PICNIC Festival To Explore The Shift From Top-Down To Bottom-Up fastcocreate.com Amsterdam festival addresses the cultural and business impact of a networked world. We are officially in the age of democratized everything. Entrenched systems have been buckling under the disruptive pressure of participation and… http://flpbd.it/1C6IQ Related articles The best electro festivals in The Netherlands? (londonoa.com) … Continue reading PICNIC Festival To Explore The Shift From Top-Down To Bottom
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Washington, District Of Cycling
Washington, District Of Cycling Emily Badger, fastcompany.com Few modes of transportation are more basic than the humble bike. Heck, people have been straddling them for some 200 years, far longer than we’ve been moving about town in streetcars, subways, or our own cars. And so this seems a bit… http://flpbd.it/Nytg8 Related articles Top reasons to … Continue reading Washington, District Of Cycling
Tiny House Arc Prefab Home is Now Available for Order
Bellomo Architects’ Tiny House Arc Prefab Home is Now Available for Order | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Andrew Michler INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Green Architect & Cradle to Cradle Founder William McDonough INHABITAT: What inspired you to write ‘Cradle to Cradle‘ (the book) and launch the Cradle to Cradle system? William McDonough: … Continue reading Tiny House Arc Prefab Home is Now Available for Order
Do-It-Yourself Civilization in Hackerspace
Do-It-Yourself Civilization in Hackerspace.gr By John Baichtal, makezine.com Sounds way cool! Coming Sunday, September the 2nd, we are going to take a look at the basics of life through the eye of the hexayurt project‘s creator Vinay Gupta that will visit hackerspace.gr. Hexayurt is an open hardware house built in … Continue reading Do-It-Yourself Civilization in Hackerspace
Why Our Ancestors Built Round Houses
Why Our Ancestors Built Round Houses - and Why it Still Makes Sense to Build Round Structures Today | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Andrew Michler INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Green Archi tect & Cradle to Cradle Founder William McDonough INHABITAT: What inspired you to write ‘Cradle to Cradle‘ (the book) and launch … Continue reading Why Our Ancestors Built Round Houses
The Stealth Bomber: An Electric Bike Even The Dark Knight Would Love
The Stealth Bomber: An Electric Bike Even The Dark Knight Would Love | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Andrew Michler INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Green Architect & Cradle to Cradle Founder William McDonough INHABITAT: What inspired you to write ‘Cradle to Cradle‘ (the book) and launch the Cradle to Cradle system? William McDonough: … Continue reading The Stealth Bomber: An Electric Bike Even The Dark Knight Would Love
Nothing is the Next Big Thing
Nothing is the Next Big Thing Graham Hill Design / Interior Design August 30, 2012, treehugger.com The first LifeEdited apartment, configured for a dinner party. Scroll down to see it in sleeping mode. When I started TreeHugger in 2004, the stereotypical “environmentalist” wore torn bellbottoms, drank out of mason ja… http://flpbd.it/dAH8i … Continue reading Nothing is the Next Big Thing
7 Cozy Tipis and Yurts That Make You Feel Right at Home
7 Cozy Tipis and Yurts That Make You Feel Right at Home | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Andrew Michler INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Green Architect & Cradle to Cradle Founder William McDonough INHABITAT: What inspired you to write ‘Cradle to Cradle‘ (the book) and launch the Cradle to Cradle system? William McDonough: … Continue reading 7 Cozy Tipis and Yurts That Make You Feel Right at Home
In China More Than 30 Million People Live in Eco-Friendly Caves
In China More Than 30 Million People Live in Eco-Friendly Caves | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Andrew Michler INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Green Architect & Cradle to Cradle Founder William McDonough INHABITAT: What inspired you to write ‘Cradle to Cradle‘ (the book) and launch the Cradle to Cradle system? William McDonough: From … Continue reading In China More Than 30 Million People Live in Eco-Friendly Caves
Cleantech Experts On Romney’s Energy Plan
Cleantech Experts On Romney’s Energy Plan: ‘A Political Document Not Worth Serious Analysis’ By Climate Guest Blogger on Aug 30, 2012 at 12:21 pm, thinkprogress.org by Walter Frick, via BostInno The central energy challenge we face as a nation and a planet is the transition away from fossil fuels, which contribute to climate change, to clean … Continue reading Cleantech Experts On Romney’s Energy Plan
The Leaf House is an Energy-Efficient Tiny Home
The Leaf House is an Energy-Efficient Tiny Home Built for the Cold | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Andrew Michler INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Green Architect & Cradle to Cradle Founder William McDonough INHABITAT: What inspired you to write ‘Cradle to Cradle‘ (the book) and launch the Cradle to Cradle system? William McDonough: … Continue reading The Leaf House is an Energy-Efficient Tiny Home
See Inside IKEA Brooklyn Tiny 391 Sq. Ft. Model Apartment
See Inside IKEA Brooklyn’s Tiny 391 Sq. Ft. Model Apartment inhabitat.com If you need another clue that the popularity of tiny dwellings is growing, check out this 391 sq. ft. model apartment that Ikea now has on display at its Red Hook, Brooklyn location. It seems the clever marketers at the world’s most… http://flpbd.it/ptrrs Related … Continue reading See Inside IKEA Brooklyn Tiny 391 Sq. Ft. Model Apartment
Netatmo Urban Weather Station
Netatmo Urban Weather Station tells iOS users when it’s safe to brave the great outdoors (video) Jon Fingas, engadget.com We haven’t seen weather stations garner the same level of clever mobile integration as other pieces of household gear — like, say, thermostats. Netatmo wants its newly available Urban Weather Station to inject a similar dose … Continue reading Netatmo Urban Weather Station
An energy model for Boston from European cities
Germany definitely has the right idea: convert ugly old buildings to biofuel factories and kick start the green economy. But we're still in the mode of "drill baby drill." An energy model for Boston - Boston.com. Related articles Renewable distributed electricity generation to triple by 2017 (eco-business.com) Germany: Full speed ahead on renewables (summitcountyvoice.com) Germany's … Continue reading An energy model for Boston from European cities
New models for venture firms find both ideas and the money
Knode and other local startups are the focus of new vc approaches that involve less time shuffling papers at a desk, and more time doing ethnographic research on what people actually do. Some venture firms find both ideas and the money - Boston.com. Related articles Fred Wilson says venture capital funds have gotten too big … Continue reading New models for venture firms find both ideas and the money
EDV-01 Emergency Pop-Up Shelter
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Swedish Students Photographed With All Their Possessions Show How to Live
All I Own: Swedish Students Photographed With All Their Possessions Show How to Live With less | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building. Related articles Dramatic Dartmoor Treehouse is Woven From Wood Like a Bird's Nest (inhabitat.com) Next-Generation High School Built in an Abandoned Mall 55 Days After Joplin Tornado (inhabitat.com) Gaia … Continue reading Swedish Students Photographed With All Their Possessions Show How to Live
FusionPharm Inc., Let’s Grow Together.
fusionpharminc.com CULTIVATION CONTAINER SYSTEMS The explosive growth in organic produce and the recent meteoric rise in popularity of the local food movement are a direct result of the nutrient depleted, pesticide laden food on America’s… http://flpbd.it/UUwqI FusionPharm Inc., Let's Grow Together. Related articles Good Chance For PharmAthene To Jump On Lucrative SIGA Litigation (seekingalpha.com) Revisiting … Continue reading FusionPharm Inc., Let’s Grow Together.
Why Don’t Young Americans Buy Cars?
Why Don’t Young Americans Buy Cars? Jordan Weissmann, theatlantic.com Auto makers are worried about the Millennials. They just don’t seem to care about owning a car. Is this a generational shift, or just a lousy economy at work? Kids these days. They don’t get married. They don’t buy homes. And,… http://flpbd.it/zeQMx Related articles Young drivers … Continue reading Why Don’t Young Americans Buy Cars?
Bill Gates Wants a New Toilet and He’s Willing to Pay for It
Rachel Swaby, wired.com The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation thinks the toilet is in need of a redesign. If you’re anything like us, you may be scratching your head as to why. After all, the sturdy porcelain pot reliably soldiers through an average of 1,800… http://flpbd.it/C9DSu Bill Gates Wants a New Toilet and He's Willing … Continue reading Bill Gates Wants a New Toilet and He’s Willing to Pay for It
The Electricity-Free Laundry Pod Washer
The Electricity-Free Laundry Pod Washer Cuts Down on Water, Time and Energy | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Yuka Yoneda VIDEO: Inhabitat Lighting Makeover - Inhabitots Editor Julie Seguss Gets a Money-Saving Light Bulb Overhaul If you read our enlightening “how to switch to LED bulbs” tutorial, you’ve hopefully … Continue reading The Electricity-Free Laundry Pod Washer
Just how hot is it in the US right now?
Just how hot is it in the US right now? - Boing Boing. Related articles As Climate Changes, Urban Planners Help Cities Adapt (wbur.org) BBC Burnt Over Climate Change Claim UK Will Be As Hot As Madeira (chimalaya.org) Plan Panel Seeks to Rewrite India's Climate Change Stance (chimalaya.org) Climate change is real, Canadians say, but … Continue reading Just how hot is it in the US right now?
Summer Camp For Super-geeks
Robots, Codebreaking and Smores: Welcome To Summer Camp For Supergeeks - Forbes. Related articles Welcome To ToorCamp: Summer Camp For Supergeeks (forbes.com) ToorCamp 2012: Tribes & Technology (tripwire.com) ToorCamp Journal: Pushing the boundaries of technology (geekwire.com) Hackaday is going to ToorCamp! (hackaday.com) Toorcamp: Kelp Horns (hackaday.com) ToorCamp Journal, Day 1: Let the hacking begin (geekwire.com) … Continue reading Summer Camp For Super-geeks
Udacity, Udemy: MOOCs disrupt conventional science and tech talent acquisition and education
MOOCs, Large Courses Open to All, Topple Campus Walls - NYTimes.com. New Massive Open Online Courses or MOOCs and startup companies such as Udacity and Udemy are turning conventional education on its head. Udacity, a startup which is supported by Charles River Ventures, was created by former professors at Stanford who taught one AI course online … Continue reading Udacity, Udemy: MOOCs disrupt conventional science and tech talent acquisition and education
AN UNTRASHY TRAILER
AN UNTRASHY TRAILER | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building. Future-forward design for the world you inhabit - your daily source for innovations in sustainable architecture and green design for the home. Related articles Parallax Landscape Re-Imagines a Low-Carbon Future for a Coal-Dominated Australian City (inhabitat.com) Inhabitat's Top 6 Architecture Stories of … Continue reading AN UNTRASHY TRAILER
Intelligent.ly: New startups aim to meet tech knowledge needs of working professionals
A slew of new ventures is springing up in the Boston and NYC area aiming to fill the need for job based, tech training for working professionals. This includes Intelligent.ly, Boston Startup School, General Assembly, and well known companies such as Skillshare. Catching a new wave of courses - Page 2 - Boston.com. Related articles Startup Watch: … Continue reading Intelligent.ly: New startups aim to meet tech knowledge needs of working professionals
Couple transform school bus into tiny home on wheels
Watch: Couple transform school bus into tiny home on wheels | MNN - Mother Nature Network. Related articles EvoEnergy Creative Energy Homes (evoenergy.co.uk) Tiny Stacked Marfa 10×10 House is a Minimalist Artistic Dwelling in Texas (inhabitat.com) Self-Sustaining HOUS.E+ is a Rammed Earth Home of the Future in Vancouver (inhabitat.com) A House for Three Sisters Combines … Continue reading Couple transform school bus into tiny home on wheels
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