Measuring in at just 96 sq. ft., the space is a cozy home with a loft big enough for a bedroom and storage for Falcks clothes. The lounge and living area on the bottom floor offers a place to relax and enjoy the surrounding views. A huge window provides views across [...]
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Forecast the FactsA group that campaigns against climate change skepticism says that Clear Channel rejected its billboard ad, an ironic play on an ad from the conservative Heartland Institute. Chicago commuters have all the fun. Two weeks ago, there was the Heartland Institutes Unabomber billboard likening a belief in climate change to psychopathy. This week, those stuck in traffic missed out on one larger-than-life retort to the Heartland campaign but will get to view another. Forecast the Facts, a campaign [...] Historic houses can become energy-efficient without losing charm just look at the Galveston Historical Foundations Green Revival House at 3101 Avenue Q in Galveston, Texas. The project started when GHF moved the house 17 blocks to a new lot after Hurricane Ike destroyed its foundation. The Green Revival House features new insulation, four solar panels, two rainwater cisterns, and its one of the nations first historic buildings [...] Forecast the FactsA group that campaigns against climate change skepticism says that Clear Channel rejected its billboard ad, an ironic play on an ad from the conservative Heartland Institute. Chicago commuters have all the fun. Two weeks ago, there was the Heartland Institutes Unabomber billboard likening a belief in climate change to psychopathy. This week, those stuck in traffic missed out on one larger-than-life retort to the Heartland campaign but will get to view another. Forecast the Facts, a campaign [...] Denis Drouets colorful Order in Chaos table aims to encourage play between children and adults. Children can hide under the table (as they love to do) and pull the strings, which creates a pattern on the tables surface above. Drouet showcased his project at the Milan Furniture Fair as part of HDKs Play in Progress exhibition, which was based on the idea that play is a [...] The eco-farm consists of four small-scale public buildings: a club house, a harvest pavilion, a botanical showroom, and an information [...] Wind energy is one of the cleanest, most reliable sources of renewable energy out there, but theres one strike against it: Most wind turbines arent exactly the most attractive sight. But for anyone who says that wind energy cant match form to function, feast your eyes on the Enessere Hercules wind generator. With curved wooden blades, the23-foot-tall wind turbine looks more like a sculpture than [...] A controversial geoengineering experiment that would have simulated the cooling effect of a volcanic eruption was canceled this week over a patent dispute. A team of scientists in the United Kingdom had announced last year their plans to send a gigantic balloon 12 miles above earth to recreate a volcanic cloud and study whether it could have cooled the earth. But arguments over a patent application, submitted [...] Fantastical PhotographedScenes Pay Tribute To Food Photographer Matthew Carden creates fantastic miniature On Wednesday the World Trade Organization ruled against the sale of cans of tuna labeled dolphin safe, arguing that the practice discriminates against Mexican fishermen and that theUnited States definition of dolphin safe tuna unfairly restricts trade. The WTO decision threatens a business practice that has been in place for over 20 years. Environmentalists and businesses both criticized the ruling for potentially threatening dolphin species in the [...] Here at Inhabitat, we are huge fans of any technology that can improve the lives of disabled people, such as exoskeletons and robotic suits. However,Brown University, working withthe Department of Veteran Affairs, the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, have developed a robotic arm that allows disabled people to use their thoughts to grab objects thanks to a computer-brain [...] Thomas Wold is a custom craftsman who lives in the Bay Area with a design/fabrication studio in Berkeley. He [...] While solar energy has long been touted as the key to solving the planets energy demands, the problem of efficiency has always hampered it. However, a team of engineers from theUniversity of Strathclyde in Glasgow believe that the key to solar energy isnt here on Earth, but out in space. The team is currently [...] Energy Information AdministrationAsia has seen the steepest growth in nuclear power generation capacity in recent decades. The Energy Information Administration presents a new visualization of the global capacity for nuclear power generation. From 1980 to 2010, nuclear capacity in Asia quadrupled, led primarily by Korea, Japan, and India; more recently, growth has been led primarily by China, where capacity has quintupled in the last 10 years. [Energy Information Administration] Brazils president faces growing pressure to veto a law that would open [...] According to a study published in the journal Nature Climate Change, Americans are willing to pay for slightly higher electricity bills for clean energy. The survey, led by researchers from Yale and Harvard, asked this question: would consumers be interested in a law requiring utilities to source 80 percent of their power from sources including nuclear, solar and wind by 2035? The results indicated that on average, [...] Over the last five years architecture studio Jos Mara Snchez Garca was faced with the challenge of restoring Spains ancient archaeological site the Temple of Diana. Located in the city of Merida, the Temple dates back to the Roman times, when it was originally built as a forum, and the central point of Merida. The renovations were designed by the Spanish architects in order to [...] Thoughtful designers, like those at Atlier Belge, are looking for new and innovative ways to create furniture that incorporates sustainable solutions.PLOF is an eco-friendly and durable way to reuse different types of production waste. Colorful textile leftovers are shredded into smaller pieces and upholstered with see-thru PE plastic to create furniture benches.The combination of colors and textures is unique to each bench, and no two are the [...] The original swiss army knife is an essential tool for many of us, and now David Suhami has created a revamped version of the ubiquitous pocket-gadget with a unique and amusing twist. Each element of Suhamis version the multi-tool comprises a different part of a jungle animal! Contained within the cool gadget lies silhouettes in the form of a Rhino, Giraffe, or an Antelope, making the knife [...] No matter how much we build, plants always seems to find a way to sprout up through the cracks of human civilization. Inspired by the constrast between the natural world and human culture,Riccardo Belli, a student at the Academy of Fine Arts Design at Maastricht,created Grow, a unique ceramic tile that includes a suitable habitat for living plants, and that encourages living things to [...] We recently showed you Ryosuke Fukusadas innovative and playful designs, which include wooden light bulbs and tiny cakes shaped like furniture; his recent project, Net Lamps, places efficient LED lamps as glowing orbs suspended within crocheted nets. Hanging Net Lamps combine elastic Agence France-Presse Getty ImagesFamily members checked out their ruined dwelling in Hajaribag, outside the Bangladeshi capital. Such flooding is expected to worsen significantly as a result of climate change in coming years. In just over a month, policymakers from around the world will meet in Rio de Janeiro for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. The meeting has been dubbed Rio+20, marking the two decades that have passed since a landmark conference on the environment and development was held in [...] This is a mixed-use development that clusters all the services (such as waste and energy generation) in one central space to ensure maximum efficiency. Each apartment is positioned for maximum solar exposure and privacy, so [...] These gardens are visited daily by a truly diverse range of people who come to enjoy the vast, open space [...] The Dutch are both bike-mad and safety-conscious, so theres no need to worry about anyone crashing down the short flight of stairs that leads to the lower level cafe and bike rental facility. A fence lines the interior curve of the oval-shaped urban [...] Maritime Environmental Resource CenterResearchers taking samples during a test of a ballast treatment system. In the dank bowels of the ship, a million microbes squirm and writhe. Their watery cradle the ballast plays a central role in balancing the weight of giant cargo ships that regularly shuttle back and forth between the worlds oceans. Invisibly ferried from port to port, the hitchhiking larvae, phytoplankton and bacteria pose a costly threat. If flushed into the wrong environment, these aliens could very well take over [...] Fords first dedicated hybrid, the 2013 Ford C-MAX compact utility vehicle, is slated to arrive in dealers this fall. Ford has announced that the compact five-passenger C-MAX hybrid will start at $25,995 thats approximately $500 cheaper than its closest competitor, the Toyota Prius v. Ford hasnt released the official specs for the C-MAX hybrid just yet, but they do expect it to blend fuel economy with [...]
Cloud feedbacks are infamous, David Randall writes in a new book. Indeed they are, as readers of my recent article on the subject may recall. Judging from the feedback I received, many people would like to know more about the role of clouds in climate. Princeton University Press Readers ready for a book-length treatment of the topic may find the right level of detail in Atmosphere, Clouds, and Climate, a new book by Dr. Randall published by the Princeton [...] Rossignol is a leader in the snow sports industry, so they wanted their new headquarters to reflect their technology [...] The super cute Kororodesuku (Kororo desk) and Kororo stool are two brilliant multifunctional furnishings designed by Tokyo-based Torafu Architects. The brightly colored desk has various windows to let light in, and the stool can hide small objects inside! [...] Its no easy feat to transform a bread factory into an inspiring architecture office, but HASSELL worked their magic to create a suite of open plan interconnected studio and meeting spaces. [...] |
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