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The Bike Valet by Reclamation Art
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There have been many designs where the bikes can be hung onto the wall, but this bike valet not only is functional but it does not take away from its aesthetics either. The creation of Reclamation Art designed by Steven Tillerand Stephanie Birch is steel [...]
iPad's Are Great...But At What Cost?
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Mark H. sends a link to a troubling story in the New York Times about the often unconsidered (and terrible) human cost associated with the making of Apple's must-have products, such as iPads, iPhones, etc. Read it here. Image via the New York [...]
Interiors: StudioSynapse
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If you are looking for ultra-minimalist interiors that are simple but also full of personality, we genuinely have the firm for you. StudioSynapse from Igarashi, Maebashi, Gunma, a female and male partner of designers, is creating stunningly simple [...]
Backstory » Building a Zero-Energy Community: Part 9
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by Brad LiljequistProject Manager Brad Liljequist chronicles the building of zHome, a ten-unit townhome in Issaquah, Washington—the first multifamily zero-energy community in the United States. Part 9: Social equity through green material [...]
Understanding and Managing Occupant Behaviors for Achieving Green Goals
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Property management analyst Ashley Halligan was in touch the other day, saying she had the opportunity to interview folks at Lucid’s Design Group and LEED experts to pen an article concerning occupant behaviors and their impact on owner or manager [...]
American Water Becomes First Water Utility to Join Alternative Fuels Renewable Energies Council
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American Water Works Company, Inc., the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, today announced it has joined the Alternative Fuels Renewable Energies Council (AFREC). This makes American Water the first U.S. water utility to [...]
How Does Solar Energy Work? How Solar Power Works
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We talk so much about solar energy (photo: jiskar) it’s helpful to understand how this renewable technology works. Here we have republished a post from Clean Technica, with graphics assistance from the Photovoltaic Education Network. How Does [...]
Toronto's New Subway Trains Are A Different Kind of Ride
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A bit late on this story, but I finally get onto Toronto's new subway cars, and they are such an [...]
Shoebox Dwelling
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Design journalist Natalia Repolovsky describes her interesting and useful blog Shoebox Dwelling as "about simplicity, space-saving, efficiency and beauty of human thought behind the objects". Though not aimed specifically at the garden office [...]
rainwater harvesting
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The amazing and prolific storms that moved through central Texas yesterday and last night got us to thinking about rainwater harvesting systems again. We've been proponents of the idea since WAY back to our first project out at Deep Eddy West. For that [...]
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