Tapping into the water beneath our homes by Kirsten Dirksen on August 8, 2009 In chronically dry places, like the entire continent of Australia, communities faced near permanent drought increasingly rely on alternative sources …
How to make your own yogurt… and avoid all those containers by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 One of the largest sources of plastic waste are food containers. If you eat a lot of dairy, you’re sure …
A landfill that only buries 25% of its waste by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 Sending all of our garbage- from construction to garden waste- to landfills may be a thing of the past. In …
Off-grid Sydney home reuses sewage after pond natural filter by Kirsten Dirksen on May 26, 2009 It’s a house that produces power, water, and even reuses its own sewage, all that in the middle of Australia’s …
Sydney's Solar Sailor: a hybrid for the high seas by Kirsten Dirksen on March 30, 2009 Ferries, freighters, and pleasure boats are getting an eco-facelift thanks to solar sails. There are solar boats and there are …
Rebirth for apple cores and maybe your life by Wormer on February 26, 2009 Hi. I have found a worm farm to have many benefits. Obviously it allows your organic by-products to stay on site …
En Sídney: una casa que actúa como un árbol by faircompanies on February 22, 2008 Pese a ser autónoma y sin residuos, no es un excéntrico experimento, sino una casa convencional. Su dueño nos invitó …
Not all trees are created equal: an ode to cork by Kirsten Dirksen on February 18, 2008 What if you could harvest a wood product for flooring without killing a single tree and at the same time …
Sustainable House: it behaves “like a tree” by faircompanies on February 14, 2008 It’s a home so self-sufficient it processes its own sewage, but it’s no wacky experiment in living, rather a very …
How to BYOC (bring your own container) by Kirsten Dirksen on January 30, 2008 An order of takeout food can grow your garbage: all those styrofoam, plastic and paper containers that get used once …
