At the Community College Facility Coalition Annual Conference in Sacramento Wednesday 6th November announced it has installed approximately 20 megawatts (MW) of solar power systems at 12 community college districts in California. The systems are generating enough clean, renewable solar electricity to power more than 4,100 California homes each year, according to calculations provided by the Solar Energy Industries Association. If the colleges … [Read more...]
Floating Bamboo House
Integrating disaster resistance along with local building traditions, Vietnamese H&P Architects' have designed an affordable bamboo house that floats when it floods. A real-life prototype of the modular design has since been constructed, using locally abundant materials like bamboo and coconut leaf, along with more engineered stuff like fiberboard. Intended to withstand floods of up to 1.5 meters (4.9 feet), the 3.3 by 6.6 meter (10.8 by … [Read more...]
Singapore Kindness Movement
Each week, Elisa Ng trawls the streets of Singapore picking up rubbish discarded by her fellow citizens. She is not searching for treasure hidden in the litter. Her only goal is to leave the city a little cleaner than before. "I want to encourage other people to pick up a piece of litter every day," she says. Recently, she chased an errant lorry driver who had thrown a plastic bag from his window. "He looked quite apprehensive and … [Read more...]
A Random Act of Kindness to Brighten Your Day!
Solar Power Expert
Did you know who is the most competent solar power expert, according to a research team from Tel Aviv University? It is the humble common Oriental hornet found in our gardens! Much to the astonishment of the scientists and researchers, the hornet utilizes solar power much like a plant and it produces electricity. Think how much easier it would be if only we could unravel how the hornet manages it. This discovery could revolutionize future solar … [Read more...]
Homeopathic Treatments Cures Stammer
Psychotherapists, medication and speech therapy all failed to cure a patient of a difficult stammer in Beirut. That was until he opted for homeopathic treatment with Yvonne Siblini, during which it uncovered a traumatic incident from his childhood. He was actually affected by the war. “When he was 8 he had seen dead bodies and things like that. This is what I do – I go through the whole history of his life." “He didn’t know when it started, so I … [Read more...]
Hormone-Altering Chemicals Inducing To Obesity
Everyone knows that obesity is a rampant problem in North America, but new research is showing that it is not just a simple matter of eating too much and moving too little. Certain hormone-altering chemicals found in water, air, and soil can induce obesity, too. By disrupting or altering hormones, which are the body’s chemical messengers released by certain glands to affect cells all throughout the body, these invasive chemicals can disrupt … [Read more...]
Living Building Challenge Has Developed The Net Zero Energy Building Certification
Net Zero Energy is quickly becoming a sought after goal for many buildings around the globe - each relies on exceptional energy conservation and then on-site renewables to meet all of its heating, cooling and electricity needs. Yet the true performance of many developments is overstated – and actual Net Zero Energy buildings are still rare. But now, the Living Building Challenge has developed the Net Zero Energy Building Certification and it is … [Read more...]
Project Peanut Butter
Most of us have it as a breakfast staple every day and don't give it a second thought. But the humble peanut butter has the potential to save millions of lives every year. Sound like a far fetched pipedream? Then consider the possibility that malnourished children could be saved from death just by eating a food source that was easily accessible and cheap. Enter Project Peanut Butter, which is aiming to save two million children by 2015. … [Read more...]
New Bridge For Lima
Ooiio architecture have been commissioned to design a large bridge over a natural terrain slope to connect two areas of Lima, Peru. One of these neighborhoods houses large shopping centers which act as new urban poles where tourists usually stay on their arrival in Lima. The other, Barranco, is the bohemian area of the city which has maintained its charm and character. It is also where many museums are located. Ooiio proposes a bridge that … [Read more...]
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