Tag: Sustainable architecture

Kanga sustainable design portable room kits

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Systems Science

Kanga Room Systems Offers Tiny, Portable Eco-Friendly Kit Buildings | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Andrew Michler INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Green Architect & Cradle to Cradle Founder William McDonough TweetShare on TumblrEmail INHABITAT: What inspired you to write ‘Cradle to Cradle‘ (the book) and launch the Cradle to Cradle system? William McDonough: … Continue reading Kanga sustainable design portable room kits

Eco cabin on stilts

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Knowledge Management

Olson Kundig Architects’ Prefab Sol Duc Cabin Rests Lightly on Four Stilts | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Andrew Michler INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Green Architect & Cradle to Cradle Founder William McDonough TweetShare on TumblrEmail INHABITAT: What inspired you to write ‘Cradle to Cradle‘ (the book) and launch the Cradle to Cradle … Continue reading Eco cabin on stilts

Stackable urban beehive

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Systems Science

Stackable Urban Beehive is Perfect for Beginner Beekeepers | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building mrspie, inhabitat.com Seek­ing to help restore the world’s declin­ing honey bee pop­u­la­tion, design­er Rowan Dun­ford has cre­at­ed a sim­ple, stack­able bee­hive that makes it easy for any­one to raise bees. Dun­ford’s … http://flip.it/N2bTd Related articles Inhabitat is … Continue reading Stackable urban beehive

Kickstarter’s New Greenpoint, Brooklyn Headquarters Will Boast a Green Roof and Glass-Lined Courtyard Kickstarter Greenpoint

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inhabitat.com   It makes sense that Kick­starter chose the pen­cil fac­to­ry as the home of its new head­quar­ters con­sid­er­ing the build­ing’s his­to­ry and the fact that pen­cils were con­sid­ered an inno­v­a­tive, life-improving prod­uct (at least when they… Kickstarter’s New Greenpoint, Brooklyn Headquarters Will Boast a Green Roof and Glass-Lined Courtyard Kickstarter Greenpoint Related articles Kickstarter's … Continue reading Kickstarter’s New Greenpoint, Brooklyn Headquarters Will Boast a Green Roof and Glass-Lined Courtyard Kickstarter Greenpoint

Too green gadgets of 2013

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Top 6 Gadgets for the Home to Help You Go Green in 2013 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Alyssa Alimurung says:, inhabitat.com It may still be Decem­ber, but we’re already think­ing about our res­o­lu­tion to make 2013 our green­est year yet. In addi­tion to those clas­sic resolves to eat health­i­er, … Continue reading Too green gadgets of 2013

Scrubba pocket size wash bag

by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Scrubba: A Lightweight, Virtually-Waterless Washing Machine In A Sack! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Jill Fehrenbacher 5 Tips to Make Your Home Safe, Green & Healthy from Zem Joaquin TweetShare on TumblrEmail You’ve all heard the tired mantras about changing your lightbulbs and recycling at home in order to save … Continue reading Scrubba pocket size wash bag

Green tech tips for saving on your heating bill

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7 Winter Home Improvement Tips to Save You Money and Energy In the Cold Season | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Mark Boyer says:, inhabitat.com This year’s record break­ing sum­mer high tem­per­a­tures and gen­er­al wor­ri­some warm­ing trend don’t nec­es­sar­i­ly mean that the com­ing win­ter will be a walk in the park. … Continue reading Green tech tips for saving on your heating bill

Designer bacteria decode your health via your poo

by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search, Metadata Masterdata

E. chromi Designer Bacteria Will Color Your Poo According to Your Illness | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building natural run says:, inhabitat.com E. chro­mi is an exper­i­men­tal col­lab­o­ra­tion between design­ers and sci­en­tists work­ing in the field of syn­thet­ic biol­o­gy. Royal Col­lege of Art grad­u­ates’ James King and Daisy Gins­berg, togeth­er with … Continue reading Designer bacteria decode your health via your poo

Coco mat Eco mattress: get a sustainable night’s sleep

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Regenerative Economy, Systems Science

Get a Sustainable Night’s Sleep On an Ultra-Comfy, Uber-Cozy Coco-Mat Mattress | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Yuka Yoneda says:, inhabitat.com The aver­age per­son sleeps around eight hours a night — which amounts to a third of your life spent in bed. But despite the amount of time that we find … Continue reading Coco mat Eco mattress: get a sustainable night’s sleep

Egg shape office of the future

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Egg-Shaped Mobile House Extension is No Ordinary Blob | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building caeman says:, inhabitat.com Believe it or not, this adorable egg-shaped “blob” is actu­al­ly a house! Orig­i­nal­ly built as a home office exten­sion for Xfac­tor Agen­cies, the unique design was vehe­ment­ly opposed by Bel­gian author­i­ties. In order to … Continue reading Egg shape office of the future

Green marketplace speeds sustainable design

by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

New Online Marketplaces Smooth The Sustainable Building Process BY MICHAEL J. COREN, fastcoexist.com Gone are the days when building owners have to stress about finding solar providers or efficiency auditors. Now you can find all the ingredients for a fully green building at the touch of a button. Green build­ing is grow­ing up. As green … Continue reading Green marketplace speeds sustainable design

Harvard bio library stores 70 billion books on DNA

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Harvard Stores 70 Billion Books in Record Breaking DNA Bio-Library the Size of a Thumbnail | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building GreatEmerald says:, inhabitat.com DNA photo from Shut­ter­stock A team from Har­vard Uni­ver­si­ty’s Wyss Insti­tute for Bio­log­i­cal­ly Inspired Engi­neer­ing has dis­cov­ered a way to store 70 bil­lion books in a space … Continue reading Harvard bio library stores 70 billion books on DNA

Glowing fish sculptures from recycled bottles

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Gigantic Glowing Fish Sculptures Made From Recycled Bottles Rise From Rio Beach | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Jill Fehrenbacher 5 Tips to Make Your Home Safe, Green & Healthy from Zem Joaquin TweetShare on TumblrEmail You’ve all heard the tired mantras about changing your lightbulbs and recycling at home in … Continue reading Glowing fish sculptures from recycled bottles

Teen Finishes 130 Sq. Ft. Mortgage-Free Home

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Teen Finishes 130 Sq. Ft. Mortgage-Free Home Sami Grover Design / Green Architecture October 19, 2012, treehugger.com Next time you hear some­one com­plain­ing about today’s youth, or moan­ing about a cul­ture of enti­tle­ment, tell them the story of Austin Hay. We already post­ed one video of Austin Hay’s project to build a tiny house on … Continue reading Teen Finishes 130 Sq. Ft. Mortgage-Free Home

Paul Testa Designs an Earth-Sheltered Home to Meet Passivehaus Standards in the UK

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Paul Testa Designs an Earth-Sheltered Home to Meet Passivehaus Standards in the UK Mark Boyer, inhabitat.com This month, Paul Testa Archi­tec­ture obtained plan­ning approval to build an earth-sheltered home in the Unit­ed King­dom. The Bur­rows is a high­ly sus­tain­able single-family home that will be built into a hill­side in South York­shire. Because… http://flpbd.it/xjzfJ Related articles … Continue reading Paul Testa Designs an Earth-Sheltered Home to Meet Passivehaus Standards in the UK

Tiny House Arc Prefab Home is Now Available for Order

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Bellomo Architects’ Tiny House Arc Prefab Home is Now Available for Order | 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: … Continue reading Tiny House Arc Prefab Home is Now Available for Order

Swedish Students Photographed With All Their Possessions Show How to Live

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. Related articles 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 … Continue reading Swedish Students Photographed With All Their Possessions Show How to Live

AN UNTRASHY TRAILER

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Ethnographic Methods, Health Informatics, Knowledge Management, Systems Science

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. Related articles Parallax Landscape Re-Imagines a Low-Carbon Future for a Coal-Dominated Australian City (inhabitat.com) Inhabitat's Top 6 Architecture Stories of … Continue reading AN UNTRASHY TRAILER

Couple transform school bus into tiny home on wheels

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Watch: Couple transform school bus into tiny home on wheels | MNN - Mother Nature Network. Related articles 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 … Continue reading Couple transform school bus into tiny home on wheels

Yestermorrow: Hands on Training in Sustainable Building and Design

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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. Related articles Green Star Workshops and Courses (ecocitizenaustralia.com.au) Zero Carbon Solar-Powered Long Studio Sits Gently Upon the Earth in Rural England (inhabitat.com) … Continue reading Yestermorrow: Hands on Training in Sustainable Building and Design

Exploration Architecture: Sustainable architecture, Biomimicry

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This place designs buildings to mimic nature. Amazing. Exploration Architecture, Sustainable architecture, Biomimicry Related articles Cell Wall Structures - 'Contouring Climatic Porosity' is an Exercise in Architectural Biomimicry (TrendHunter.com) (trendhunter.com) Biomimicry: An Increasingly Popular Sustainability Strategy (greenresearch.com) Sustainable Architecture (lucagiordanobioarchitettura.wordpress.com) Sustainable design 2.0: new models and methods (guardian.co.uk) A statistical analysis of Hassani's Mine Kafon … Continue reading Exploration Architecture: Sustainable architecture, Biomimicry

Philadelphia University | M.S. in Sustainable Design M.S. in Sustainable Design

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Philadelphia University | M.S. in Sustainable Design M.S. in Sustainable Design. Related articles How Design is Shaped by Purpose Sefaira Concept - collaborative sofware for sustainable design Green 101: Pratt Institute in Top 10 Most Environmentally Friendly Colleges Special Guest Post: Embedding Sustainability A Call for Paradigmatic Shift in Design Education System Job Sustainability Analysis Features: … Continue reading Philadelphia University | M.S. in Sustainable Design M.S. in Sustainable Design

GreenSource: McGraw-Hill on-line directory of information on sustainable design, practice and products

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GreenSource | McGraw-Hill Construction's on-line directory of information on sustainable design, practice and products. Related articles New Studies Indicate Green Building Construction and Operations Remain Strong Despite Economy (leeddaily.com) McGraw-Hill Education: Over 40 Free Educational Apps for iTunes (Science, Math, Reading + More!) (hip2save.com) Aging Water Infrastructure Drives Greater Use of Asset Management, According to … Continue reading GreenSource: McGraw-Hill on-line directory of information on sustainable design, practice and products