Source – inhabitat.com – “…Cheap Chinese goods are a bit of a joke in America, but when a company manages to produce an entire house with the affordable price of just $10,000, the laughing stops…The home is so simple to assemble in less than 24 hours – they’re tightened by a hex key, not unlike…
Source – themindunleashed.com – “… As a rule of thumb nationwide, even an efficient nonprofit developer can’t build an apartment affordable to a household making less than about $32,000 a year. That leaves out nearly a third of American households”: (New Tiny House Neighborhood Will Allow Homeless to Rent to Own) For a reality check…
Source – inhabitat.com – “…Many people dream of building their own home, but the financial cost and environmental toll of starting from scratch can often seem overwhelming….almost anyone can afford to build their own green home out of sustainable materials. “Earth homes” utilize surrounding terrain or other natural elements such as dirt, bamboo, wood, and…
Source – alternet.org – “…The number-one reason non-drivers are giving for not getting licenses isn’t the ownership costs—it’s because they’re too busy (37%). Obviously, there is a major shift in priorities going on here. The same survey also indicated that 22% of those without licenses would rather bike or walk than own a car; 17%…
Source – inhabitat.com – ‘…Well aware of monoculture’s flaws, growers, scientists, and innovators have developed alternative methods and models that enrich the earth and produce healthy food. Time to tune out that doom and gloom and get some hands dirty – hit the jump to learn about seven agricultural innovations that could save the world”: (7…
Source – stuartjeannebramhall.com – “…Free education and health care are the most important ways to create productivity and real wealth in a society. What passes for wealth creation in the US and other industrialized countries is merely the organized transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich”: (7 countries where college is free) The cost…
Source – trueactivist.com – “… A constant stress for approximately 2.3 million people on the planet has to do with obtaining clean, drinking water. Fortunately, a solution to the latter conundrum has been presented…the Water Seer collection device relies on simple condensation to collect drinkable water from the atmosphere and can provide up to 11…
Source – minds.com – “…Producing a community where farming is at its core is key….he says – “We don’t do lawns, we don’t do golf courses or tennis courts. That’s a good place to grow food, so we’re going to grow food there”: (The ‘Tesla of eco-villages’ is an off-grid community capable of producing its…
Source – inhabitat.com – “…The technology is based on a genius idea from New Zealand-based inventor Peter Lewis, who is a principal engineer with the company. His process involves a modular platform that compresses plastic debris into blocks of various shapes and densities, based on custom settings”: (ByFusion turns all types of ocean plastic into…
Source – treehugger.com – “…The project started out as a vision for an entire community — the medium-density project balances size, accessibility, green space, and solar exposure. In all, 52 homes make up a neighborhood anchored to Sonnenschiff, a mixed-use residential and commercial building that emphasizes livability with a minimal footprint”: (Solar Village is World’s…
Source – robertwjensen.org – “…The lesson of the garden is not that people should avoid all knowledge, only that we should resist the temptation to believe we are godlike and can manipulate the complexity of the world. The larger living world of which we are a part — the tree of life — was adequate to sustain us”: (What…
Source – global.oup.com – ” …His life after all had a purpose, “which could be fulfilled only by sharing his mind with the world” – And share it he did, tirelessly for over half a century, with houses hung from masts, cars with inflatable wings, a brilliant and never-bettered equal-area map of the world, and…
Source – activistpost.com – “…Remember the Hurricane Rita traffic jam back in 2005? Out of 113 deaths attributed to the hurricane, 107 were associated with the evacuation, where people perished of heat strokes, a bus fire, and the exacerbation of chronic health issues”: (The US Govt Has Recently Issued 2 Alarming Warnings to Prep –…
Source – collective-evolution.com – “…Trying to be happy by accumulating possessions is like trying to satisfy hunger by taping sandwiches all over your body.” -George Carlin”: (10 Ways Minimalism Can Change Your Life – By Alanna Ketler) The minimalist movement — a lifestyle which opposes the Western consumerist ideal — has been gaining popularity in recent…
Source – industrytap.com – “…South Central Los Angeles, home of the driv-thru & the drive-by. Funny thing is- the drive-thru’s are killing more people then drive-by’s – Ron Finley Guerrilla Gardener in South Central L.A.”: (Growing Power’ Produces 1 MILLION Pounds of Food on 3 Acres of Land – By: Nidhi Goyal) Can you imagine…
Source – treehugger.com – Grocers are in constantly pursuit of ways to connect their customers with the freshest, highest quality produce, but it’s a challenge when veggies have to be harvested at the farm and transported to market. INFARM is cutting out the middle man by placing vertical micro-farms inside Berlin supermarkets, as a way…
Source – theantimedia.org – Milan, Italy — Milan is the most polluted city in Europe. In fact, the smog is so bad that in 2012, the country reported 84,000 premature deaths linked to poor air quality. Last year, both Milan and Rome introduced traffic bans to combat pollution. Now city officials are trying something relatively…
Source – bloomberg.com – With all good technologies, there comes a time when buying the alternative no longer makes sense. Think smartphones in the past decade, color TVs in the 1970s, or even gasoline cars in the early 20th century. Predicting the timing of these shifts is difficult, but when it happens, the whole world…
Source – boredpanda.com – Sometimes, the simplest invention can change millions of lives. That’s the goal of The Shoe That Grows, a sandal invented by inventor Kenton Lee that can adjust its size, allowing children in impoverished nations to grow up without having to go barefoot. The shoes, which come in catch-all Small and Large…
Source – brainpickings.org – “Leisure lives on affirmation. It is not the same as the absence of activity … or even as an inner quiet. It is rather like the stillness in the conversation of lovers, which is fed by their oneness:” We get such a kick out of looking forward to pleasures and rushing…
Source – inhabitat.com – Copenhagen is consistently ranked as one of the world’s most livable cities, but unfortunately not all can afford to live there. Luckily, CPH Shelter is bringing affordable housing to the city in the form of a modular cargotecture village. Built with organic materials and upcycled shipping containers, the eco-friendly CPH Shelters…
Source – craveonline.com – A potentially life-saving design for underdeveloped countries: The Fontus Self-Filling Water Bottle Magically Turns Air Into Drinking Water A useful new tool for cyclists, but a potentially life-saving design for underdeveloped countries. image: http://cdn1-www.craveonline.com/assets/uploads/2016/01/TheFontus.jpg The Fontus Self-Filling Water Bottle Magically Turns Air Into Drinking Water The Fontus aims to be cyclists’…
Source – inhabitat.com – Modular architecture is becoming increasingly popular for good reason – instead of lengthy construction times, homes can be completed in just a few days. Gomos is a new modular building system composed of concrete units produced in a factory that can be assembled on-site in three days flat. Gomos System, prefab…
Source – inhabitat.com – High-quality design and affordability don’t have to be mutually exclusive—just ask the architecture students at Auburn University’s Rural Studio, a “social justice architecture” program that has been designing sustainable and low-cost homes for the rural poor in an initiative called the 20K Project. Now, after a decade of design/build experience, Rural…
Source – waldenlabs.com – Would you exercise for an hour every day if the workout powered your home for twenty-four hours? People often complain about the high costs of energy and the fact that they “never have time to workout.” This invention certainly solves both conundrums. And, most importantly, this free power invention has the…
Source – naturalblaze.com – Behold, Australia’s first carbon-positive pre-fabricated home, which is packed with a number of eco-friendly features and is absolutely gorgeous. The contemporary and cozy house was unveiled to the world last week by the Australian architecture firm ArchiBlox. Filled with light from the many windows and a solar panel top, the Archi…
Source – phys.org, By Pauline Houede – Move over, bike lanes. Move wayyyy over. Germany put its pedals where its mouth is and opened its first bicycle-only highway, a three-mile stretch of protected roadway that is closed to cars and other motor vehicles. Unlike a traditional bike lane, which is separated only by paint on…
Source – kauilapele.wordpress.com – I have always been attracted to domes and circular spaces for living (even though I’m not there yet). This was sent to me by G, and I found myself strongly drawn in to watching this. Absolutely fascinating. I see this as something that can assist many, in many places (like Hawaii),…
Source – truthonpot.com – A new sustainable housing project in the northwest of Scotland will feature industrial hemp as a main building material, reports Green Building Press. The eco-friendly material is the main component of a pre-fabricated wall system called Hempbuild – a mixture of the plant’s woody core and a lime-based binder. The system was…
Source – wakingtimes.com – For many waking up in the modern world, the weight of the planet is on their shoulders. It seems like the more one learns, the more everything is in ruin. Climate catastrophe and secret financial institutions threaten devastation on all sides, the media is run by the corporate elite and filters…
Source – collective-evolution.com – “Damanhur is a resilient Federation with its own Constitution, culture, art, music, currency, schools and uses of science and technology: Damanhur is a commune, ecovillage, and spiritual community that was founded in 1975 by a man named Falco Tarassaco. It is situated in the Piedmont region of northern Italy about 30 miles north of the city…
Source – inhabitat.com – The mobile home of the future has popped up in Hong Kong’s Kowloon Park. Created as a solution to the city’s skyrocketing real estate prices, the high-tech pod house, named the ALPOD, promises city dwellers greater freedom in where and how they want to live. The team behind the prefab and…
Source – waldenlabs.com, By Amanda Froelich – City-Dwellers Can Become Self-Sufficient Gardeners With This Indoor Vertical Farm: The 7-foot tall NutriTower is specifically designed to fit in small spaces and can hydroponically grow a variety of edible plants. If something were to happen today, tomorrow, six months down the road, or even three years into…
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