)

Swedish Students Photographed With All Their Possessions Show How to Live

August 22, 2012August 23, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Digital Health, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

All I Own: Swedish Students Photographed With All Their Possessions Show How to Live With less | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building.

Dramatic Dartmoor Treehouse is Woven From Wood Like a Bird’s Nest (inhabitat.com)
Next-Generation High School Built in an Abandoned Mall 55 Days After Joplin Tornado (inhabitat.com)
Gaia @ Balestier (gaiabalestier.wordpress.com)
Copenhagen’s Tietgenkollegiet Dorm is the Coolest Circular Housing Complex on Campus (inhabitat.com)
EvoEnergy at Ecobuild 2012 (evoenergy.co.uk)
Green building’s ‘new normal’ – Sustainable Industries (sustainableindustries.com)
Sustainable Retrofitting of Commercial Buildings (routledge.com)
10 Marketing Tips to Address Green Building’s New Expectations (triplepundit.com)
Buses converted to portable public art spaces (mentalflowers.wordpress.com)
Embracing Simplicity in a Complicated World (simplespaces.wordpress.com)

AN UNTRASHY TRAILER

May 21, 2012February 11, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Ethnographic Methods, Health Informatics, Knowledge Management, Systems Science

English: Design for a sustainable living space. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

AN UNTRASHY TRAILER | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building.

Future-forward design for the world you inhabit – your daily source for innovations in sustainable architecture and green design for the home.

Parallax Landscape Re-Imagines a Low-Carbon Future for a Coal-Dominated Australian City (inhabitat.com)
Inhabitat’s Top 6 Architecture Stories of 2012 – Vote for Your Favorite! (inhabitat.com)
Inhabitat Editors’ Top Stories of 2012 – Vote for your Favorite! (inhabitat.com)
Carbon Heavy Qatar Roars Ahead in Green Building Innovation (urbantimes.co)
Integrating Sustainability (slideshare.net)
Feeling Pollluted? (designagogo.wordpress.com)
Green Star Workshops and Courses (ecocitizenaustralia.com.au)
quintessential Green Interiors – Sustainable Design Innovation. (stacymilesdesigner.wordpress.com)
Achievements of Green Architecture (geekoverture.wordpress.com)
Advanced Mobility Completes Installation of “Green” Northern-Air System into Mobile TV Group Trailer (prweb.com)

Couple transform school bus into tiny home on wheels

April 23, 2012August 23, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Watch: Couple transform school bus into tiny home on wheels | MNN – Mother Nature Network.

EvoEnergy Creative Energy Homes (evoenergy.co.uk)
Tiny Stacked Marfa 10×10 House is a Minimalist Artistic Dwelling in Texas (inhabitat.com)
Self-Sustaining HOUS.E+ is a Rammed Earth Home of the Future in Vancouver (inhabitat.com)
A House for Three Sisters Combines Multiple Families and Sensitive Design in Spain (inhabitat.com)
Sustainably Supplying the Demand for Affordable Housing (smartcommunities.typepad.com)
Making a Beautiful Suburban Commute (gehlcitiesforpeople.dk)
Most amazing portable homes for modern nomads (ecochunk.com)
What is Sustainable Gardening? (eatdrinkbetter.com)
The Shape of Green: An argument for Beauty (Book Review) (treehugger.com)

Yestermorrow: Hands on Training in Sustainable Building and Design

June 1, 2011February 11, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Health Informatics, Metadata Masterdata, Regenerative Economy, Systems Science

The California Academy of Sciences, San Franci... — The California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California. It’s a sustainable building designed by Renzo Piano, and opened on September 27, 2008 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This school in Vermont provides hands on training on sustainable design. They will show you how to build all sorts of things including tiny homes as shown.

Certificate in Sustainable Building and Design.

Green Star Workshops and Courses (ecocitizenaustralia.com.au)
Zero Carbon Solar-Powered Long Studio Sits Gently Upon the Earth in Rural England (inhabitat.com)
Energy-Efficient Boat House Rises Like a Reed From Austria’s Milstätter Lake (inhabitat.com)
Trail Education – New In-Class Offering Trailbuilding (ontrails.wordpress.com)
Integrating Sustainability (slideshare.net)
New Book Is a Tour of Sustainable Design (greatenergychallengeblog.com)
Quest Assists IEWC through LEED Green Building Certification Program (prweb.com)
‘Green’ trend pushes engineers to be creative problem solvers (thegazette.com)

Alsa Corp FXSheeting to give old appliances a modern look

August 23, 2010August 23, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Alsa Corp | FXSheeting : Product Info.

very cool stuff. you can lay it on an old fridge or oven to give that sub zero stainless look. and this is actually a film with real stainless metal in it which is why it looks so good

Recycling Your Cell Phone (mycricket.com)
What Can and Can’t Be Recycled? (bellasugar.com)
Recycle Challenge: more from Tasha (kparkerdesign.wordpress.com)
Colorado’s trash is China’s treasure, with scrap shipped overseas (denverpost.com)
El Cerrito recycling center has style (sfgate.com)
Is your cup compostable – or biodegradable? And why does it matter again? (grist.org)
How To work with Taking Bins for Transferring To some New House (boldstate.com)

New and emerging occupations in clean technology

May 9, 2010November 13, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Systems Science

Cites new roles such as energy auditors, carbon traders, chief sustainability officers, sustainable design specialists, environmental certifcation specialists, green marketer

O*NET Resource Center – Greening of the World of Work: Implications for O*NET-SOC and New and Emerging Occupations.