[breyn-i-keyn] Brainstorming on a Higher Level
In good times, idealists trying to start something like a cohousing project have trouble competing with developers for land; they have to put up their own money, don’t have access to the same kind of mezzanine financing, and can’t move as quickly. In times like these, suddenly they hold all the cards; they actually have […]
These cottages in Portland, Oregon are cute and sized right at about 364 square feet, but builders Jeffrey Gantert and Brad Bloom also demonstrate how a little ingenuity and humor make cheap and found materials a lot more interesting than buying new. According to Ruth Mullen in the Oregonian:
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Can’t get by with public transit systems or a bicycle? Need a car, but would rather have something more economical and ecological like the Toyota Prius? If only you could avoid it! Someone has been eavesdropping on your thoughts and that person is Ulrik Poulsen, a Danish mechanical engineer. Ulrik has created the ‘Poulsen Hybrid’, […]
image: Coulomb Technologies
A bit over a week ago Coulomb Technologies announced that it would be installing 40 of its electric vehicle charging stations across California. Now the company will be expanding access to these chargers through regional reseller programs in 28 states, in the Northeast, Southeast, West, and Mountain regions. The program is expected to […]
Electric bikes have never seemed appealing or beautiful enough to warrant their prices - they have always looked like what they are…a bicycle with an afterthought motor.
Japanese riders are pretty enamored of electric bikes, however, with the market estimated at nearly 300,000 electric bikes last year. Sanyo’s new electric-hybrid Eneloop bike has two features going […]
Enough is enough according to the nuns at an ageing Victorian convent. They are tired of being caretakers for an old country mansion that is eating money in fuel bills and upkeep. Now they have commissioned a new home in the remote countryside that will be environmentally friendly. It will have rainwater […]
The US Environmental Protection Agency has an aqueous analog to the well established ENERGY STAR® program. The 2-year old WaterSense® is a partnership program sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and is the symbol for water-efficient products, services and practices. Vanguard Homes of North Carolina USA is apparently the first partner-member to […]
The first edition of Sustentable, a design festival entirely dedicated to sustainability and green design, is proving that Buenos Aires is ready to embrace the environmental movement. The event gathered a good amount and quality of designers, which offer a panorama of the state of green design in the city these days. Plus, even in […]
photography by kris krüg
A propos of our post on Is Home Ownership a Good Thing? Part II, the introduction of Malcolm Gladwell’s new book Outliers describes a study of Roseto, a small town in Pennsylvania, where for some unknown reason people just didn’t die of the usual causes in America at the time, primarily heart […]
The US Environmental Protection Agency has an aqueous analog to the well established ENERGY STAR® program. The 2-year old WaterSense® is a partnership program sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and is the symbol for water-efficient products, services and practices. Vanguard Homes of North Carolina USA is apparently the first partner-member to […]