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: 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 […] READ MORE >, inhabitat.com

Texas-based Kanga Room Sys­tems builds pre­fab­ri­cat­ed aux­il­iary units for your home or busi­ness. Whether you’re look­ing for a stu­dio, office, extra liv­ing space, or an extra room, these basic …

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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 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 […] READ MORE >, inhabitat.com

The Sol Duc Cabin is the lat­est project to come from the office of Inhab­i­tat favorite, Olson Kundig Archi­tects. Locat­ed in the Olympic Penin­su­la, Wash­ing­ton, this small retreat is per­fect fo …

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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 …

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

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

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Kickstarter (Photo credit: Scott Beale)

 

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…

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Too green gadgets of 2013

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Systems Science

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, spend more time with fam­i­ly and friends, and maybe shed a few extra…

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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 the planet – are you yawning yet? Many consumers think that going green is a gesture of self-sacrifice that often comes at great expense and inconvenience – but nothing could be further from the […] READ MORE >, inhabitat.com

As Eric Clap­ton says, “trav­elin’ light, it’s the only way to fly.” Whether it’s a week­end busi­ness trip or a month-long trek into the jun­gle, the less stuff you have to carry the bet­ter. Find­ing a wash­ing machine can be quite dif­fi­cult o…

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Green tech tips for saving on your heating bill

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

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. Before the cold weath­er strikes, get your home but­toned up and rea…

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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 Uni­ver­si­ty of Cam­bridge’s…

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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 our­selves tucked under our cov­ers, most of us don’t give much thought to the place we plant …

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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 cir­cum­vent build­…

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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 build­…

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Harvard bio library stores 70 billion books on DNA

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

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 the size of your thumb­nail! Using…

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