On demand EV motorcycle charging stations with iPhone app by Kirsten Dirksen on June 6, 2011 Motorcycles and scooters are about twice as fuel efficient as cars, but the price for low fuel consumption: they are …
Shotgun shack redux: mortgage-free in 320 square feet by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2011 Two years ago, Debra and her family lived in a nearly 2000 square foot home on an acre and a half …
Refarm the city: open source tools for urban farmers by Kirsten Dirksen on May 24, 2011 We’re becoming an urban planet – more than half of us live in cities – so if we want local food, …
Replantar la ciudad: herramientas para agricultures urbanos by Kirsten Dirksen on May 23, 2011 Desde 2007, más de la mitad de la población mundial vive en ciudades. Para obtener alimentos locales, habrá que plantarlos en …
TrashKEA home design: trash + IKEA + design = eco-cheap chic by Kirsten Dirksen on May 16, 2011 Most designers begin a remodel by choosing what to trash. Petz Scholtus chose what to collect from the trash to be …
Handbuilt teardrop trailer: 60-square-ft DIY home on wheels by Kirsten Dirksen on May 9, 2011 Kyle and Jeannie wanted to own their own home, but they weren’t sure where they wanted to live and they didn’t …
Rear Window living: density + small homes = crossed glances by Kirsten Dirksen on May 2, 2011 Charged with designing an apartment complex to house 111 low-income families in small spaces, architects Eva Prats and Ricardo Flores decided to …
Urbanidad: densidad + vivienda compacta = vidas cruzadas by Kirsten Dirksen on May 1, 2011 Las ciudades del mediodía europeo se sirven del uso intensivo de los equipamientos, públicos y privados, para conciliar la convivencia de intereses …
Backyard farmers by necessity: self-sufficient and debt-free by Kirsten Dirksen on April 30, 2011 When Myrna and Earl Fincher married 53 years ago they started farming their yard “out of necessity”. As Earl remembers: …
Un mini-apartamento que se transforma en infinitos espacios by Kirsten Dirksen on April 25, 2011 Cuando Christian Schallert no se está vistiendo, cocinando, durmiendo o comiendo, su diminuto apartamento loft de 24 metros cuadrados en Barcelona se …
