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Cal-Earth (The California Institute of Earth Art and Architecture) is at the cutting edge of Earth Art and Ceramic Architecture technologies today. Founded and directed by the internationally renowned architect and author Nader Khalili in 1986, it's scope spans technical innovations published by NASA for lunar base construction, to design and development of housing for the world's homeless for the United Nations

un malade mental de la domotique.... fuuuuuuuu

WHY THE PERIPHERAL SUB-URBS DID NOT WORK . . . (and could not indeed)

Green Homes for Sale is the on line marketplace for buying and selling green and healthy homes.

Free Soil is an international collective of artists that seeks to make projects that reveal social, political, cultural and environmental relationships. We believe art can be a catalyst for social awareness and change.

XsunX, Inc. is developing Power Glass™ – an innovative solar energy technology that allows glass windows to produce electricity from the power of the sun. XsunX is leveraging its portfolio of patents, and developing new technologies

Check out Ikea's entry into the building world with their affordable, prefab BoKlok homes (which roughly translated means smart living). BoKlok homes are hugely successful in Scandinavia and are lauded for their flexible open-plan layout, high ceilings and large windows.

The Windsave® product has been created to provide an environmentally-friendly, low-cost source of sustainable energy, providing an opportunity for every property in Britain to play a part in "the Green Revolution". Many people have the desire to protect the environment, but our challenge has been to turn that desire into action. By developing micro-wind generation technology, our towns, cities and rural communities now have the potential to become important contributors to the country's overall energy requirements, rather than just mere consumers.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities’ mission is to increase the awareness of the economic, social, and environmental benefits of green roof infrastructure across North America and rapidly advance the development of the market for green roof products and services.

online archive of environment related press releases, announcements, news articles, and essays - discussion and article posting allowed with only one selection criteria : keep positive, no more sad news, good things are happening all over the world. more…

Installing clean energy requires a general understanding of the equipment, costs, and approvals required for each clean energy technology. Here we provide a variety of guides from the Trust and our affiliates to help you decide whether and how to install solar and wind, navigate approvals and interconnection processes, and purchase green electricity.

Wind power can be an excellent complement to a solar power system. Here in Colorado, when the sun isn't shining, the wind is usually blowing. Wind power is especially helpful here in the winter to capture both the ferocious and gentle mountain winds during the times of least sunlight and highest power use. In most locations (including here) wind is not suitable as the ONLY source of power--it simply fills in the gaps left by solar power quite nicely.

Since the layout of our small kitchen was dreadful, we decided to start from scratch and create a new, environmentally friendly room.

IEZ has been one of Europe's leading software houses in the field architecture and industrial engineering since 1981. With our high- end speedikon® CAD solution, we provide a fast and integrated 3D construction system that is used in a wide variety of architects' offices and planning departments, from the one-man operation to well known industrial corporations all over the world.

Our aim is to construct an urban single-family house that is ecological, socially regenerative and self-sustaining. We will only use energy generated on site. We would like this building to be an inspiration to other homeowners and developers in urban environments.

kohler, duravit, grohe, moen, mountain, swanstone...

Paper tube structures - House and housing - Industrial design ...

"WE are comitted to design with a conscience. Our objective is to create unique, innovative and meaningful designs, while keeping a humanitarian and ethical process that realizes them..."

The State of California is embarking on an ambitious plan to install 3,000 Megawatts of solar electric power on roofs throughout the state by the end of 2016.

a 42 manufacturers list provide by EWEA, The european Wind Energy Association

Green Remodeling is a comprehensive guide. It first points out the advantages of remodeling. Buildings are responsible for 40% of worldwide energy flow and material use; so how you remodel can make a difference.

EWEA is the voice of the wind industry - promoting the best interest of the sector in Europe and worldwide.

Here is a free copy of my book Build your own yurt, written in 1998, It has been used by a great many people who have built their own yurts. Our designs have progressed somewhat since 1998. For a much more comprehensive guide see The Complete Yurt Handbook

The High Line is a 1.5-mile historic, defunct, elevated rail structure on Manhattan’s west side. This site showcases the plans for the eventual restoration of the entire structure and presents the preliminary designs for the construction of the first section. In what’s quickly becoming an over-developed area, the High Line will offer a rambling oasis for New Yorkers.