Natural building myths: tiny homes & green roofs by Kirsten Dirksen on October 26, 2010 The most attention-getting natural homes are often small and topped with a turf roof (see tiny cob cottages in Wales …
Filantropía, incentivos y cómo ayudar realmente a los pobres by Nicolás Boullosa on October 21, 2010 La filantropía ha sido relacionada históricamente con la caridad, aunque una nueva corriente trata recuperar el sentido original de la palabra usada por …
An EV (motorcycle) visionary: Matt Dieckmann (1981-2010) by Kirsten Dirksen on October 21, 2010 I first heard about Matt Dieckmann in a Wired Magazine article touting his electric motorcycle and impressive racing results, so …
El difícil arte de medir la responsabilidad de una empresa by Nicolás Boullosa on October 19, 2010 ¿Usas un móvil u ordenador de flamante marca occidental, aunque fabricado por Foxconn?¿Tienes ropa y calzado con distintas etiquetas, pero …
The nightly yogurt-making ritual (with home yogurt maker) by Kirsten Dirksen on October 19, 2010 We wanted to make our own yogurt- namely because organic yogurt was so much expensive than organic milk- so my …
Earth-built passive solar home: cob (south), strawbale (north) by Kirsten Dirksen on October 18, 2010 Passive solar design dates back over 2 and a half millennia to the ancient Greeks and Chinese; it not only …
San Francisco hotel uses rooftop for honeybees, herbs, & produce by Kirsten Dirksen on October 15, 2010 San Francisco’s Fairmont Hotel opened one year to the day after the 1906 earthquake and since then it’s hosted a …
Natural buildings don’t melt, no matter how rainy it gets by Kirsten Dirksen on October 14, 2010 With all the videos I’ve done on earth buildings (like the tiny cob cottage in North Carolina or the mudbrick …
MycoBond: cómo los hongos podrían sustituir a los plásticos by Nicolás Boullosa on October 13, 2010 Cuando el editor y organizador de eventos Tim O’Reilly, uno de los referentes de Silicon Valley -se le ha llamado …
A downtown live/work dream house (with roof deck for naps) by Kirsten Dirksen on October 13, 2010 Alan Cohen’s commute used to take 20 to 25 minutes every morning. Now it takes 30 seconds, or however long …
