Eco Factor: Sustainable prefabricated home gets powered by renewable energy. A floating home is where you could find yourself living if the average temperature of the planet continues to rise. Industrial designer Gabriel Wartofsky is leaving no...Eco Tech: Sanyo’s new solar cells are thinner than human hair
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http://www.motherearthnews.com/Renewable-Energy/1981-01-01/Build-Bicycle-For-Water-Pump.aspx To learn more about how to use a bicycle to make your own home power, read Cycle Power Part I: How to Build a Working Stationary Bicycle, Cycle Power Part II: How to Use a Stationary Bicycle to Generate Electricity or Cycle Power Part III: How to Use a Stationary Bicycle to Power Your Workshop from the Mother Earth News archive.
Begley is (January/February 2007 By Heidi Hunt) certainly not the only person who’s using pedal power in their homes. Mother Earth News contributor John Gulland, for example, has posted an excellent Web page about the pedal-powered generator he built. Gulland’s article about pedal power is scheduled for late 2007 in Mother Earth News.
Begley is (January/February 2007 By Heidi Hunt) certainly not the only person who’s using pedal power in their homes. Mother Earth News contributor John Gulland, for example, has posted an excellent Web page about the pedal-powered generator he built. Gulland’s article about pedal power is scheduled for late 2007 in Mother Earth News.
March/April 1981Cycle Power, Part II: Power your Home with a Bicycle Generator
Yes, you can use pedal power to produce electricity for your home.
Combine a bicycle, a battery, and an automobile alternator... and you can pedal up some watts in your own home with a bicycle generator!
Plan for the bicycle generator.
Yes, you can use pedal power to provide electricity to a TV!
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Renewable-Energy/1981-03-01/Bicycle-Generator-Home-Power.aspx
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www.treehugger.com/2009/05/03-week/
Welsh Affordable Housing Concept Set to Be 'Overnight' Success 05. 9.09The prototype in the Ty Unnos project is for a low-cost, energy-efficient house framed with beams of relatively fast-growing Welsh spruce, but the simple, standardized kit is easily modifiable to use different locally sourced wood products in other locations and designed in a modular style (pdf) that lends itself both to the efforts of do-it-yourselfers and to ease of future expansion or modification. Says David Jenkins, director of Coed Cymru: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Longmont, CO May Host Global Contest The Greener Home Competition
September 6th, 2009
House on the Water by Formodesign
August 28th, 2009
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September 12th, 2009The closer you come to the center of a city the more difficult it is to find unused space available for new construction, except perhaps at the cost of all-too-valuable public parks and other civic places
Modular Mobile Green River HomesLike products on shelves, this modular housing system is designed by h3ar to accommodate homes that are plugged into a grid, occupied for a period of time and then removed when necessary. Much like cargo container architecture and other standardized systems, this design is meant for an ever-more-mobile as well as increasingly crowded world.
Modular Mobile Green River HomesLike products on shelves, this modular housing system is designed by h3ar to accommodate homes that are plugged into a grid, occupied for a period of time and then removed when necessary. Much like cargo container architecture and other standardized systems, this design is meant for an ever-more-mobile as well as increasingly crowded world.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
http://www.impactlab.com/2009/09/20/habitable-polyhedron/
Habitable Polyhedron
The project, meant for a family house back yard in the suburbs, aimed at designing a small park or opened area where the young parents and their newborn child would enjoy a independent space from day to day house activities, a space for reading, playing, etc. Having in mind this objective, and considering the usages of the space in the long term, it was proposed the project incorporated a small building to complement and support outside activities. That way he building would serve as a shelter for the child to share with his parents and, later on, as his own personal activities and hobbies setting.
http://www.impactlab.com/2009/09/20/habitable-polyhedron/
Habitable PolyhedronThe project, meant for a family house back yard in the suburbs, aimed at designing a small park or opened area where the young parents and their newborn child would enjoy a independent space from day to day house activities, a space for reading, playing, etc. Having in mind this objective, and considering the usages of the space in the long term, it was proposed the project incorporated a small building to complement and support outside activities. That way he building would serve as a shelter for the child to share with his parents and, later on, as his own personal activities and hobbies setting.
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http://www.greenlaunches.com/architecture/
Fletcher Priest’s new ‘green’ project is an architectural marvel
October 15, 2009
Fletcher Priest’s 21,370 sq m new office building located in the heart of London has now got a sanction to replace the outdated building while still reconnecting the existing streets and also doubling the public space. The building will have about 10,000 sq ft of private outdoor roof terraces. Use of the rooftop gardens
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Leav – A solar-powered shelter for avid campers
http://ecobcil.com/blog
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This is a GREEN SITE !
http://www.greenlaunches.com/architecture/
Fletcher Priest’s new ‘green’ project is an architectural marvelOctober 15, 2009
Fletcher Priest’s 21,370 sq m new office building located in the heart of London has now got a sanction to replace the outdated building while still reconnecting the existing streets and also doubling the public space. The building will have about 10,000 sq ft of private outdoor roof terraces. Use of the rooftop gardens
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Leav – A solar-powered shelter for avid campershttp://ecobcil.com/blog
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This is a GREEN SITE !
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Alliance CEO Enter Plantagon final retail price food budget Hans Hassle large solution Person Career Plantagon Quotation SWECO
LOOK: The Plantagon Greenhouse
By year 2050,
the global population is expected to reach 9 billion, 80 percent of which is projected to live in cities. Currently, most local supermarkets rely on stocking practices that, when applied to dense populations, add unnecessary costs to the average city household’s food budget. Transported from locations often hundreds or thousands of miles away, fruits and vegetables incur transportation, storage, and handling costs that amount to 70 percent of the goods’ final retail price.
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http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/
July 31, 2009,
The Food, Energy and Environment ‘Trilemma’
By John Lorinc
A farmer stands near a patch of energy cane near New Iberia, La.
At the 2009 Bio World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology, held in Montreal last week, industry players and scientists found themselves pondering two seemingly contradictory concerns.
One focused on how rapid advances in genetic engineering and biotechnology can expand the market for cellulosic ethanol and other “second-generation biofuels,” which are touted as low-emission substitutes for corn ethanol (itself a partial substitute for gasoline).
The other involved the problem of ensuring that exponential growth in the global biofuel market — which is projected to grow 12.3 percent a year through 2017, according to one recent study of the industry — will not hurt the environment and divert vast tracks of arable land needed for food or grain production.
A paper published in Science earlier this month, referred to the triple challenges of energy, environment and food as the biofuel “trilemma.” The authors identified five “beneficial” sources of biomass: perennial plants grown on abandoned farm fields, crop residue, sustainably harvested wood residue, double or mixed crops, and industrial/municipal waste. Read more…
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http://www.greenraysolar.com/tech.html
It’s a simple idea – a solar electric or photovoltaic (PV) module that produces AC power. Simple to install and simple to use, it’s the next appliance for your home.
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http://www.gizmag.com/global-food-crisis-vertical-aeroponic-farming/11019/3/
Solving the global food crisis: vertical aeroponic farm grows food out of thin air
February 17, 2009
The Dystopian Farm took out third prize out of 416 entrants in Evolo's 2009 Skyscraper Competition - and while it's by no means yet a practical solution, it highlights the potential of aeroponics in combination with high-density urban high-rise farming.
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http://www.gizmag.com/ecogizmo/
The Dragonfly: vertical farming vision for New York's skyline
July 16, 2009
The Dragonfly is the brainchild of Belgian company Vincent Callebaut Architectures and underlines the future potential of vertical farming that was first realized
by designs such as Dubai’s seawater vertical farm and Eric Vergne's Dystopian Farm concept.
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http://www.bizrate.com/gardenorganization_storage/products__keyword--greenhouses.html
http://www.pottingbenches.com/greenhouses/1357+4295037300.cfm?source=googleaw&kwid=greenhouses&tid=exact
http://www.growingspaces.com/
http://www.greenhousemegastore.com/Hobby-Greenhouses/departments/1001/?gclid=CLK_wP6g1JsCFRFMagodCmKnJA
http://www.greenhousemegastore.com/default.asp
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http://ecobcil.com/content/about-us http://ecobcil.com/content/about-us
Alliance CEO Enter Plantagon final retail price food budget Hans Hassle large solution Person Career Plantagon Quotation SWECO
LOOK: The Plantagon Greenhouse
By year 2050,
the global population is expected to reach 9 billion, 80 percent of which is projected to live in cities. Currently, most local supermarkets rely on stocking practices that, when applied to dense populations, add unnecessary costs to the average city household’s food budget. Transported from locations often hundreds or thousands of miles away, fruits and vegetables incur transportation, storage, and handling costs that amount to 70 percent of the goods’ final retail price.
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http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/
July 31, 2009,The Food, Energy and Environment ‘Trilemma’
By John Lorinc
A farmer stands near a patch of energy cane near New Iberia, La.
At the 2009 Bio World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology, held in Montreal last week, industry players and scientists found themselves pondering two seemingly contradictory concerns.
One focused on how rapid advances in genetic engineering and biotechnology can expand the market for cellulosic ethanol and other “second-generation biofuels,” which are touted as low-emission substitutes for corn ethanol (itself a partial substitute for gasoline).
The other involved the problem of ensuring that exponential growth in the global biofuel market — which is projected to grow 12.3 percent a year through 2017, according to one recent study of the industry — will not hurt the environment and divert vast tracks of arable land needed for food or grain production.
A paper published in Science earlier this month, referred to the triple challenges of energy, environment and food as the biofuel “trilemma.” The authors identified five “beneficial” sources of biomass: perennial plants grown on abandoned farm fields, crop residue, sustainably harvested wood residue, double or mixed crops, and industrial/municipal waste. Read more…
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http://www.greenraysolar.com/tech.html
It’s a simple idea – a solar electric or photovoltaic (PV) module that produces AC power. Simple to install and simple to use, it’s the next appliance for your home.
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http://www.gizmag.com/global-food-crisis-vertical-aeroponic-farming/11019/3/
Solving the global food crisis: vertical aeroponic farm grows food out of thin air
February 17, 2009
The Dystopian Farm took out third prize out of 416 entrants in Evolo's 2009 Skyscraper Competition - and while it's by no means yet a practical solution, it highlights the potential of aeroponics in combination with high-density urban high-rise farming.
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http://www.gizmag.com/ecogizmo/
The Dragonfly: vertical farming vision for New York's skylineJuly 16, 2009
The Dragonfly is the brainchild of Belgian company Vincent Callebaut Architectures and underlines the future potential of vertical farming that was first realized
by designs such as Dubai’s seawater vertical farm and Eric Vergne's Dystopian Farm concept.
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http://www.bizrate.com/gardenorganization_storage/products__keyword--greenhouses.html
http://www.pottingbenches.com/greenhouses/1357+4295037300.cfm?source=googleaw&kwid=greenhouses&tid=exact
http://www.growingspaces.com/
http://www.greenhousemegastore.com/Hobby-Greenhouses/departments/1001/?gclid=CLK_wP6g1JsCFRFMagodCmKnJA
http://www.greenhousemegastore.com/default.asp
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Massive: 'Thanet Earth' will cover 91 hectares of land in Kent. Garden of England:
The site will contain seven greenhouses, each the size of 10 football pitches
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1025689/Welcome-Thanet-Earth-The-biggest-greenhouse-Britain-unveiled.html
Is this the future of food? Japanese 'plant factory' churn out immaculate vegetables
By David DerbyshireLast updated at 9:56 AM on 03rd June 2009
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1025689/Welcome-Thanet-Earth-The-biggest-greenhouse-Britain-unveiled.html
Is this the future of food? Japanese 'plant factory' churn out immaculate vegetables
By David DerbyshireLast updated at 9:56 AM on 03rd June 2009
Our future shows a strong need for Clean Energy Home, Neighborhood, and Community Greenhouses.
Home Greenhouses
http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&hl=en&sa=1&q=home+greenhouses&btnG=Search+Images&aq=f&oq=
Home Greenhouses
http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&hl=en&sa=1&q=home+greenhouses&btnG=Search+Images&aq=f&oq=
A SEED BOMB ?
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