Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
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- This charming old-fashioned caravan tiny house is 100% self sustaining Fri, 27 Apr 18, 11:21pmThis caravan tiny house is a blast from the past. Designed and constructed by father-and-son builders Nick and Aaron Troisi (The Unknown Craftsmen), the tiny home on wheels is 100 percent self-sufficient. The wandering caravan...
- Solar-powered house in Ontario redefines sustainable living in the wilderness Sat, 7 Apr 18, 1:53amThis remote cottage, nestled deep in a thick forest 160 miles from Toronto, Canada, allows for sustainable living deep within its wooded surroundings. It occupies a quiet lakeside site and functions as a weekend retreat for...
- Check out this Amsterdam house created with trash and items from eBay Thu, 22 Mar 18, 5:03amGarbage doesn't need to simply be garbage; it can be used to build new things. At least, that's what Frank Alsema has done. Profiled by Gizmodo, Alsema is a retired TV producer in the Netherlands who’s been fashioning his...
- This idyllic 15-acre farmhouse is the worlds second Living Building residence Wed, 21 Feb 18, 11:22pmA picturesque farmhouse on 15 acres in Ann Arbor, Michigan was just officially crowned the world's second "Living Building" residence by the International Living Future Institute (ILFI)...
- This idyllic farmhouse on 15 acres is the worlds second Living Building residence Wed, 21 Feb 18, 11:22pmA picturesque farmhouse on 15 acres in Ann Arbor, Michigan was just officially crowned the world's second "Living Building" residence by the International Living Future Institute (ILFI)...
- Low-impact 'Outside House' is built on an old lava flow in the mountains of Maui Thu, 23 Nov 17, 1:06amOregon-based firm FLOAT Architectural Research and Design recently built the "Outside House" for a client who wants to spend her days communing with nature at its fullest...
- Custom ordered tiny homes provide compact living options without sacrificing on comfort Wed, 8 Nov 17, 5:51amNot everyone is capable of building their own tiny home, but for those who'd like to live sustainably and efficiently, Fauna Homes can make your tiny home dream come true...
- Solar loans on offer amid Palaszczuk's energy retailer shock tactics Tue, 24 Oct 17, 5:18pmNo-interest loans will be offered for solar and battery installations as the Queensland Government's cost-of-living campaign cops further criticism from the Opposition.
- Tiles or tin? What's the best roof for your home? Sat, 30 Sep 17, 7:00amWhether you're renovating or building from the ground up, have you considered what style of roof will best suit your home but also your budget?
- Earth Overshoot Day arrives earlier this year than ever before Tue, 9 Aug 16, 2:07amThe planet isn't equipped to deal with the amount of pollution humans pump out or the amount of resources we gobble up every year. To show just how unbalanced things are, each year we mark Earth Overshoot Day, the point that...
- Wildlife biologists take a tiny house research base on expedition Tue, 28 Jun 16, 3:00pmThe tiny living unit will function as research base and home to wildlife biologists led by Katy Gavrilchuk and David Gaspard who plan to go on an expedition this summer to study the whale and dolphin species of the Gulf of...
- A group of wildlife biologists take their tiny research base with them on expedition Tue, 28 Jun 16, 3:00pmThe tiny living unit will function as research base and home to wildlife biologists led by Katy Gavrilchuk and David Gaspard who plan to go on an expedition this summer to study the whale and dolphin species of the Gulf of...
- INFOGRAPHIC: How smart cities are creating a greener future Fri, 4 Dec 15, 7:37amAdvances in technology are quickly paving the way for smart cities. A smart city is an urban center that harnesses technologies, such as IT, to improve the quality of life of residents, manage available resources such as...
- Thermoelectric IKEA furniture could charge your phone with heat from your coffee Thu, 3 Dec 15, 4:00amAll around us, appliances, lighting, computers and even coffee cups radiate heat that dissipates into the air, unused. But what if we could capture that energy and transform it into electricity? A pair of design students...
- Your hot coffee could soon charge a phone with IKEA thermoelectric furniture Thu, 3 Dec 15, 12:00amAll around us, appliances, lighting, computers and even coffee cups radiate heat that dissipates into the air, unused. But what if we could capture that energy and transform it into electricity? A pair of design students...