Teen tiny house builder Austin Hay finishes dorm on wheels by Kirsten Dirksen on October 13, 2012 We first visited Austin Hay after he had just finished his sophomore year (see 16 year old builds tiny home …
Fully-customized, modular solar house is CNC cut prefab by Kirsten Dirksen on August 19, 2012 Solar House 2.0, erected this year on Barcelona’s waterfront, uses time-tested passive solar techniques (like south-facing windows to let in …
Abandoned stable now luxurious, off-grid, family dream home by Kirsten Dirksen on January 28, 2012 When Carlos Alonso and his sister Camino were looking for a country home for their extended family, they stumbled upon …
Can suburban homesteads lead to higher well-being? by Kirsten Dirksen on September 25, 2011 “I think a majority of economists would agree that we’re at a fundamental turning point in terms of our financial …
Proyectos para producir combustible con CO2 by Nicolás Boullosa on May 24, 2011 Varios laboratorios trabajan en el equivalente a la fórmula alquímica de las energías renovables: usar el excedente de CO2 en la …
WorldHaus: a stackable, solar-powered kit home under $1,000 by Kirsten Dirksen on February 21, 2011 WorldHaus is a kit home that can be put together by a family in less than a week. And that …
Umeox Apollo smartphone: $100, solar-powered, Android 2.2 by faircompanies on February 15, 2011 It’s being touted as the world’s first Android solar-powered smartphone. Unveiled by Intivation at Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress 2011, the Umeox …
WorldHaus: a kit home for under $1,000, solar panel included by Kirsten Dirksen on February 10, 2011 More than a billion people worldwide live in substandard housing conditions, without access to things like clean water, sanitation and …
Is Renzo Piano’s Academy of Sciences the greenest museum? by Kirsten Dirksen on January 24, 2011 The purpose of the California Academy of Sciences is to study the earth and science. It’s also located in one …
DIY solar shower by Kirsten Dirksen on August 15, 2010 A solar shower is one of the simplest ways of using the sun’s energy. It can be as simple as …
