Reblogged from OC Green Mama: The day was finally here we had been waiting for – installation day. Our solar panel system is fairly large (7.2kw) so installation actually took two days. Installation was a breeze. The hardest thing was keeping my dogs from freaking out while a crew of people stomped across our roof. […]
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Humanity and Nature are One - Segmento
February 26, 2013 
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Reblogged from Ekostories: Following from the world of advertising and persuasion of last week’s post, I want to present this provocative image courtesy of The Third Ray, a blog by Joe Zammit-Lucia. Mr. Zammit-Lucia is constantly interested in exploring connections between nature and culture beyond traditional labels of environmentalism and notions of “saving the planet”, […]
Read more10 Emerging technologies to watch
June 25, 2010 0 Comments
So much is happening what should we pay attention to? Solar Fuel Mobile 3-D Light-trapping Photovoltaics Green Concrete These are the ones I think are interesting. You can view the rest at the original post in Workplace Learning Today.
Read moreThe politics of sustainable design
October 24, 2008 0 Comments
Let’s face it, green design, sustainable design, ecological conscious innovations all of these concepts are highly politicized ideas. It’s inevitable. Every time you have innovative ideas they must enter into the arena to compete with the ideas of folks who’d like to see more of the same. The main reasons? The usual suspects: money and […]
Read moreEnergy generating dance floor
October 15, 2008 0 Comments
Image found in: Interactive Architecture blog Related in this blog CO2penhagen – First CO2 neutral festival Harvesting the energy of crowd movement Theo Jansen, the merging of art and engineering Wind, activated home Sustainable art ……………………………………………. -Daniel Montano ……………………… Tweet
Read moreEcuador’s constitution grants rights to nature
October 5, 2008 0 Comments
“…the most interesting aspect of the new constitution is that it grants inalienable rights to nature. The Pennsylvania based Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) assisted in drafting the “Rights of Nature” chapter in the new constitution. Language in the document assures nature the “right to exist, persist, maintain and regenerate its vital cycles, structure, […]
Read moreThe Buckminster Fuller Challenge
August 29, 2008 0 Comments
Quoting from the Buckminster Fuller Institute website: The Buckminster Fuller Challenge seeks submissions of design science solutions within a broad range of human endeavor that exemplify the trimtab principle . Trimtabs demonstrate how small amounts of energy and resources precisely applied at the right time and place can produce maximum advantageous change. Solutions should be: […]
Read moreC02penhagen – First CO2-Neutral Festival
July 10, 2008 0 Comments
Festivals, whether they are based around art, music, food or any other commonality are great opportunities to showcase new discoveries, inventions, ideas, projects and proposals for sustainability. The brains behind CO2penhagen figured out just that. “In conjunction with next year’s UN Climate Conference to be held in Copenhagen, an initiative called Co2penhagen will host a […]
Read moreMaking Sustainable Design a Reality
May 16, 2008 1 Comment
An interesting blog posting by a civil engineer (Dana Breig Probert), dealing with the hurdles of developers and other stakeholders in an effort to move towards sustainable design. It’s written for the civil engineering audience but it is still an interesting and relevant posting. This may be a good example of sustainable design beyond products […]
Read moreTop 10 Green Architecture Projects
May 10, 2008 0 Comments
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have selected the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and green design solutions that protect and enhance the environment. The projects will be honored at the AIA 2008 National Convention and Design Exposition in Boston. The goals and criteria for evaluation are […]
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